hhmm... how bout getting codes... a letter or number or symbol or doodle represents an english letter that will sound phonetically with Autlang
that way NTs would never guess which symbold represents what letter thou with some time they could discover it but... thay would need the 2nd stage of knowing the sounds of autlang which they dont...
er... do i make sense!?
oh thats waht its called!... ? Decoding scripts!... :oops:
also, Why do you wanna make it a secret?
Whatever system you use, I'd advise taking one facet of English, gender neutral definite article. being told to use 'LA' in French instead of Le' because the able was female annoyed the hell out of me. German have it worse with three versions of the word 'the'
Keep the Latin alphabet. The Latin alphabet's fine.
However, I take inspiration from the fact that certain languages were typically printed in their own style of font. For example Irish was printed in the uncial script, and German and Swedish were printed in Gothic script.
In the same vein, for Autlang, the language should be printed in Interstate font.
We should-at some point-develope a unique, simplified sign language to augment the autlang. First, some people on the spectrum (not only with Kanner's) cannot speak. Second, I am so sensitive to sound that I would not mind never having to speak again. And it would be hard to hire a sign language interprter wothout a sign language. I routinely engage in deaf events and culture and I hope we can assimilate or develope such aspects to our own culture. What do you all think about a signed form of autlang? (I understand this may not be a top priority at the present time, but it does no harm to begin consideration in the incipient stages of language development.)
OK (A little overwhelming of a thought, but I will do my best). I will have to keep track of the linguistic principles that are being employed. Just a thought: I hear that a high percentage of those with an ASD is high -- If true, perhaps U should look into the linguistic organization of ASL (not signed english; real American Sign Language). It is considered a unique language as its grammar varies from English. I am interested to see how a spoken language created by visual thinkers will develope. Please give me any advice/ideas/suggestions you may have.
NOTE: I am probably talking to myself from here. ASL has a grammar unique to that of English. The deaf are a subculture. We probably want to keep an autlang sign lanauage (ASL? I need an original abbreviation. SAL signed autlang, maybe?) streamlined to the principles of the spoken language as much as possible. That way there is less of an alien structure to assimilate. Not entirely the case. Any sign language is based on a visual system and thinking visually requires a significant change in mode of thinking. (Or so a lot of hearing people say. Sign language was quite easy for me as I suspect it will be for many with an ASD as we tend to be visual thinkers, right :?: ) Do you see what I'm saying? No pun intended? Seriously. Whatever lingustic principles for a language are used, they outline the conceptual basis its speakers hold for the world around them. Word of the day: RESEARCH.
When I was little my 'r's and 'n's were almost complety indistingishable.
My lower school books have lots of captials in them.
Probably because 'R' and 'N' are much easier to distinguish at an early age than 'r' and 'n'
Also, I used to confuse 'j' and 'i'
Of course, all these muddles, I could recognise fine when I read it but I muddled them up when I wrote.
I think I confused people like that.
But I outgrew those muddles SO LONG AGO... I had to think about it then.
We should-at some point-develope a unique, simplified sign language to augment the autlang. First, some people on the spectrum (not only with Kanner's) cannot speak. Second, I am so sensitive to sound that I would not mind never having to speak again. And it would be hard to hire a sign language interprter wothout a sign language. I routinely engage in deaf events and culture and I hope we can assimilate or develope such aspects to our own culture. What do you all think about a signed form of autlang? (I understand this may not be a top priority at the present time, but it does no harm to begin consideration in the incipient stages of language development.)
Sounds like a good idea to me.
give me the list of sounds and I'll make a draft of a written language. By the way I have a NT friend who would be very interested in the autistic culture projects.
My script is finished, its based off of hebrew and english writing, I'll show you as soon as my scanner is working.
Sorry to steer off topic, but what are the "NTs"? sorry, but ive looked around and seen it pop up alot, and not understand what it is, if its the Neuro-Norms, then ok, but i kind of don't understand
Excuse my last statement, i found out it is the Neuro-Norms, but ty anyways, but on topic, you should try to avoid combining other languages and make symbolic letters of our own. thats my two cents for now, ill add later
well,for quite awhile now,me and a few of my spectrum friends have been using a...perverted form of the elder Futharks,crossed with Germanic and Tolkenese Futharks.
so,if anyone wants to learn a runic alphabet....:wink:
oh,and i have a question.
would it be considered....permissible to teach a few of my closest NT friends about Autlang?
specificly the ones who i shared the runic codec with...
A kind of pictorial "language" appeals to me. I'm not sure about things that are similar to Esperanto though.