Comments | linguaphiles: Have Any of You Read The Print Version of the Language Construction Kit?

runa27 in linguaphiles

Have Any of You Read The Print Version of the Language Construction Kit?

Dec 30, 2012 23:16

So, I just today found out that this exists. It's the good old Language Construction Kit from Zompist, only... in print. And expanded. And rewritten, apparently?

The LCK is one of the few resources I've seen that seems like it might work for me at least in terms of basic linguistics stuff. I'm just curious - has anybody tried the print version? ( Read more... )

linguistics, books, conlangs

Comments 4

muckefuck December 31 2012, 04:31:31 UTC

Well, I'm hardly an impartial source, since I helped edit it, but I thought it expanded considerably on the online version. The case study at the end seems particularly useful to those who want to do a good job with their conlang but have trouble knowing where to start or what-all is involved.

tisoi December 31 2012, 06:54:21 UTC

Yep. Been following his site since 1995!

eyeballmassage January 1 2013, 01:18:50 UTC

i haven't read this one, but the Advanced LCK is excellent!! i actually have very little interest in conlanging myself but it's just a really great read for any kind of Language Person

hobbitblue January 10 2013, 23:08:20 UTC

I have this, its excellent, being in book form makes it handier to refer to also.. am unsure of the changes from the website but it seems very comprehensive, I'm interested in conlangs but was surprised how much the book made me think and rethink my existing languages and the linguistic/grammatical aspects of same. Well worth having.