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Re: A prioi vs. A posteriori ?

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Friday, January 31, 2003, 4:29
Greg Williams <funkymonkey1148@...> wrote:

>Question: > >Have any of yall created an 'a priori' language with a lot of 'a
posteriori' vocabulary (i.e., with a lot of the lexicon from natlangs) or the reverse (an 'a posteriori' language with a lot of 'a priori' vocabulary)? Yeah, both at the same time. The lexicon and grammar of Rhean are both heavily "a posteriori", being ripped from numerous sources but butchered enough to be barely or not at all recognisable. A site is under construction and will be ready soon (really, it will!).
>I was thinking of creating a "fun" personal sort of conlang picking out
things from languages I like and adding my own stuff. I want to know if and how often others do mixes like that. That's exactly what I did. Stuff I like from various languages plus my own stuff. Go nuts. M