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Re: The things all conlangs should be able to express

From:Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Date:Friday, October 22, 2004, 2:28
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:59:11 -0400, Trebor Jung <treborjung@...> wrote:
> Sorry if this is too reminiscent of the Sapper-Whorf Hypothesis or language > universals that Greenberg proposed... :) But I'd like to know if anyone has > a list of things a well-developed conlang should be able to express? If so, > please share :)
There is the "Universal Language Dictionary", (posted here the other day, or Google for it; also linked on langmaker) which is a list of things a mature auxlang should be able to express. For conlanging in general it may have to be a different kind of list, to allow for things like cultural variation (prime ministers, computers, etc., don't need to be expressed by all conlangs). *Muke! -- website: http://frath.net/ LiveJournal: http://kohath.livejournal.com/ deviantArt: http://kohath.deviantart.com/ FrathWiki, a conlang and conculture wiki: http://wiki.frath.net/