oarditi , 1 day ago to bookstodon

Finally got around to reading David J. Peterson’s ‘The Art of Language Invention’, and found a ton of inspiration for my next conlanging project.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6516879009

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bbbourq , 5 months ago to linguistics

Hello fellow linguists and conlangers. I would like to verify that the spelling for Humata, Hūxta, Huvaršta is accurately represented in Avestan in the image. Thank you!

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oarditi , 8 months ago to bookstodon

This quotation, written in the context of a discussion of language in worldbuilding, helps me to understand why I find it necessary to construct languages myself.
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