Re: Dune Conlang
From: | Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...> |
Date: | Friday, November 12, 1999, 17:42 |
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
> 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
Nevertheless, they did so.
> they would willingly adjust their speech to hers, that doesn't mean
> they'll do so correctly (especially when it comes to phonology).
Nevertheless, they did so.
I'm reminded of a time when somebody claimed that Elves and Humans MUST
be allowed to hybridize in a shared world project that I was allowed in.
His "evidence" was that Mr. Spock is a half-human half-vulcan hybrid.