tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690186123084753263.post7428117712562750177..comments2023-10-17T10:58:54.737+02:00Comments on Columns of the Christophoronomicon: Conlang Article on the New York TimesChristophehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10129806464745634126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690186123084753263.post-7453711897401007972011-02-11T10:41:08.946+01:002011-02-11T10:41:08.946+01:00Indeed. It's like complaining to a painter spe...Indeed. It's like complaining to a painter specialised in landscapes that they should spend their time doing environmental work in the Amazon jungle instead. Where does *that* follow?<br /><br />As for transliterations, mine are usually meant only for outside the conculture the conlangs are set in. So I try to prevent bugs as they are supposed to give a good idea of the pronunciation of the language.<br />When I make a Roman *orthography* for a language, however, it usually has quirks and bugs like all orthographies.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129806464745634126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690186123084753263.post-29370245611948589822011-02-11T04:35:56.978+01:002011-02-11T04:35:56.978+01:00Good post.
That question regarding reviving old l...Good post.<br /><br />That question regarding reviving old languages as opposed to making new ones bugs me to no end. It's as pointless as the question about what the point of conlanging is.<br />My answer to both is: To be creative. Period. /opinionated<br /><br />I do have an interest in (near-)extinct languages, but only as sources of inspiration for the next conlang.<br /><br />So. There's my two cents. :)<br /><br />Re: Transliterations - Just out of curiosity and only if you do any worldbuilding for your languages, do your transliterations suffer from the same bugs real world transliterations do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690186123084753263.post-8454637948430087192010-07-20T05:33:42.431+02:002010-07-20T05:33:42.431+02:00Thanks for posting this link! Tempo ni la mi kama ...Thanks for posting this link! Tempo ni la mi kama sona e Toki Pona.The Fastest Centaur Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986222804186176881noreply@blogger.com