Re: CHAT: Profile of Mental Illness
From: | Ed Heil <edheil@...> |
Date: | Sunday, May 16, 1999, 3:04 |
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>Maybe why we Conlang, to do something to see how we think, how others think,
>how language playes in our lives, perceptions. Maybe the "Whorf?" theory is
>right?
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Would the "Whorf" theory have something to do with Klingon?
Oh, wait, I know what you mean..... :)
Seriously, I think something you're edging towards is very true and unique
about conlanging -- it's NOT an established art form, so in a certain sense we
are all our only real critics and standards. We as individuals and as a
community.
It's very unlike other art forms that way.
Ed
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Ed Heil * edheil@mailandnews.com
"When you get your Ph. D.
How happy you will be
When you get a job at Wendy's
And are honored with 'Employee of the Month.'"
-- Bare Naked Ladies, "Never Is Enough"