Re: Basic lexicon

> From: SuomenkieliMaa
>
> The Gray Wizard <dbell@...> wrote:
>
>
> << When I needed a new word for any particular
> concept, I would explore these semantic relationships
> and select/create new ones for amman iar.  In this way
> the semantic net of amman iar became unlike that of
> any natlang and in particular, unlike that of English.
> >>
>
> IMHO, your verb is the most fascinating feature of
> amman iar -- I thoroughly enjoyed the "judgemental"
> and "probability", etc, features you incorporate by
> those tiny embedded indicators.
Indeed, the amman iar "predicate" [auxiliary verb, lexical verb and
predicate inflections] is the feature that I feel most characterizes the
language.  I remember clearly when the concept first crystallized in my mind
and how the rest of the language formed around it from that moment on.

Stay curious,
David

David E. Bell
The Gray Wizard
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