Re: Self-segregating morphology again - in simpler terms, with list of methods

Ooops again. This message was on the CONLANG list.....

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From: Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...>
Date: Apr 17, 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: Fwd: Self-segregating morphology again - in simpler terms,
with list of methods
To: International Auxiliary Languages <AUXLANG@...>


I forgot about Dana's reply-to header. We gotta get that fixed somehow....

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From: Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...>
Date: Apr 17, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Self-segregating morphology again - in simpler terms,
with list of methods
To: d_n@nutter.net


On 4/17/06, Dana Nutter <sasxsek@...> wrote:
> > [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Sulky
>
> > Rex May triggered such a discussion on AUXLANG a month or two ago.
> > I'll try to remember to look it up tonight and give you a reference.
> > He and I are currently exploring yet another SSM scheme that is more
> > 'naturalistic' but it's just some ideas and sample vocabulary so far.
>
> It seems to me the best way to make it naturalistic would be to combine
> two or more different methods so that they complement each other in some
> way.  Maybe something like a combination of tone and word shape, or
> maybe a certain stress pattern.
>
Exactly what we're doing! That is too funny! We're combining stress
plus a special word shape for little morphemes -- particles and
affixes, mainly. Even if the stress falls down, the particle/affix
shape serves as a second line of defense.

---larry