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Re: I was wondering...

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Friday, August 16, 2002, 22:00
Jan van Steenbergen wrote:


> --- "Hiro M." wrote: > >> Just to let you know, this is my first conlang, and >> (ashamed as I am to say it) I'm considering using the >> LangMaker program to make a lot of the words of my >> language. > >That's nothing to be ashamed of. Especially if it's your first conlang, I'm >sure it can be a really helpful tool in exploring the possibilities of your >conlang.
Absolutely. I used Langmaker to create a base list of Kash forms-- of course, it was my first "real" conlang-- though _I_ assign the meanings..... Years back I started creating forms by hand and didn't like the result--they sounded dumb, there wasn't enough variation, i.e. I seemed to have favorite sounds that became too predominant. There are around 72,000 potential CVCVC bases-- 16 Initial C, 5 V, 20 medials, 5 V, 9 finals -- not to mention the 8000 CVCV's, monosyllables, and trisyllables, plus possible initial and medial clusters (3~6C plus /r/) etc. etc. So it proved to be a very useful tool and it is easy to cull out the few non-permitted forms generated. For some reason, it doesn't do Gwr monosyllables as well; anyhow I ought to be creating Proto Gwr CVCV(C) forms
>"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones
So now you know..........:-)

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