Re: "Conlang" and "Artlang" in German

Hi!

Benct Philip Jonsson writes:
>...
> What about _basteln_? Does it mean that all those
> kids never achieve a satisfactory result?
AFAICT, the -ln and -rn verbs, unless thoroughly lexicalised, most
have a diminutive or iterative or childish or amateur touch.  As such
'basteln' is not something I'd expect someone to do professionally
(unless she/he is a teacher to teach 'basteln' to children).  Surely a
heritage of the original nature for the -l-/-r- infix.  Some pairs
show this quite:

   streichen  'to stroke'     streicheln  'to pet'
   lachen     'to laugh'      lächeln     'to smile'
   haken      'to hook'       häkeln      'to crochet'

**Henrik