> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of R A Brown
> >>>
http://www.acadon.com/
> >
> > I liked his design criteria and agree with a lot of what is
> said, but
> > don't see anything on the language itself.
>
> Yes indeed - I haven't looked at the site for some time and was
> surprised to find practically all the stuff on the language
> itself is no
> longer there. I wonder why - maybe some revision is going on.
>
> I have information on my hard-disk about an earlier version of the
> language. I too like Leo's approach at truly maximum
> universality with
> his vocabulary. He looks at far more languages than just " the major
> European tongues (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German,
> Italian), along with Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Arabic."
>
> But I was disappointed with Acadon's phonology & orthography (and
Leo
> know that I am). For example, while adopting |c| = /k/ might
> be fine for
> Sindarin or Quenya, I'm not persuaded that it's a good idea for an
> intended international auxiliary. AFAIK the convention of
> using only |c|
> for /k/ in all environments is confined now* to Welsh and to Irish &
> Scots Gaelic (it ain't even "Celtic" - neither Manx, Cornish
> nor Breton
> does this).
That's the one thing that bothers me with LFN, but they say <k> is
also acceptable. I find having two ways to do it even more
troublesome than just one, even if the one isn't the best choice.