Re: Uglossia and Utopia
From: | Charles <catty@...> |
Date: | Thursday, September 23, 1999, 23:37 |
Gerald Koenig wrote:
> I think every conlanger knows this joy of discovery
> which is after all self-discovery no matter how remotely the conrealm
> is situated. Maybe conlanging is just a way of creating a unique set of
> thought-tools for each individual so he can optimally or at least more
> happily function.
I used to think that being "in" another language would be
like being in a foreign country. Now it seems more like
I'm twisting the new language the same as I do my L1, but
with more liberty; weird in its un-weirdness. Sometimes
though, I do manage to think some foreign thoughts;
that is the best of it for me.