[conlang_learners] Submission of conlangs

[Kelvin Jackson]

> Could be. This certainly isn't a short-term project. But is it a  
> life-long affair
> either? I would imagine that learners could easily spend three to  
> six months getting a good feel for the language and another six  
> perfecting their skill. But at what point does the cycle end? Is  
> this really a spring-board for a full-fledged speaking community?  
> Are we expecting people to teach these conlangs to their kids? That  
> I really would have a problem with, and would never want someone to  
> (ab)use my conlangs that way.

I don't think there would be any inflexible expectations about what  
any individual would do beyond a certain point. Certainly nothing as  
long-term as life-long. Any full-fledged speaking community would be  
composed entirely of willing participants. I don't think anybody  
would be forced to stay with the project if they don't like it. I  
imagine that the expected commitment would be similar to that for a  
course in a school—that is, you stick with the project for a certain,  
limited, set amount of time (probably a couple of months) and then  
you get to choose whether you want to continue from then on.

> I guess it's cos I see conlangs as pieces of art. I mean, becoming  
> part of a real honest-to-God speaking community for a conlang is  
> rather like buying a statue of a nymph and going to bed with her...

That analogy might be going a little bit too far.:)

-Kelvin