Re: The Forbidden Expariment

Alex C.>>>>>>
I have a new version of the FE (Forbidden Experiment). I wonder whether
any of you has thought about teaching his/her conlang to his/her baby
(apart from the national language, of course). I wonder if any of you
has decided to achieve a "different" family in this way. I can see my
son asking if he can go out with girls... in lojban!! (for example)
<<<<<<

That's a very good point.  I know there was a thread (ages ago) about the best
language(s) to talk to pets in, and I think either Irina or Mia may have
mentioned conwords used to/by their children.  I may be wrong.

The language acquisition FE has occured (unintentionally) to a greater or lesser
degree many times.  It appears that without any human contact, lone children
will not make their own language, but (i.e.) twins in language-sparse situations
will tend to (at the very least) extend their language with conwords (and
congrammar?).

I don't know much about twins (or other n-tuplets) in a completely language-free
environs, but my own opinion (desire?) is that they'd definately produce
something.  ISTR some 19th century guy thought that they'd "naturally" speak
Sanskrit(?), but I don't recall what experimental evidence he had.





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