Re: Never violate a universal unless it seems like a good idea at the time

Quoting Peter Bleackley <Peter.Bleackley@...>:
 >> I've discovered that Khangaþyagon violates universals 2,3,6,10,12, and
 >> possibly 23 although I'm not sure of his terminology. This is mainly
 >> because Khangaþyagon is based on what seemed plausible to me without
 >> reading the list.
 >>
 >> I'd be interested to know how many universals other people's conlangs
 >> violate, and whether this came about naively or deliberately.

Well, I hope I am not too late for this thread. I have been out of town
for much of the week and I have just been catching up on the posts. As
far as I can tell, Slaleg ekryn violates universals
20, 36, 40, and 42. However, there are some universals, especially
9 and 10 that I have yet to quite understand. All of this came about
quite naively, as I have never had any formal education in linguistics
(above basic college-level english). While I have always assumed the
existance of such universals, I had never seen them until now.

-Trinsic