Tag Archives: Eccentrics

Ergatinglish!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by dan

Ha ha, suckers! You thought you were going to get a short story today, but instead I’m going to lecture you about made-up future English. Wait don’t go! It’ll be a form of English that has evolved ergative-absolutive alignment! Wait … Continue reading →

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Adamics 2: Vocabulary

Posted on September 7, 2016 by dan

Looking for meaning in the sounds around them, the first generation of Adamics will turn first to onomatopoeia words. Here are some onomatopoetic words based on human noises crying=wai-wai / feeling sudden pain=wai food being eaten= ama-ama / biting=ama heart beating=tuka-tuka laughing=aha-aha / surprising someone=aha … Continue reading →

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Adamics 0: a bibliography

Posted on September 5, 2016 by dan

Thanks to everyone who’s been helping me figure out the Adamic language, especially those who’ve cited sources. My list of reading has now gotten so large, I need a bibliography to manage it all. Here it is! Resources textmechanic awkwords … Continue reading →

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The Adamic Language 1: Baby Talk

Posted on August 24, 2016 by dan

Imagine if a bunch of babies were raised by robots that don’t talk to them. Children raised without language input generally fail to learn to speak (and develop crippling psychological problems, if they survive at all), but if many babies are … Continue reading →

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Ship-states

Posted on October 3, 2014 by dan

Living on a space-ship needs a different sort of society than living on a planet. All resources must be centrally distributed, all precautions must be enforced. All orders must be followed. In some ways, the Ship-state looks like a perfect … Continue reading →

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Wazzup Pitches?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by dan

Note: this is a repost of a journal entry I made on deviantart. It’s updated, but check the original for the great comments. Writing excuses had a really cool line: think of the pitch for your story before you start … Continue reading →

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