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Old 5th February 2005, 07:29 PM   #26 (permalink)
Ciuva
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Re: Invented Languages -- This way lies madness?

I've tried to invent a language several times, but everytime I learn something new about languages (quite often, since that's what I study), I feel I have to rewrite my grammar. I've thought of giving it up several times, but since I am a perfectionist, I feel I really have to make a real grammar and a fully functional language for the three (!!) sentences I need it for. What a waste of time...
When that is said, the idea of inventing a language I would actually be able to speak, have always fascinated me... But for my part, it has turned into quite an obsession I would have liked to be without.
Usually I base it on/is inspirated by finnish, old norse (don't know what it's really called in English) and the language that preceded old norse. But I use shamelessly from all languages I can find...
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