Re: [Conlangs-Conf] Witty slogan

Hallo!

R A Brown wrote:

> Erika wrote:
> > I don't think "Create a language -- create a world" or
> > "Your world - your language -  your rules," are really
> > good representations because first of all they aren't
> > funny and also, not everyone creates a conculture.  I
> > don't create a "world."
>
> I agree - it sort of leaves us engelangers out of the picture. There are
> other conlangers besides artlangers - and possibly not all artlangers
> actually bother with concultures.
Absolutely.  Auxlangers and engelangers usually don't create fictional
worlds to go with their languages, and even some artlangers don't
do so.  So, references to worldbuilding leaves many, many conlangers
out of the picture - conlanging, while being a part of the art of
worldbuilding, does not necessarily go with worldbuilding, but
exists very well independent of it.

> > I think "Sick of English?  Create your own language!"
> > or something along those lines is funnier and works
> > better for the majority.
>
> Yep - I don't know whether I was really sick of English or not when i
> created my first conlang around the age of nine or ten. I think I
> basically wanted something different & was intrigued at how language worked.
I don't think "Sick of English?" cuts it.  I didn't get into conlanging because
I got "sick" of this or that language - in my case, it was an outcrop of my
interest in fictional worlds combined with a general fascination of letters
and symbols of any kind.  Since then, I have created languages both in
the context of fictional worlds and without.

Greetings,

Jörg.

______________________________________________________________
Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS!
Jetzt bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://f.web.de/?mc=021193

Reply