Re: Conlang game idea

 --- Joseph Fatula <fatula3@...> wrote: >
From: "Joe" <joe@...>
> Subject: Re: Conlang game idea
>
>
> > I'm interested in that too.  I'll take part in
> both, if you want...
> >
> > but why does it have to be a pidgin?  I'd like a
> fully fledged language...
>
> Well, it would start out as something of a pidgin,
> but it could become more
> of a language over time.  This sort of mix is the
> way pidgins start, and if
> extended, they can become creoles, whole languages.
>
> So if you'd like to have this little pidgin-dialog
> game, let's get started.
> We'll run it via private e-mail, perhaps a message a
> day or so, and then we
> can post any good stuff to the list.
>
> The rules are simple - hopefully:
>
> All that I have to work on are your imaginary
> actions and facial expressions
> (in parentheses) and what you say [in brackets].
> We'll use X-SAMPA for IPA
> transcription until we've agreed on an orthography.
> You can make up
> whatever words you like, so long as they're not from
> English.  Concrete
> nouns should be easy, as you just have to point at
> one (if it's close at
> hand) or draw a picture of one.
>
> For situations, we could imagine that we are two
> merchants trying to trade
> goods, or something like that.
>
> Our "native" tongues do not share a writing system,
> or they are both written
> in the Roman alphabet, not that it'll be a major
> concern.  I think I'll use
> one of my conlangs as the native language of my
> persona, feel free to use
> one of yours.
>
> With that said, I'll be sending you a message
> shortly.
>
> Joe Fatula
> ---
>
> And if anyone else wants to follow along as we make
> up a language, let us
> know.
I'm interested too.  I may be more of a follower than
a writer, though...  But I like the idea.

My email is estel_telcontar@yahoo.ca

Rachel Klippenstein

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