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  • Loki 胡洛奇 ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    13 days ago

    I’ve tried but it turns into a rabbit hole of linguistics so unless you’re already well versed on that or interested in getting into that field then it might not go anywhere. Speaking from experience lol. Personally I find it a lot easier and more fun to try and evolve the language I already speak rather than try to create an entirely new one from scratch. So things like new punctuation, grammar, slang, etc. favorite example of which being the linguistics of the cyberpunk universe.

    Still go for it if you want I’m just saying it will take a lot of your time. And it’s more difficult if you don’t already have a worldbuilding project for it which is an even greater time expenditure since language is a product of its environment so if you want it to sound authentic you have to create that authenticity to derive it from.

    • LeninZedong@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      13 days ago

      I was thinking that maybe we could make one together so that the effort would be spread out? I know it is hard work (though the idea seems fun). Could you tell me more about this language of yours if you do not mind?

      • Loki 胡洛奇 ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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        13 days ago

        I’ve tried a couple times mostly starting with conceptualization and writing systems and neither went anywhere just because I realized that it would be way more effort than I was willing to put in for it. For my own world building project I’ve just used other already existing conlangs for the languages of that world since it’s an entirely personal project and I have a couple dozen primary languages that need to be very distinct from each other.

  • ArcticFoxSmiles@lemmygrad.ml
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    13 days ago

    I tried to do that when I was a teen, but I never got very far. My attempts sounded like Lovecraftian pronunciations of things. I would usually make a couple of words and then give up. I am interesting in the prospect of making a conlang though.

  • KRat@lemmygrad.ml
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    12 days ago

    ive been interested in making conlangs for a while, but i always get frustrated when it comes to making actual vocab for it. I usually make neographies and grammatical structures rather than actual constructed languages, also because my knowledge of linguistics is still too low imo to be able to make a conlang i can really be proud of. If we do make a sort of group conlanging project i would very much be interested though, would give me an excuse to study linguistics and indulge in my hobbies w

    • La Dame d'Azur@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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      12 days ago

      See, I’m kind of the opposite where I’d rather make up words than do grammar because grammar makes my head spin the deeper you get into the rules of it. But making up words and how they shift for things like context, word order, gender, etc. is absolutely my shit.