Re: Family project

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Aidan Grey wrote:

>   There are a couple questions to ask right of the
> bat: do we want a separate list to discuss this stuff
> on? Or should be just introduce a new header, like NGL
> used to?
I'm fine either way. There's so much other traffic on the list it might
make it easer to keep track if this split off its own list. Maybe with
occasional progress reports for those interested but not involved. And, of
course, I would want to use the conlang list to ask questions about
language development to those who know more than I do  (which is just
about everyone).

And what to call the project? I don't like
> Family project, but I suppose we'll have to wait to
> name the language family...
>
>   On the the language topic, what level of family are
> people interested in? Indo-European level, or Romance
> level (I believe Andrew Smith prefers the latter)? I'm
> willing to go either way.
>
I think we are going to get a pretty diverse group of languages, since our
aesthetic preferences differ. So perhaps something on the IE level of
development would be better.


>   And is this going to be an Earth language, or an
> alternate world? This is going to have a huge effect
> on historical development, for example. Myself, I'd
> prefer a new world, because my history sucks, and I
> could make up whatever history I like on another
> world.
>
Setting it on Earth allows borrowings from natlangs. I kind of like the
alternate earth ideas people have mentioned, Allows pretty free play, but
we can import things if we feel the need.

>   Any other ideas you guys have for details needed to
> begin are welcome...
>
>   Aidan
>
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