Re: Has anyone made a real conlang?

Eamon Graham wrote:

EG> Is it Jeffrey Henning who coined the term "model language"?  I
EG> believe that is a great term for what you are discussing.  A model
EG> language would be the rudiments of language used to create names for
EG> a fictional universe or to give a few lines of dialogue in a novel.

Makes sense as a name, but this definition is not very precise.

EG> Oh well, I'll let others flesh out a definition of "real language."
EG> But I was thinking... have you ever created a language just for fun
EG> or as art?  Ygyde, to me, is quite sophisticated and shows a great
EG> deal of work.  Have you ever done something like that as art or
EG> simply for the fun of exploring language?  I think you would
EG> probably come up with something quite interesting.

I had fun making Ebubo and Ygyde conlangs. I have never done any
art despite having ability to compose music. That is because I
have always believed that science and technology are more important
than art. By the way, my biggest web publication is not about
languages, but space colonization: http://www.islandone.org/LEOBiblio/

Oops. I really have to go back to work.

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