Project 920

About two years ago, I was contacted by a group of researchers looking for someone to assist them in studying language acquiring processes.  I was rather busy at the time, but they were offering me some good money, so I took on the job.  To this effect, I created an a priori list of about 500 common words, using an algorithm involving random numbers, and which incorporated Turkish and Spanish phonology.  At this point, my “language” had no grammar to speak of, no etymology, nor anything that makes a language coherent.  It could be considered at best a sort of cypher, substituting a set of unknown sounds for a set of known sounds.

A week ago, after reading about the art of conlanging, it finally dawned on me to formalize this into a new language, and to perhaps see how it will evolve over time.  For this rather whimsical pursuit, my original list has since then been scrapped, and I will be starting from scratch. 

We are calling this an experiment in “practical, naturalistic language design”.  By naturalistic, we mean that it imitates natural languages and showcases the same governing principles as in a natural language such as Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, or Spanish.  By practical, we mean that it is actually designed in a manner that is possible to use.  I say possible here because I have no intention of making this widespread as that atrocity now known as Esperanto.  This is merely an exercise in linguistics and the application of linguistic principles, to be viewed as an example by students.  Having said that, if you feel so inclined as to learn what I am about to set forth here, by all means avail yourself to whatever information I provide, give me questions, and I will reply and attempt my best to answer you!

 Best wishes,

Davut