Re: Modifiers by simile
| From: | Rick Harrison <rick@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 29, 2007, 15:35 |
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:33:41 -0500, Kurt Maxwell Weber <kmw@...> wrote:
>Getting started on my first conlang
Welcome to the craft!
> here's an idea I had:
>Instead of having explicit adjectives, adverbs, etc., modifiers will be
>represented by simile to some property of some object.
I don't think I've heard of any other conlangs like this. It is _vaguely_ reminiscent of the
episode of Star Trek TNG entitled "Darmok."
>However, this runs into
>problems when a single noun, verb, pseudo-adjective, or pseudo-adverb has
>more than one modifier, and I'm not sure how to get around it.
Wouldn't a conjunction solve that problem? "truck color-of-apple and size-of-house"?
>Also, are there any known real languages or conlangs that work like this that
>I could study for examples and ideas?
Sometimes it is good to develop an idea without too much influence from others. I have
heard rumors that a few professional songwriters never listen to the radio because they
don't want to accidentally, subconsciously "borrow" melodies from other peoples' work.
Don't be afraid to strike out on your own and blaze your own trail.
--
Rick
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