Re: CHAT: Synesthesia and conlanging (was Re: The Conlang Instinct)
| From: | Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 3, 1999, 15:08 |
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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Gerald Koenig wrote:
> software, one can also write artistically. Conlangers are the
> toolmakers of language, they do not simply work with the given, they
> create a new given. The art of toolmaking leads to a higher art. Some
Hog riders are the true artists of the road. The art of riding a Harley
leads to a higher art.
This sounds a lot like yet another minority with an odd pastime doing
some ego stroking.