existing conlang, or existing real lang?
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Replying to @MorlockP
existing conlang, like lojban or something toki pono is dead simple apparently but not suitable for complex talk or tech
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Replying to @hradzka
Good thoughts, but for plot reasons it has to be entirely de novo - one faction of Dogs wants a new culture not rooted in human culture.
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Replying to @BrowningMachine @hradzka
it's needed mostly for names you remember Max, the more war-like Dog? There has been a factional split between two tribes of Dogs, Max wants his own culture. And he'd obviously name his offspring in conlang, not English No dialogue in book will be conlang.
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So let me get this straight. You don't want a language that you invented for the Dogs to use (like Klingon). You want a language that the DOGS invented to use for THEMSELVES. This is a much easier, and much more interesting, challenge.
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Replying to @random_eddie @MorlockP and
Your inspirational model here is part Esperanto and part Modern Hebrew. Both were constructed / re-constructed for cultural and ideological purposes. So don't think "What would be a cool Dog language?" Think "How would MAX go about making a Dog language?"
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Replying to @random_eddie @MorlockP and
So my next question is - how much about this language do /you/ as the author want to know? You may only need it for names, but you're also the kind of guy who calculates orbital mechanics for a throw-away reference.
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let's put it this way: 1) I TOTALLY don't care about the conlang beyond generating a few names 2) I have already ordered two books on conlangs
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You could write an entire novella just around Max's efforts to create a new language. Or you could handwave it completely into the background with a single exchange of expository dialog. It'll be interesting to see which approach you end up taking.
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mostly the latter things that will actually reach the page: * names * at most one conversation in conlang as a plot device to let X and Y communicate without Z overhearing * one or two discussions of WHY Orange phyle wants a conlang and why Blue phyle things it's stupid
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Replying to @MorlockP @random_eddie and
contrast the CEO Trials in the backstory of books 1 and 2 mentioned once or twice Mike met Darcy and/or Javier around then Mike hates USG because of it DONE No transcripts of said trials.
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