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Re: Introducing myself, and several questions

From:bob thornton <arcanesock@...>
Date:Friday, February 18, 2005, 5:12
--- Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:

> Hallo! > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:52:00 -0500, > Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote: > > > [...] > > > > >> > I find naturalistic conlangs (i.e., conlangs > that look like natlangs, > > >> > with a sense of historicity) beautiful and > conlangs that give away > > >> > their artificiality at first sight ugly, but > there are people around > > >> > here who have a different taste. > > >> > > >> So Jörg, what conlangs give their artificiality > away? There are so many > > >> features of a language that could considered > "artificial." Many of the > > >> linguistic scholars of glossolalia were so sure > they could identify the > > >> artificial aspects of that linguistic practice > by noting the 1) open > > >> syllables, 2) reduced phonology, 3) echoism, > etc. that we find in > > >> Hawaiian, > > >> for instance. An over regularity of grammar? > > > > > > It is not easy to say, but an extreme regularity > of phonology, grammar > > > and word formation looks artificial, so does, > for example, a language > > > which superimposes some sort of grammatical > categories onto the IPA > > > chart. > > > > Now what would that be? Curious. > > An example (conlang, of course; I doubt that there > are natlangs > like that): > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lostlangs/message/269 > > Here's a quote: > > ] The division voluntary/involuntary is the main > one, with a plosive > ] (when representing no other manner, or, in their > linguistic > ] terms, 'clear' it is ?) representing voluntary, > and fricatives > ] (when 'clear' h). Other manners are indicateded by > POA. If mutual, > ] bilabial or labiodental, if reflexive alvolear, if > conditional, > ] velar. In the case of velar, for fricative one > uses a post-alvolear > ] fricative. > > The author in question abandoned that idea after > being told (by me) > that it doesn't feel natural.
ACK! It's good to know I'm being used as an example. At least others can learn from my mistakes. ===== -The Sock "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250