THEORY: Welcome back, Sally! [was: RE: THEORY: Natural language change]

Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:

> "Good" grammar is a touchy, volatile subject these days.
Is it? Well, that's certainly a clear sign that things *are*
changing!=20

> I guess I'm back!  Teonaht has had to be put on hold.  How is everybody=
?

Fine, thanks. And glad to hear of you again. I was one of those
here who were beginning to think you had left us for good...
I hope you soon get enough free time for Teonaht and show us
some of those pearls of language you've spoiled us with in
other times. :)

> Niffodyr tweluenrem lis teuim an.
> "The gods have retractible claws."
>                                 from _The Gospel of Bastet_
You didn't change your signature either! Though this is
cool enough to last forever as far as I'm concerned. ;)


--Pablo Flores
  http://draseleq.conlang.org/pablo-david/

With a one-time signature:
  I san lethar matku=E1qs giadn ta. G=FCftien tadh t=F6m=F6n i b=FCrr v=E1=
idanat!
  "Yes, I can teach you my language. But to do so, I have to speak it!"
        (Anonymous prospective informant, in my first day of fieldwork.)