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Re: basic morphemes of a loglang

From:And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
Date:Sunday, November 30, 2003, 20:38
Jörg Rhiemeier:
> And Rosta <a.rosta@...> wrote: > > Rick Harrison's > > Rick Morneau's. BTW: neither of the "two great Ricks", as I like > to call them, seems to be active in CONLANG anymore. They are referred > to every now and then, but no longer post here.
I beg the Ricks' pardon. I wouldn't ordinarily mix them up, but you're right, it is rather like all the various New Testament Johns.
> > very elegant creation Katanda (now called something else, > > but I > > forget what) > > Nasendi. Unless he has changed the name yet again.
Does nasendi postdate nensendi? At any rate, 'Katanda' shd work for googling, I think.
> > used a similar but more systematic approach, whereby roots are > > formed out of meaningful root-forming morphemes that serve to provide
clues
> > about the root's meaning. > > Nasendi is a rare beast, showing many traits of a philosophical > language. In my humble opinion it is monstrous rather than elegant.
The monstrousness of rationality pursued to its logical conclusion is to me a beautiful thing! In its syntax--semantics, I find Nasendi a little crude, but its morphology strikes me as the product of long and discriminating cerebration. --And.