--- In sasxsek@yahoogroups.com, <li_sasxsek@...> wrote:
>
> li [Christopher] mi tulis la
>
> > Dana, I have been an admirer of Sasxsek and a lurker in the group (on
> > and off) for a long time now. With the recent postings by you of
> > Sasxsek updates I visited the Sasxsek home page and was very impressed
> > by how far you've brought it. It seems very robust and mature
> > compared to a lot of other "hobbiest" conlangs/auxlangs on the net… so
> > much so that I am considering learning it and investing some
> > time on it.
>
> Thanks for the complement.
>
> > But before I do that I am curious to hear some thoughts form you on
> > the language and your plans for it.
> >
> > 1. How "complete" do you consider the language to be? I realize the
> > vocabulary will continue to grow but do you have plans to make major
> > changes to the grammar, sentence structure, etc..? To put it a little
> > more informally: How much more tinkering are you expecting to do?
>
> How complete is a tough question. So far nothing has really been
> baselined, but I can say that some parts are too difficult change
> without a lot of effort so they aren't likely to be changed. I can list
> a few things here.
>
> Phonology: I don't expect to make any changes here. There's a
> very minute chance of maybe adding an affricate or two, like /tS/ or
> /dZ/. If so, there may be a minor orthographic shift to accomdate /dZ/
> as <j>. Again, this is only something I've considered, and mainly
> because I think it may help in lexical development.
>
> Phonotactics: There is still a good chance that more consonant
> combinations will be allowed, at least in the medial position. This too
> would mainly be to accomodate more lexical possibilities. I'm thinking
> maybe medials like /-ts-/ or /-st-/ could help.
>
> Lexicon: This is where things are still very much in the early
> stages. As you can see from my posts, there have been many changes and
> rearrangements. This is where I find it difficult to say it's time to
> learn the language. You can always learn it, but it must be said that
> changes are being made and anyone learning it now would need to keep up
> with those changes. FWIW, I am trying not to change things too much,
> and focus more on adding new words. However sometimes I find better
> ways to organize things semantically, or I'll find a root that is more
> recognizable. At this point, I'd consider the pronouns and other CV
> words pretty safe from changes. I'd also have to say the numerals and
> numbering system are fairly safe. One place I am looking to rework has
> to do with kinship terminology. "paren" (=parent) will probably change
> to a monosyllable so I can work out a system of derivativees for
> "grandparent", "great-grandparent", etc.
>
> To sum it up, the more outside
> interest I can generate, the better.
>
Thanks for the substantial reply Dana. I will continue to watch your
development of Sasxsek and will start checking it out a little more in
depth.

-Christopher