Any way you could share the script/record the speech performance for us?
I'm interested in what you say!

> On 8/12/10 11:54 AM, Joseph Allen wrote:
>
>> I am writing a speech about conlangs. And in it I need some good reasons
>> for
>> using/writing them. Not that I need a motive, but in my speech I don't
>> think
>> they are going to let me say "Because its fun!". I just need to convince
>> my
>> audience that writing/learning conlangs isn't a waste of time ;) and my
>> personal goal is to convince them that its fun, educational, and useful.
>
>
The topic of your speech is a question I have asked myself over and over
during the eleven years of Angosey's existence, namely, "Why am I doing
this?"

From a 'convincing people' standpoint, I don't have much to offer, as I
hardly know the answer myself.  However, what I do feel is that in creating
Angosey, I discover, or recreate, myself.  My language is the stuff of
thought.  It is so idiosyncratically mine that working on it, writing in it,
thinking about it, etc, centers me.  For those of us who are incurably
creative, conlanging gives infinite vent to our energy.  I can recall
conversations on this list about when a language is 'done' and the consensus
is that it is never complete.  There's always more investigations and work
to be done, even if you're able to lock down certain rules early on.

I think something so deeply meaningful is never a waste of time.  It is
certainly not for everybody, but neither is meditation, writing, playing
music, and so on.  If you convey to your audience how the conlanging urge is
unique, strong, and distinct, you'll be halfway to your goal.  If they
recognize it as an art, I think you're all the way there.  They don't have
to share it, or even understand it, but as long as they recognize that it's
a fundamental part of some people's lives, you will have done well.

Any way you could share the script/record the speech performance for us?
I'm interested in what you say!

> On 8/12/10 11:54 AM, Joseph Allen wrote:
>
>> I am writing a speech about conlangs. And in it I need some good reasons
>> for
>> using/writing them. Not that I need a motive, but in my speech I don't
>> think
>> they are going to let me say "Because its fun!". I just need to convince
>> my
>> audience that writing/learning conlangs isn't a waste of time ;) and my
>> personal goal is to convince them that its fun, educational, and useful.
>>
>


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