europidgin | What to discuss here and what not.

• Autor: europidgin
• Tema: What to discuss here and what not.
• Data: 2002-09-10 09:09
• Mesaje: 4 (presedente, seguente)

The starting point for discussions here in this group is Lingua Franca Nova. It is fine to suggest that features from another language are put to work in EuroPidgin. But to suggest that another language is used as base for EuroPidgin is "of topic".

In most ways I think that Lingua Franca Nova is ready for use. But a few things could be discussed:

Both the vocabulary and the grammar of Lingua Franca Nova are from the Romance languages. The vocabulary has to be from the Romance languages, because the Latin roots are common to all European languages, but the grammar could be different and perhaps even simpler. In a way it would be fair to English speaking people if the grammar was closer to the English grammar.

The correct use of prepositions is very difficult for learners, because it is hard to guess which one to use. In English we say late "in" the afternoon. In my mother tounge we say late "on" the afternoon. I think that an easy IAL should have a sort of an universal preposition to use whenever there is any doubt about what to use.

The pronunciation and spelling could be even more simple. It is possible to change "z" to "s". This would make pronunciation and spelling easier.

More words could be selected from Interlingua or Romanova. But the transcription rules of Lingua Franca Nova should be followed.

This was what I think should be discussed. But of course you are welcome to come with questions and suggestions too.