Re: Why my conlangs SUCK!!!
| From: | David Peterson <thatbluecat@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 21, 2004, 21:46 |
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Gary:
<<In fact, I am coming to believe just the opposite. It
is the very regularity and logical consistency of my
own conlangs that have made them seem so aritficial
and non-organic. Isn't it better that all verbs are
regular and congugate in the same way? Well, maybe
not. But if not, why not?
The chaos of English spelling is rather like the
genetic diversity of an ecosystem. Do we "fix" the
forest by exterminating those life forms that aren't
orderly enough? Heaven forbid! This diversity
provides material for variety that can be exploited by
the poet and the author (ode to a flea), as well as
providing a springboard for future mutations and
modifications.>>
I think this is the conclusion that most (should) have come to by now,
regarding conlangs--namely, that regularity isn't the way to go, if natural is what
you're aiming for.
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