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a priori

Intentionally seeking to build a naturalistic a priori system has some concrete advantages. One could start with a language like English and modify aspects of English to create a conlang, but the structure of English comes with complications that you would have to design around as you build. In English there is no firm understanding of what makes a noun, or a syllable for example.

How many chemicals are in that cake mix?

Love is a noun... somtimes. I before E except after C. Y is somtimes a vowel and somtimes a consonant. Xylophone is a legal word!

If you start from scratch, so to speak, you can start with a design that requires less rules, and less exceptions and the parts of which are easier to use.

Even under all this you can get exotic as Geoff points out.

FaqSphinx


-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Hacker <geoff.hacker@hidden.email>
To: Latejami@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 3:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Latejami] engelang

Yes, naturalistic a priori design does sound like the most pleasing kind of design to me. The naturalism makes the language user-friendly and the a priori nature gives it an exotic feel.

Geoff


2008/10/31 faqsphinx <FaqSphinx@aol.com>
Thanks Veoler:
 
I am also a fan of naturalistic a priori design. There seems to be plenty of room under that heading for variation across conlangs and within a given conlang.
 
 
 
I hope we can continue this conversation.
 
I like discussing conlang... stuff, comparing notes and sharing information.
 
Too many of the forums are about bickering.
 
If I was interested in pointless shouting matches and petty one-upmanship, I could have stayed married. 
 
FaqSphinx
 
In a message dated 10/30/08 11:58:53 Eastern Daylight Time, veoler@gmail.com writes:
Hi.

No, "engelang" means "engineered language", which could be either a
postetori or a priori, but, I assume, more likely a priori. Examples
include Lojban, Ithkuil and Latejami.

With "naturalistic" I meant ones that works the same way as natural
languages do, and conform to the pink stuff in our heads, and Latejami
is a naturalistic engelang. Lojban and Ithkuil, on the other hand, is
not naturalistic ones.

--
Veoler

FaqSphinx wrote:
> Good morning Veoler:
>
> Could you say more words on why you prefer engelangs?
>
> I assume that means conlangs that are modeled on English.
>
> Are contrasting engelangs to apriori design in particular?
>
> Is Latejami an engelang?
>
> FaqSphinx
>