Re: Words

>From: Padraic Brown <agricola@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: Words
>Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:14:06 -0500
>
>Am 02.02.02, The RipperDoc yscrifef:
>
> > But Varon is supposed to be a constructed language, constructed by the
>gods.
> > In our world, all languages have a mother language (is that the correct
>word
> > for it?). But Varon doesn't have any ancestor, it's really the first
> > language. That makes the process of creating words rather odd, because
>some
> > words, the roots, can have no etymology at all. They were just
>"invented"
> > right out of the minds of the gods.
>
>I guess that _would_ be the etymology.
>
> > One could imagine that the first created words in our world were
> > onomateopoethic (correct term?), i.e. sound imitating.
>
>Possibly. Without the ability to study the speech habits of
>early word users, we'll just never know.
>
> > Do you have any
> > suggestions on how making more words? I'm quite tired of just deriving
>words
> > from a few, "invented-out-of-the-air" roots (but still, I now have about
>520
> > words). How do you construct words for a theoretical language with no
>mother
> > tongue?
>
>Get into the minds of these Gods and make some new roots. If they
>made a whole new language chances are pretty good they came up
>with nonderiving words (such that "see" and "sight" aren't
>related). Also consider the differing personalities of the Gods.
>One may choose thundering powerful words; another may choose
>concise monosyllables.
>
> > Martin
>
>Padraic.
You could also use different phonological constraints with different gods'
words. For instance, the god of music could favor open syllables, while the
god of love could favor fricatives.
Zbaliaha~mas
"An apple eaten increases awareness;
cider drunk decreases awareness"

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