At this point, I'm finding words and sounds that Valles likes, then I can work it from there. I already have a bit of sketchy grammar, that is, I know what
the grammar DOES to make words mean different things. I just don't know the specifics yet. V is aiming for a nonpositional structure. That is, phrase order
isn't necessary to understanding a sentence since the parts of the sentence are inflected in such a way that one always knows what the Direct object and
indirect objects are in a sentence.
So the only difference in the sentences: (using English vocab/inflections]
*Money me give.
*Me give money.
*Give me money.
*Give money me.
IS a poetic feel, or perhaps emphasis. The imperative "give" is always the verb, me is always an indirect object, etc.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
the grammar DOES to make words mean different things. I just don't know the specifics yet. V is aiming for a nonpositional structure. That is, phrase order
isn't necessary to understanding a sentence since the parts of the sentence are inflected in such a way that one always knows what the Direct object and
indirect objects are in a sentence.
So the only difference in the sentences: (using English vocab/inflections]
*Money me give.
*Me give money.
*Give me money.
*Give money me.
IS a poetic feel, or perhaps emphasis. The imperative "give" is always the verb, me is always an indirect object, etc.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll