Re: Esthetics

Hi!

Geoff Horswood <geoffhorswood@...> writes:
> B. Garcia <madyaas@...> wrote:
>
> >This came up a bit recently, but i'd like to know more from others.
> >
> >How do you all determine the esthetics of your conlangs? Do you have a
> >formal system of rules governing combinations of vowels, consonants,
> >dipthongs, etc. etc.? Or do you just go by "feel"?
> >
>
> I tend to go more or less by what "feels" right, given the "flavour" I want
> to achieve.  ...
I do the same.  I seem to have problems knowing in advance what I
consider 'nice sound', however.  Therefore, I have to actively
remember what I liked and it take several phonologies before I'm
satisfied.  While designing, I sometimes decide to do something
different/weird instead of optimising the phonology for pleasant
sound.

> So, like you, I tend to go more by what feels appropriate given the
> eventual flavour I want to end up with than by any formal structuring, and
> work out the rules as I go.
Aha.  These are not mutually exclusive for me: I first feel, and then
make up a formal structure.

**Henrik

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