Phrasal Constructions as Accent Groups in ANGLO

[asher63]

Anglo differs from SRE (Standard Roman English) in the treatment of phrasal constructions that form accent groups. In Anglo, paired components of a phrasal are normally joined with a makkef (hyphen), and not joined as a single word nor written as separate words as is common in SRE. (An exception is the case of a phrasal verb with an interposed

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[sodyera]

For Goddess's sake, please drop the technobabble and translate the first two paragraphs into English. I couldn't tell whether you were trying to teach a language or the way in which to construct a language. I lost interest at the beginning.

In order to get people to read what you're talking about, one must provide an open door. I found a wall. Please redo.

[asher63]

Well, it's nice that my post elicited such a lively response. I was beginning to think nobody was reading this list anymore

[sodyera]

There's a difference between interest and opacity. Every post, I assume someone is coming in from out of nowhere and must make sense of something they've never seen before. Such is the nature of the Internet. It's like having people constantly walk in on a live demo. You need a way to get people involved quickly. I'm dyslexic to begin with, so I need to catch a "hook" that will let me go deeper.

[ap_aelfwine]

Interesting, and clearly said as I read it.

I did have to scan down your blog in order to be sure that you were laying out a consistent way of transliterating English into Hebrew letters, as opposed to creating an allohistorical cousin-tongue to English written in Hebrew letters, along the lines of Yiddish or Ladino, but that's simply because the latter is what I would have done. I really can't imagine criticising you or anybody else for using your mind to create what you felt like creating rather than what I would have created, at least not in a case like this.

[asher63]

Thank you.