Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Jim Henry wrote:
> When uttering the spell,
> he has to think of the object _quot_ refers to. Where in the name
> of Panini can I find an exact and precise terminology to apply to
> this kind of words!
It is a rare opportunity to add to the meta-language.
Perhaps it is the first of a family of sub-particles.
> > This reminds me: in re-reading the old conlang archives (1991-
> > 1993) I found an intriguing message about a challenge to create the
> > most expressive isolating language with only 20 words. Would
> > anyone care to try this in the list now? (Perhaps we should wait till
> > the translation relay is over.)
I can't wait. Here are mine:
P ... places
T ... times
K ... kounts
B ... states/adjectivals
D ... actions/transitives
G ... possession/genitives
V ... vegetatives
Z ... zoologicals
J ... people
F ... substances/materials
S ... objects/artefacts
C ... systems/collectives
R ... health/recreation
L ... logos/science
X ... (secret)
M ... money/work
N ... stories/news
Q ... government/politics
Y ... noun grammaticals
W ... verb grammaticals
H ... misc grammaticals