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Re: Teaching children conlangs

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 19:38
--- David H <olen_outo_otus@...> wrote:
> Has / Does anyone know if a child has been brought > up speaking a conlang > (created by the parents) as a native language? Would > it be ethically / > legally right to do this? Also, I was wondering if a > child was raised with > a phonetically (and grammatically) complex conlang, > would they be able to > pronounce and learn other (natural)languages easier? >
Aside from a few wide-spread auxlangs, are there any conlangs that are ready for prime time with enough vocabulary to handle day-to-day conversations? I sort of doubt it. It seems like virtually every conlang I've ever encountered has been too incomplete to be of any practical use. --gary

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