Re: Bootstrapping a cooperative conlang

Yes, but that's because you already come to the project with an existing
cultural image of "mouse".
And I have a feeling that's why a conlang without a culture is not a conlang
at all.
In the real world, language and culture are inseparable. So surely the same
for conlangs?
Mike
> While reading Wierzbicka's definition of "mouse" at some point I gathered
> enough information to conclude which "thing-I-already-know" is being
> described.
> From that point on, the rest of the definition is irrelevant, and I can
> safely
> ignore it. The rest of the definition may, indeed, tell me things about
> what a
> mouse IS, but I already know those things.
>

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