Shondan - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Shondan Language Author David C. Morrow Year Began 1986 Site Shondan Broken Link No Site Language N/A SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) Language Type fictional diachronic language Uniqueness The language consists of words and categories. Categories are grammatical positions similar to the positions Subject, Verb, Object, etc. They take the place of verbs. Categories fall into different sequences signaled by words called emblems. Other words are placed in the categories. All words are nouns and operators -- words which modify nouns and categories. The basic word pattern is agglutinative, with roots and particles joining to make complex words. An example of a sequence might resemble [thesis - antithesis - synthesis], with nouns placed in each and the meanings of the categories showing change. "The man painted the white house green" might fall into a sequence [(this category extends into the next)(this category has the prior one extending into it)]. The words would be [(house, white; man, hand 1 green paint bucket, hand 2 brush) (house, green; man, hand 1 empty bucket, hand 2 green brush)]. Although I have to use verbs to convey this, the categories exist only as static geometrical forms in speakers' minds. Language Sources None. As far as I know, there are no such languages. Design Principles The wish is to make up a totally alien language. I doubt humans could use a language like this, especially one as elaborate as the full description. It's used by a nation called Shondar, the dominant culture of the planet Pandalar. The inhabitants are centauroid beings descended from a woodland creature living in small herds. Interest Of Others Nobody else is involved, though I did sell some copies of my 30-page outline (1995). I don't know if anyone has done anything with the basic idea. Dictionary No Etymologies No Grammar No Sample Texts No Unique Script No Primer No Babel Text No Submitted By David C. Morrow Date Submitted Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Date Edited Monday, February 21, 2005 Date To Headline Wednesday, March 02, 2005 < Shoa  Shondan  Shotali >
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