Re: Poetry in conlangs, was Re: Metrical Stress, Feet, etc.
| From: | James W <jworlton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 14:16 |
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Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> wrote:
>At 21:03 10.2.2004, Ray Brown wrote:
>>This inspires some questions for those of you who write poetry in your
>>conlangs: have you discovered that any particualar meter seems to work
>>well in your
>>language?
>>
>>I think this is the way to go. It's apparent even from the emails on this
>>list that different languages have different ways of expressing rhythm. It
>>should IMO come out of the language itself.
>
>I þink Sohlob vyrs wud hav tu bé entírle silabl-
>kúnting, sins þe langwið hwen properle spókn --
>not bí mé! -- haz nó fonólðicl cwontite distinkconz,
>vere wék & ynkontrastiv stres, myc lík Ðapanéz.
>
>Þis iz not Inglisc, ðyst an Inglisc-inspír'd
>speling for Ingliç. Hú hard iz it to réd for
>nátivz?
>
>/BP 8^)
I had very little trouble with it. Your use of /e/ for [i] threw me for a bit though.
James W.
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