Re: Modern Indo-European

On Aug 13, 2007, at 8∞53 AM, MorphemeAddict@WMCONNECT.COM wrote:�> In a
message dated 8/13/2007 9:47:05 AM Central Daylight Time,�>
dirk.elzinga@GMAIL.COM writes:�>�>�>> it's like watching somebody build
a�>> rocket for a Mars trip in their backyard. You admire their industry�>>
and even their expertise, but you know it's not going anywhere.�>>�>>
Dirk�>>�>�> Ditto for conlangs in general. So what? They're still
fun.��Obviously there are different goals, and that's the point.
It�doesn't look like...gah, what was the name of this atrocious�thing?
Dnigu, or something? Close: Dnghu. The point of�Dnghu is to be the main
language of communication between�the peoples of Europe--and not just the
artistic point, but the�real life point. If it were intended simply as an
artlang, that'd�be entirely different. Take, for example, two situations
in�which the same rocket is built. In one case, the rocket is being�built
in one's back yard with the real life intent of going to�Mars. In the other
case, the rocket is being built to be put�on display in a museum--perhaps not
just for its looks, but�also for its verisimilitude (in an aviation museum,
for example).�Given the two goals, in one instance all the hard work
will�pay off, and is rather admirable; in the other
instance...��-David�*******************************************************************�"A
male love inevivi i'ala'i oku i ue pokulu'ume o heki a."�"No eternal reward
will forgive us now for wasting the dawn."��-Jim
Morrison��http://dedalvs.free.fr/�