Re: Something to talk about.

[Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@vcn.bc.ca>]

Thanks for the suggestion.  I don't have that story, but I can probably
find something simple enough, but long/detailed enough to give a glimpse
of the structure of Brzhonegh.  How about "Little red raver girl"?

Cheers, Feri

On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, Padraic Brown wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Frank George Valoczy wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I take it you want me to discover some Brzhonegh stories.  I'd love to,
> > but I know nothing of what makes a story Celtic.  Any help is appreciated.
> 
> But of course!  I would very much like you to discover some Brz. stories. 
> 
> I'm not entirely certain one can _teach_ another how to make a story
> "Celtic".  Any of us that try to write such stories have probably at least
> read gobs of stories or listened to storytellers recite them; we've
> probably also put some time into studying a Celtic language and the
> mythology.  Of course, you don't _necessarily_ have to write a Celtic
> story.  Conlang has offered a number of translation exercises, you could
> try your hand at the "Farmer's Horse who Ran Away".  It is short,
> repetitive and not at all hard to work with (no esoteric vocabulary, for
> example).  This would give us a good first glimpse at Brz. and allow us to
> see how it flows a bit.  It would also allow us to compare our various
> languages and dialects (this goes for Breathanach and Aylea, too!), not
> for competitive purposes, but just to see what's going on.  I for one
> wouldn't mind a side-by-side gauge for our labours. 
> 
> This may not be of much help, but it's a start, anyway.
> 
> Padraic.
> 
> > 
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> > Ferenc Gy. Valoczy
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> >                               Svobodo
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> 

-------ferke
Ferenc Gy. Valoczy

                      Es to pilni'gi noliedzu!

personal page: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/7482/
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                    Zaradi politicnega delovanja
                             je oblast
                            v letu 1982
                            razpustila:
                              Svobodo

                             (Laibach)