From: djheydt@kithrup.com
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William Vetter wrote:
>Michelle Bottorff wrote:
>> William Vetter wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I do not see very much idiosyncratic grammar that should be obvious
>>> evidence of separate languages.
>>
>> Obvious idiosyncratic grammar was what I was trying to get away from.
>>
>> That's why I needed to bring the story to a halt and spend some time
>> coming up with something a little more subtle and refined before
>> continuing on. :)
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback!
>>
>> It sounds like the cultural clutter is masking any underlying linguistic
>> traits. And that's problably happening in my head as well as on paper,
>> which would explain why I'm struggling. So...
>>
>> ...that means that my next exercise should probably be to have someone
>> who knows both languages say the same thing in first the one, and then
>> the other.
>>
>> Aha! Yes. That ought to get me what I need.
>>
>> Thank you!
>
>How's about some of you brave authors answer her question, instead of
>takin' off on thread discussions?
Well, her question (IIRC) amounted to "How should *I* indicate
alian language while writing in English so my readers can read
it?" Which, really, none of us can answer with "You should do X,
Y, or Z," since no writer can with impunity tell another writer
what to do or how to do it.
I gave an example of the Martian-accented Terran I'm currently
doing; whether it'll be accepted by readers remains to be seen.
That's really all anybody can do.
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