Re: articulatory symbolism

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, jesse stephen bangs wrote:

> Mario Bonassin sikayal:
>
> > I was reading this article about the articulatory symbolism of
> > proto-Sumerian and was wondering if anyone had used such a method in any
> > of their conlangs.
> >
> > http://www.sumerian.org/prot-sum.htm
>
> I checked out this URL and was pretty dubious about this guy's claims.  He
> seems to be saying that the proto-Sumerians invented their language ex
> nihilo at about 6000 BC, which is a pretty outrageous claim.  It's not
> impossible, but to beleive it I'd have to see more convincing evidence
> than this guy gives.
I have no clue about plausibility and have to rely on others' opinions.
But even if the claim is outrageous, it looks like such a fun way to
devise a proto-conlang that I've bookmarked the site for future
reference.  :-)

YHL