Re: NPR interview
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 7, 2001, 6:15 |
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Roger Mills wrote:
Matt Pearson wrote:
>I (and the people in the NPR piece) meant "model" figuratively--a
>clever simulacrum, intricately detailed, which resembles the real
>thing in many important ways but is not (or cannot) be used the
>way the real thing is.
Well, yes, that's the point I take issue with; I can't speak for
anyone but myself, but I resent Valdyan being called "a clever
simulacrum" - that makes it less real. I know it's only in my mind,
but in my mind it has real existence; I can't, for instance,
arbitrarily change it to accommodate new linguistic insights or neat
things I've seen, the way some people like to do with their
languages. That's not what it's *for*. The fact that I can't fully
represent every bit of it is only the inadequacy of the person, not
of the language; I'm still exploring, and it's larger than I know.
If I ever feel like experimenting, I'll start another language to
play with, and I won't resent *that* being called a simulacrum.
Irina
--
Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay.
irina@valdyas.org (myself) http://www.valdyas.org/irina/valdyas
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