tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 12 18:01:34 2007
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Re: Changing The Language By Inference (was Re: Purpose Clauses)
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Changing The Language By Inference (was Re: Purpose Clauses)
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:59:38 EST
In a message dated 1/12/2007 6:42:54 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> In my lifetime English vocabulary has grown in leaps and bounds, and there
> was no one person creating each addition. And so, once again, I bring up an
> old long debated question. Does Klingon vocabulary & language grow or does
> it stagnate when Dr. Okrand no longer has a desire to bother with it or, God
> forbid, dies?
> If it is allowed to grow after that time, why can the KLI not consider
> rethinking it's policy in the interim?
> Please keep in mind I am not trying to start a war here. I'm simply putting
> out what I think is a legitimate query.
> vIghro'
>
I asked this same question a few years ago. The consensus seems to be that
our language cake doesn't need new words, and that any new words we may get are
just icing. (Would that we had already passed the Singularity, so we could
simply upload Okrand's mind so that he would always be available.)
lay'tel SIvten