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.