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Re: What is needed in an conlang classificatory system?

From:Robert Hailman <robert@...>
Date:Thursday, February 1, 2001, 21:48
taliesin the storyteller wrote:
> > * dirk elzinga <dirk.elzinga@...> [010131 18:23]: > > A while back (1 1/2 - 2 years), we were playing around with the > > Conlanger Code similar to the Geek Code. I know taliesin put it > > up on his website, and I thought was kind of fun; I also > > remember Boudewijn (and others) proposing a language code as > > well. The idea was to provide a quick snapshot of the > > typological features of the language in question. I played > > around with a version of the Language Code as well; I might > > still have the notes somewhere. > > Ow, where's me heeeead... *fumbles around in the lab*, ah, there! > > Conlanger code: (notice the -er) > http://taliesin.nvg.org/conlang/conlang-code.html >
Coolness. I done it. Mah Conlanger Code is: CU !l§ c?:R:N:H a+ y n16:2 RJR+ A-- E- L- N1 Imp k ia-- p m o P d++ b++ Ajuk Purty sweet, anyways. <snip>
> [2] How's that for a Serial Verb Construction! Hah!
I'll spout one or two sentances with constructions like that, actually. It's good fun, and I don't see what's so "ungrammatical" about it. -- Robert