Re: Punctuation (was Re: Lighting Some Flames....)

On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:29:01 -0500 Christopher B Wright
<faceloran@...> writes:
> ObConlang (at least, I think that it's the right term): for those of
> you
> with scripts for your languages, what sorts of punctuation do you
> use? My
> Sturnan has period and question mark only.
-

Rokbeigalmki has a few different punctuation marks:

Intraword Marks:
the DASH = a short line that connects certain affixes to words.
the APOSTROPHE = originally a raised dash, this connects case-prefixes to
words.
the DOUBLED-APOSTROPHE = used to connect parts of abbreviations, as well
as elided case-prefixes.

Interword Marks:
the PERIOD = a dot or small circle in the center of the line, ending
sentences.
the WAVY LINE = a comma-like marker that looks like an independent tilde,
separating lists and short pauses.
the DASH = like a dash (not hyphen) or semicolon in English, separates
and joins thoughts together at the same time.
the QUESTION MARK = a period with a curve rising to its right.
the EXCLAMATION MARK = a period with horizontal lines extending to both
sides.
the QUESTION-EXCLAMATION MARK = an exclamation mark whose right line is
curved like a question mark.

There are also various kinds of quote marks (the opening quotes are at
the top of the line, the ending ones at the bottom),  and brackets, as
well as a vertical line used as a slash.


-Stephen (Steg)
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