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Meaning related to sound

From:Garrett <alkaline@...>
Date:Thursday, December 24, 1998, 6:21
I'd like some input on some things for malat. I'm thinking of making my
vocabulary related slightly to the sound of the words. Here are some ideas
I have come up with so far:

k = any stop (p,b,t,d,k,g)
f = any fricative (f,v,s,z,sh,zh,th,dh,kh,gh)
m = any nasal (m,n,L,ng)

harsh, quick, noisy, strong, etc:
k-k, f-k

flowing, continuous, soft, etc:
f-f, fm-f

neutral words would be either k-f or others.

What do you think of this idea? And one more thing: should words of similar
meaning (like words of possession) all be derived from each other, or
should they be different at a certain point outward (in meaning)?
--
-Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

-Garrett Jones aka Alkaline
Rising Sun - C&C2: Tiberian Sun - http://www.cnc2.com/
Malat - http://www.metro.net/3jones/malat/