Re: Introduction, and a Couple Questions

On 27/01/2008, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:
>
> Salutations, and welcome to the (speaking part of the) list. :-)
>
> On Jan 27, 2008 9:50 AM, Parker Glynn-Adey <parkerglynnadey@...>
> wrote:
> >    -Why do most people start their work on a language with their
> phonology?
>
> Simply, because it allows people to start making words.

And that's what it's all about ;)

The usual route is approx: phonetics -> phonology -> phonotactics ->
> nonce words -> morphology -> syntax -> pragmatics. And orthography
> somewhere in parallel.

Fair enough. That is the progression given in Describing Morphosyntax, no?

>    -Does anyone know of conlangs that use cuneiform as their native
> written
> > medium? I'm considering this for my current project, and would like to
> see
> > some of the exploratory work done in this directions.
>
> Depending what you mean by cuneiform, yes. Take a look at omniglot.com
> (that's where I'd look to answer the question, since I don't remember
> which ones offhand).
>
> >    -I notice that a lot of people have conlangs that take the form of
> pretty
> > PDF files, is anyone here a LaTeX user?
>
> Several are (though not I). If you need LaTeX help, say so and you'll get
> it. :)

I'm fluent in mathematical LaTeX, that is, I can typeset all the math I do
on a daily basis, for homework sets and what not. When I finally get around
to digitizing all these ideas about my conlang, I'm going to want to LaTeX
them. I'm sure there is a great deal of writing on using IPA in LaTeX, and I
think I am going to have to do some trail blazing in making a way to typeset
my conlanguage's cuneiform inspired script. Maybe METAFONT will get
involved.

I just want to mention that your work on two dimensional nonlinear writing
systems has been a big inspiration in my conlang work.

- Sai
>
> P.S. I <3 ASL also. You may like to look up David Peterson's SLIPA and
> signed conlang on dedalvs.free.fr. And if you haven't yet, go read
> _Signs of Language_ 1 & 2 by Klima & Bellugi right now.

Oh yeah, ASL <3. I'm still a huge newb, having only done about 75 hours in
class, but hopefully this summer I'll get work in a deaf group home.

 I think I've flipped though Vol 1, and I'll have to go back and dig my
teeth into it a little deeper, when I've got more spare time.