Re: Joseph Smith the Conlanger?

Skrivet gant Joe:

> caeruleancentaur wrote:
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>> So how, then, do we define "conscript"?  I define it as a script
>> created by an individual (maybe several) principally for his or her
>> or their own amusement.  A "regular" script is a creation by someone
>> (s) for the purpose of communicating with others.  Of course, there
>> will always be examples that fit in both categories.
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> I'd define a conscript as an alphabet, the invention of which we can
> attribute to one historical person/people.  So, Hangeul, Cherokee,
> Cree(And Ojibwa, Inuktitut, etc.).
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The problem is where to draw the line. Cyrilic was designed by two
byzantine missionaries  but evolved afterward . It is also likely that
proto-sinaitic was consciously designed, even if inspired by Egyptian
Heroglyphs

> However, the Roman alphabet is an evolution of the Italic alphabet,
> which is an evolution of the Greek alphabet, etc.
Thechnically it was an adaptation of the Etruscan alphabet, which had,
in turn been borrowed from western greek.