Re: Dune Conlang

Bryan Maloney wrote:

> 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 {'}.
> >
> > 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.
Well, just because the Reverend Mothers have all those memories
of earlier forms of the language doesn't mean they'll use it much less
impose that on the speech of those around them.  Even assuming that
they would willingly adjust their speech to hers, that doesn't mean
they'll do so correctly (especially when it comes to phonology).

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