Re: CHAT: Most boring part of constructing a new language?
| From: | taliesin the storyteller <taliesin@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 16, 1999, 13:14 |
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* Barry Garcia (Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu) [990816 09:44]:
> I'm just curious, what do you all feel is the most boring part of
> conlanging? For me it is giving meanings to all the roots (i find
> everything else fun). So far I mostly have only worked on the roots for=
my
> language (i have up to 300 so far). Anyway, just thought I would ask.=20
Most boring? Finding roots to fit a meaning. I STILL haven't found the=20
right root to derive "question" and "ask" from (current contestant is=20
<lyly> and I hate it...), but it has to be done :(
(How to get "a question" from "to ask": AFMCL, the verb prefix =E4=3D pic=
ks=20
out the object of the verb, <te=EC> "to love" <=E4te=EC> "beloved", [whic=
h=20
incidentally has been worn down to <atei>])
The best part is experimenting with grammar, seeing how a tiny change
somewhere can unexpectedly affect something else.
tal.