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Re: Necessity of Conculture?

From:Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 2, 1999, 18:34
Jim Henry wrote:

> > > My current project {gzb} is a personal experiment; it is based on a > small but real culture, namely me. I intended it for keeping journals > & writing notes to myself, so I lexicalize things I talk or think about > frequently as root words, etc. I want to observe how the process of > making and using it affects me, though, so I'm building other basic > distinctions into its root lexicon that I normally wouldn't make when > speaking my idiolect of English or Esperanto. >
Also, consider for encoding, grammatical distinctions you use most often. Any distinctions you'd _want_ to use that English or Esperanto don't provide? Don't forget about _them_. Anyhow, good luck on your project. Dan Sulani -- likehsna rtem zuv tikuhnuh auag inuvuz vaka'a. A word is an awesome thing.