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Re: Conlang and Natlang

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, December 6, 1999, 6:58
abrigon wrote:
> > I know from what I saw recently on TV that often siblings, especially > multiples often will invent their own sub-lingo, even if much of it is > simplifications of English or idioms..
I think that's common in many families. In my family, for instance, we have several unique forms: A triphthong /Oaj/ used as a variation of /aj/ in some cases, like /bOaj/ for "bye" The pronunciation /bIbl=/ for Bible (altho I've since met a few others with that) Non-standard stress-patterns on some words (e.g. /'kAmpjutr=/) Some metathesis, like /'&b@"l&m@/ for /"&l@'b&m@/ (Alabama) If it weren't so late, I could probably come up with more.
> I know some people use their own forms of "pig latin", which I suspect > that if the grammer was simplified and like, would be an interesting > lingo, useful?
What grammar? Pig Latin and the like is merely English words disguised. -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor