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Re: CHAT: fantasy (was: Re: history of conlanging)

From:Grandsire, C.A. <grandsir@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 24, 1999, 8:49
Herman Miller wrote:
> > (ObConlang: is there a name for the case marked by -evo in Sortal, meaning > "into" as used with verbs of transformation?) >
I think I already saw it, but I'm unable to find the name. Maybe simply "transformative" :) ("translative" doesn't seem a good choice, "terminative" may be an idea).
> Now, I think this sort of magic is a little too extreme for the way I'd > like the new Kolagia to develop, but the idea of words having magical power > is one that I haven't entirely discarded.
I'm still trying to decide if Magic works in the world of the Sky People or not. The more I think of it, the more I don't know. I'm exactly in their point of view :) . -- Christophe Grandsire Philips Research Laboratories -- Building WB 145 Prof. Holstlaan 4 5656 AA Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31-40-27-45006 E-mail: grandsir@natlab.research.philips.com