Re: Experiences learning conlangs (was Re: Case system in Esperanto)

On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Tom Wier wrote:

> This actually raises an interesting question:  what kinds of experiences
> have people had with others trying to learn their languages, grammatically,
> phonologically or otherwise? Or, alternatively, what kinds have they
> experienced themselves in trying to learn another conlang (be it Esperanto
> or other less well known)?
I've never tried to learn Esperanto, though many people have told me
that I should. I *have* tried to learn a friend's conlang, that he
was developing from proto-Latin roots, and I was moderately
successful (could write notes in it and keep up a simple
conversation). Unfortunately, he was of the school that changes
things in their language whenever they learn an interesting new
concept, and I couldn't keep up with the changes.

Someone wrote me a note in Valdyan once, but he knew Esperanto
already and assumed without thinking that Valdyan worked exactly the
same way, then was annoyed when I tried to point out that it didn't.
A pity, really, because he did show some talent.

I can read (not speak) a little Denden, but every time I make up my
mind to *really* get down to it something comes up that I want to
tackle first. I have what I've heard call "a magpie mind" ;-)

   Irina


            Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastinay.
                     irina@rempt.xs4all.nl (myself)
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