Post by randomvibe on Nov 30, 2010 5:12:09 GMT -5
Howdy Kjor,
Congratulations on creating your groovy new language
Until recently I was unaware that constructed languages existed, so I'm very new to the conlang world. My interest in the concept of a common second language introduced me to this.
As a native English speaker I've been saying for years that English is full of nonsense and is unnecessarily difficult for everyone (though I don't know how it rates against other natural languages) and is unsuitable as a global language. Recently I went looking online to see if there had been any attempt to construct a language for use as a common second language. I was absolutely thrilled to discover one existed: Esperanto. Then I discovered it was 120 years old...hmm. Then I discovered there were competing languages...uh oh. Then I discovered there were lots of competing languages...drat. Then I discovered there were even basic forms of English I was not aware of...*sob*. It's hard to express my disappointment at the realization that after more than 120 years we still don't have a common second language, but we've got a hundred options.
And while becoming the defacto auxlang is not strictly the mandate of your newly-minted Paquatyl, it would be great if it became the de facto second language! I really like the idea that it uses a very wide range of languages for its influence. I know very little of language so I'm really glad there are scholars willing to put time into creating logical, practical and beautiful new modes of expression.
Thank you for your dedication!
~rv
Congratulations on creating your groovy new language
Until recently I was unaware that constructed languages existed, so I'm very new to the conlang world. My interest in the concept of a common second language introduced me to this.
As a native English speaker I've been saying for years that English is full of nonsense and is unnecessarily difficult for everyone (though I don't know how it rates against other natural languages) and is unsuitable as a global language. Recently I went looking online to see if there had been any attempt to construct a language for use as a common second language. I was absolutely thrilled to discover one existed: Esperanto. Then I discovered it was 120 years old...hmm. Then I discovered there were competing languages...uh oh. Then I discovered there were lots of competing languages...drat. Then I discovered there were even basic forms of English I was not aware of...*sob*. It's hard to express my disappointment at the realization that after more than 120 years we still don't have a common second language, but we've got a hundred options.
And while becoming the defacto auxlang is not strictly the mandate of your newly-minted Paquatyl, it would be great if it became the de facto second language! I really like the idea that it uses a very wide range of languages for its influence. I know very little of language so I'm really glad there are scholars willing to put time into creating logical, practical and beautiful new modes of expression.
Thank you for your dedication!
~rv