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Re: Gothic language

From:Christophe Grandsire <grandsir@...>
Date:Friday, August 27, 1999, 6:20
Charles wrote:
> > FFlores wrote: > > > What *is* Bahasa Indonesia? I was under the impression that > > it really *was* an conlang/auxlang. Or is it just a formalized > > and simplified unification of several dialects? Or another > > thing? > > I guess it is just another state-sanctioned prestige dialect, > like Parisian or ceceo Thpanish. Normally, languages tend to > dialect-mosaic across countries and blend at all the borders. >
It is not. Bahasa Indonesia is really a conlang, created by only one person (a Dutch linguist whose name escapes me) based upon all the dialects that were spoken in the different Indonesian Islands at that time (end of the XIXth century I think). He also much simplified the grammar of those dialects which were much less regular than the result. But all this story is enough for me to consider this language as a conlang (or an offspring of a conlang, I don't know if it has evolved from now). At least, the idea of a state-sanctionned dialect is false this time. If you don't believe me, ask Mathias. -- 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