George Boeree | Re: [europidgin] First Comments about EuroPidgin

• Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] First Comments about EuroPidgin
• Data: 2002-09-11 21:22
• Mesaje: 9 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

Hello, Viktoro!

There is always a degree to which one feels attached to something you
took many years to build, but I have determined to "let my baby go" in
the context of this group.  I look forward to hearing all your comments
and criticism -- but I will also feel free to explain my rationale in picking
certain features of the language:

I used c rather than k because the words retain more of their original
look, and so are a bit easier to identify for those who know some romance
language.  However, there would be no confusion at all if writers
felt free to use k instead of c, as long as they did so consistently.
I like the idea of a certain degree of flexibility and individuality.

In pronounciation, too, there is nothing wrong with some variation,
as long as it stays within certain bounds so that others can understand.
To pronounce j as in French or as in English, for example, only gives each
speaker a colorful local "accent" without making them any less understandable.

Your second idea is perhaps based on a misunderstanding:  The ending
for infinitives (not for verbs in general) is -r, and not -ar, -er, or
-ir.  There are no specific endings for nouns, adjectives, verbs,
etc., as there are in Esperanto.  That is what allows one to use a
verb as a noun, or an adjective as a noun, as we do in English as well
as in many other languages.

I would like to thank Bjorn Madsen publically for starting this group.
Without this beginning, neither "Lingua Franca Nova" nor "EuroPidgin" has
any chance of achieving an impact!

Best wishes,

George Boeree

Viktoro wrote:
>
> I have looked briefly at the website for EuroPidgin.
>
> Two initial things come to mind:
>
> (1)  I think "K" is better than "C" as a phonemic representation
> of /k/.
>
> (2)  I think all verbs should end in -ar to be consistent.
> It seems
> a bit crazy to have -ir, -er, and -ar.
>
> Just some initial thoughts...
>
> --Viktoro
>
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