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Re: CONLANG Digest

From:Brad Coon <bcoon@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 10, 2000, 2:41
> > From: Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@...> > > Subject: Script evolution > > > > The second part is, did any of you "evolve" your scripts? Meaning, if you > > derived it from another script, did you write out the glyphs several > > times to get a descendant script? And, if you made your own from scratch, > > dod you make a "proto-script", and then evolve the letter forms from that? > > Or did you guys just keep writing out characters until you found a look > > you liked? > >
Betascript, the script in which Nova ought to be written took years of trial and error. My first plan was for a strictly alphabetic system but then I decided I wanted one that would let me truly exploit the nuances of the language. Having decided that it should be syllabic, alphabetic, and morphographic (1 symbol=1 morpheme) it became a matter of how to achieve all those in one package. The current format is fairly stable or at least has been. I am once again unhappy with the shapes and will probably fiddle with it again. A crude and now slightly outdated version of it may be found at http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/624/betascrt.htm -- Brad Coon bcoon@imt.net Somedays when you wake up, its just not worth chewing through the leather straps.