If you don't see how RD could have taken what you said as an insult, you have a serious problem.
EDIT: BTW, J.R.R. Tolkien had the "silly" notion of creating a language...he did it, too. He actualy made more than one...but I guess he was just a nobody that was out of touch with reality...
Last edited by SaintSage; 09-09-2007 at 11:34 PM.
To perhaps put it a bit more politically, full command of a completely alien language is something that takes decades. You can grasp the core of a language much more quickly than that, sure. But to understand all the little nuances, even with immersion, is not going to come quickly. RDs daughter may well be the exception to the rule, a true prodigy, however any sensible person would at least seek several additional sources before getting it inked.
Maybe she could do teaching practice by teaching you English...? Wait on, she's a linguist not ****ing magician!
OK, inventing your own language or at least a framework of one as a linguistic exercise is a great idea, fun and productive, but are you trying to have us believe she has invented a language completely enough to be able to give you immersion in it? I think she's having you on!She barely speaks English anymore. I have to learn her language to talk to her. She is teaching me by immersion. It's really cool!
Monolingualism would be the first step toward bilingualism...!I don't study as much as I should though, and I think I frustrate her a bit with my slow progress.
For a linguist, it can be a good exercise. For a 17-year-old, I think she's secretly videoing her dad babbling totally meaningless bollocks to get some kind of Youtube prize as a scholarship!
its safe to say that I train some martial arts. Im not that good really, but most people really suck, so I feel ok about that - Sunfist
Sometime blog on training esp in Japan
"better to reside in hell knowing the truth than to be blissfully ignorant in heaven."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."- Doug Adams
I dare you to make less sense!
"Freeze?! You know if i drop the tooth fairy i'm only gettin' started mother****er!"
"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
"better to reside in hell knowing the truth than to be blissfully ignorant in heaven."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."- Doug Adams
I dare you to make less sense!
"Freeze?! You know if i drop the tooth fairy i'm only gettin' started mother****er!"
"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
"better to reside in hell knowing the truth than to be blissfully ignorant in heaven."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."- Doug Adams
I dare you to make less sense!
"Freeze?! You know if i drop the tooth fairy i'm only gettin' started mother****er!"
"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
why is anyone even deeming it necessary or proper to comment about what his daughter did or didn't create without actually seeing it firsthand?
"better to reside in hell knowing the truth than to be blissfully ignorant in heaven."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."- Doug Adams
I dare you to make less sense!
"Freeze?! You know if i drop the tooth fairy i'm only gettin' started mother****er!"
"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
its safe to say that I train some martial arts. Im not that good really, but most people really suck, so I feel ok about that - Sunfist
Sometime blog on training esp in Japan