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submitted 2 months ago by Erika3sis@hexbear.net to c/conlangs@mander.xyz

The types of words that might get one's speech stereotyped as "lazy" or "disfluent" or "uneducated" or whatever else if used excessively or in too formal a setting, but which in truth are vital for fluency and listening comprehension.

I dunno, this is just an impression because I don't interact much with the broader conlang community, but I feel like these words often end up being sort of overlooked by many conlangers. I certainly overlooked them for a long time myself. But to me these words make a language feel that much more alive, you know, that different people talk in different ways with different registers.

Do any of you have any interesting thoughts or experiences with these types of words? How are they handled in your own conlangs?

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[-] chip@feddit.rocks 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

All introduction to conlanging contain some degree of prescriptivism focusing on grammar and vocabulary building, so I'm not surprised when most famous examples also emphasize on them to also ease their introduction. Regular lexicon, consistent spelling and pronunciation are a huge help when learning a new language.

However, I have to agree that irregularity and going off the beaten path is part of human nature. I used to imagine what a future version of current day languages would split into based on regional dialects and features considered "un-educated" but also popular.

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