Re: ,Language' in language name?

Irina Rempt wrote:
> > This viewpoint
> > is derived from my philosophy of conlanging: that of discovery, not
> > creation.
>
> What came first, the philosophy or the realization that this was the
> way it worked for you? For me it was the latter.
For me it's a combination.  The initial stages are pure invention.
Then, after the skeleton is in place, I begin to explore it, trying out
features to see if it works.  Occasionally, I'll discover a feature.  If
I don't like it, I sometimes try to eliminate it.  Sometimes its
successful, but most of the times, I just have to accept it, because it
feels "wrong" to do otherwise.  Generally, however, for me it's creating
things and seeing if they fit into the growing structure.  Altho, as
Uatakassi gets older, the discoveries become more common than the
creations.

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