Re: Dune Conlang
| From: | Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 12, 1999, 1:12 |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
> > Hmm, Fremen appears to be far more conservative than Galach, the only
> > difference in this is {gh} instead of {'}.
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> So much so that I find it almost impossible to believe
> that the Fremen speak that way. I mean, what's the year
The magical explanation is that the language is intentionally kept "on
track" by the living racial memories of the Fremen Reverend Mothers, who
possess all the memories and identities of their ancestors at their beck
and call. Thus, they act as badass grammarians.