Re: Ancient conlang
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, January 18, 2004, 21:56 |
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On Saturday, January 17, 2004, at 01:24 AM, Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
> --- Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> wrote:
>
>>> Because we understand what is entailed, while
>> a H
>>> speaker will not. He'd probably know what a
>>> message is, but not what an email is. His
>>> messages are hacked into clay and baked
>>
>> A slightly unreal scenario, I think.
>
> And presenting a Hittite speaker with an email
> exchange is slightly more real? ;)
Not without time-travel!!!
Who want's to present an ancient Hittite with an
email? It's barmy & impossible.
But an ancient language, if enough of it is known,
can be revived & can express modern concepts well
enough - the example of the revival of Hebrew in
modern Israel is evidence enough.
But we seem to be talking at cross purposes, so
I suggest this exchange is not prolonged.
Ray
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