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Re: CHAT: I introduce myself

From:Pharamond Curtis <shmeos@...>
Date:Sunday, October 4, 1998, 2:08
Duke Keenan,

You wrote this (and some other stuff):

>I have created two conlangs to date; Irge, which is now abandoned, and
Oc
>which is ongoing. Irge was doomed to fail by its own design parameters >which allow for a limited vocabulary. (200 words) But it was a learning >experience and I took what I learned and started Oc.
Yep, there's no such thing as failure when it comes to conlanging. You can learn something from every project.
>Oc is a highly agglutinating language which is an attempt at
Speedtalk.(A
>language that appeared in a short story by Robert A.Heinlein) I have
had
>to make considerable concessions so that the language can be pronounced >and easily understood. Rather than being a Speedtalk, Oc looks more
like a
>American Indian langage. I have a small lexicon for Oc because I have >spent the time assigning meaning to the phonemes that go into making
the
>words.( Phoneme may be the wrong word. They are two letter syllables,
V.C.
>or C.V. which are assigned the meaning of an English word. These are
then
>combined to form the Oc word.)
Is Oc the language of a conculture, or is it a linguistic experiment intended for earthling use, like my Yibrisitoj?
>I imagine I will just lurk for awhile. My knowledge of linguistic terms
is
>pretty limited, so I hope to learn some terms so I can talk
inteligently If you want to learn the language, you can't just lurk. The best way to learn is to talk and let people correct your mistakes. I've learned all kinds of cool things about words like _disjunctive_ just by *misusing* them. Don't be afraid to look stupid! If nothing else, you'll make me feel better. ;)
>Glad to have found you
I'm glad we found you. Pharamond -- "Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?" Alice said, trying to feel interested. "No, you don't understand," the Knight said, looking a little vexed. "That's what the name is _called_. The name really _is_ _'The Aged Aged Man.'_" (from _Through the Looking Glass_ by Lewis Carroll) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com