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Re: Writing Grammatical Rules for Conlangs in the Conlang itself

From:David Peterson <thatbluecat@...>
Date:Thursday, September 16, 2004, 5:32
Elliott wrote:

<< Has anyone currently on the list tried to write
grammatical texts about the grammar of your conlangs
using the conlang itself?>>

You know, for my very first language, I created a whole slew
of grammatical terms.   Since then, I haven't.   Actually writing
a primer *in* the language is really an interesting matter, because
it ties directly in with culture.   I mean, people's perception of
the technical workings of their own language tend to be unexpected.
How they would present it (and is this for teaching to school
children, or to people who don't know the language?) would be
an interesting matter.   Plan to put any of it online?

-David
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