Re: The Glyphica Arcana

On 12/14/05, Jefferson Wilson <jeffwilson63@...> wrote:
> My current conlang project is The Glyphica Arcana
> (http://www.meanspc.com/~jeff_wilson63/myths/BabelTarot.html).
> This is a completely written (no verbal form) ideographic
> language ....
Neat.  Have you looked at other ideographic
conlangs, such as Harpelan and Pinuyo?

http://www.ewoudnet.nl/ruittenb/pinuyo/

http://www.geocities.com/noktakanto/index.html

> out how to distinguish elements in phrases from elements in the
> main sentence.  Since the language marks whether an element is
> subject, direct object, or indirect object, I've dispensed with
> active/passive/etc. voice.  Any opinions on this?
OK, so if subject always corresponds to agent
and direct object always corresponds to patient
and indirect object always corresponds to recipient,
you don't need voice.  But how do you mark non-agent
experiencers and topics?  As subject or direct object,
or with another case?

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