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<p>Posted by <b><!--poster-->ranskaldan</b>
on <!--date-->11:14 7/25/02
<p>In reply to: <a href="473.html">Language evolution and the icëlani</a> posted by ranskaldan</b> on 10:10 7/24/02
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If you feel like learning Mandarin or hearing about
some of its features, just ask, since I speak it ;). I
got most of the grammar stuff, however, from a hefty
book I once borrowed. It made me notice a lot of
grammar and syntax rules that I've been unconsciously
following my entire life. it's amazing, isn't it, that
you never seem to realize any of the grammar rules of
the language that you learn as a child? it just comes
to you, with all the right syntax and inflections in
place.
<p>and as for Verduria: i've gotta commend you on the
great work that you've done. i don't know if i'll ever
do something of that complexity... though something
like that is in the works (yes, a world), but i
haven't really concentrated on the languages yet.
<p>btw, can you recommend a *good* site that provides
free space, so that i can post some of those maps that
i've drawn? Yahoo used to work, but no longer... :(
<p>as for languages that inflect neither tense or aspect:
who knows, one might exist...! or, soon will! ;)
<hr><i>Mark responds:
<p>On one's own language: yeah, I think people don't recognize the amount
of information they've absorbed. Maybe it's just as well: if we did,
we'd never start learning another language.
<p>I doubt there's such a thing as a good free website provider.
You get what you pay for; free websites normally either have ads or
severe bandwidth limitations. On the other hand, that may be just fine for
a conlang or conworld site. But I've never been a customer, so I
can't recommend specific services.
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