Re: Introducing myself, and several questions
From: | Sanghyeon Seo <sanxiyn@...> |
Date: | Monday, February 14, 2005, 5:41 |
Damian Yerrick wrote:
> I understand that the lexicon can be reduced to sizes that
> may initially appear absurd while retaining expressiveness.
> Evidence: A conlang called Toki Pona manages to convey every
> meaning one can think of in 120 basic words.
Philip Newton wrote:
> I doubt it, but this may not be the place to argue that. (I feel that
> vagueness is built into the language, and that it's nearly impossible
> to be arbritrarily specific without becoming too ambiguous in the
> process or importing loan words.)
I studied Toki Pona for some time, and I agree. It is adequate for
purposes it was intended, but not beyond that.
Now, this must be the correct time to invoke the ceremonial language
Damin, 250-words conlang by Austrailians.
http://www.rickharrison.com/language/damin.html