This is probably the artlanger in me, but I vote for a minimum of auxlang=
s
on the shirt unless we're looking to fill up space. I would vote definit=
ely
to include Volapu"k (for historical reasons, unless someone can cobble up=
a
Lingua Ignota translation) and Esperanto (since it will probably be the o=
nly
one known by non-conlangers - "Hey, neat shirt! So where's Esperanto?")
Beyond those, I suppose Solresol would be neat if written on a musical
stave. I have trouble taking Europanto seriously (Am I alone in this?).
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Bennett <Paul.Bennett@...>
To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Conlang T-Shirt
> Jay>>>>>>
> >Dear Fabian,
> >This is obviously a BAD BAD BAD idea, bud!
>
> >... otherwise what is the
> >shirt for? To represent PRIDE in conlanging
> >or the STUPIDITY of making your own language?
>
> >I for one vote for Pride!!! Put the Auxlangs in
> >or leave me out of it...
> <<<<<<
>
> Woah, Jay, take a pill, man! I too thought that maybe reducing it to j=
ust
E-o
> and Europanto was going a bit over the top, but I count around half a
dozen or
> so auxlangs that (in this example at least) all appear largely the same
(ie a
> variation on *"vos lingwa in hisca situ"). I think that's over the top=
as
well.
> I think we'd be advised to get that number down to one or two.
>
> As a comprimise, can I suggest (from a purely aesthetic viewpoint, base=
d
solely
> on the examples on the website) that the following auxlangs remain
inviolate:
>
> Ekspreso (It's just minimal enough, yet recognisable enough, to intruig=
e)
> Esperanto
> Europanto (maybe, though "votre sprache goes aqui" might be a better
version (En
> mein opinion person=E1l))
> Glosa
> Interlingua IALA
> Novial (maybe, though it's still a bit latine)
> Solresol (can't this be written on a musical stave, instead of in latin
script?)
> Unitario (it's fairly latine, but looks (IMO) slavic, so I forgive it)
> Volapu"k
>
> Most of these have something the reader could easily grok (the whole
purpose
> behind using non-list langs), without overloading the shirt with too ma=
ny
things
> which are outside the direct scope of this particular list.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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