Re: basic vocab

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, The Gray Wizard wrote:

> > From: Yoon Ha Lee
> >
> > On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Nik wrote:
> >
> > > Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
> > > > Well, if your prejudices are toward your native language,
> > that would be
> > > > true.
> > >
> > > Hee hee, or if they're AGAINST your native language.  :-)  I personally
> > > find English an ugly language.  To many consonant clusters, I think, is
> > > what makes it so ugly.
> >
> > <laugh>  Whereas I like German if I'm trying to sound militaristic,
> > *because* of the consonant clusters.  I'm actually neutral toward
>
> Hmmm.  Is there really anything inherently "militaristic" about German
> phonology or is this just a stereotypic cultural reaction?
I don't actually know, but compared to Korean (a language where I *can*
sit back and just listen to the sounds without having the
meaning-processor in my brain wipe all the sounds out), it's a very
harsh-sounding language, and rendering German words in Korean is pretty
nightmarish.

> > I someday have to figure out how to merge German and Japanese.  It'd be a
> > fun exercise, but I don't know nearly enough about either language!
>
> These are two of my favorites as well.  I once experimented with mixing
> German lexis with Japanese syntax and then the reverse.  Never got really
> far with either, but it might be fun to revive the effort.
I will work on it as my knowledge of both increases, but it may take a
while!  Do you think German lexis with Japanese syntax or v.v. would be
more fun and/or feasible?  I'm thinking German lexis with Japanese
syntax--have fun confusing the German readers.  ;-)

YHL