My Brain is Mush

[fuzzyred]

It's official; I have gone crazy. The tedium at work has driven me around the bend. Before you get too concerned, let me explain. I don't consider myself a "little" but I definitely have some child like tendencies at times. Most frequently these appear when I'm bored or stressed, and I've been bored a lot at work lately. Now, even at the best of times, I have a habit of talking to myself. It just so happens that when I'm bored I'm a lot less likely to use English and just make sounds instead; mostly some variation of "Aaaa". Gs are fun to throw in too, like "Naga" or "Whaga".

The bit that leads to me claiming insanity: I have found myself actually making words for this "non-language". It is acquiring more "words" as opposed to just strings of "ah-aaah-ah"s. I even gave it a name. I think I need to make myself some flashcards so I can practice my French and Polish at work instead of messing around with what amounts to a cranky childs vocalizations.

*bemused head shake* My brain some days...

Comments

[mdlbear]

Alternatively you could run with it. Conlangs are a thing.

Of course, that's assuming that a least some of the words have meanings. My personal conlang is just (a comparatively small number of) English words, but with highly nonstandard meanings.

Hmm ...

[fuzzyred]

There are some words with meaning, though a very few at the moment. Can my Conlang have bits that have no meaning? There are a bunch of sounds that are sort of words but have no translatable meaning, it's just a lot of rambling that conveys a feeling.

I'm also limited as to how many words I can create at the moment because the whole point is things that are easier to say and more stress relieving than English, so I have certain letter combinations I'm gravitating towards.

Re: Hmm ...

[mdlbear]

Certainly! Especially if they start getting used in particular situations. My own vocabulary includes "growf", "meep", and "gleep". And lots of languages have words that don't translate easily into English.

And I'm still trying to figure what "sorry" means in Ursine -- it's very different from what it means in English.

Re: Hmm ...

[fuzzyred]

Most of the non-translatables get used in situations of frustration; idiot drivers for example. English isn't satisfying enough in most cases so I devlove into what sounds like nonsense. It's only recently that actual words started happening and meanings showed up.

Line work, it's mind-meltingly tedious.

Also, I like your words, they sound like good ones :)

[mirrorofsmoke]

You should totally go with the conlang idea. There're plenty of languages that can't be translated into English.
For example, this system's Rocket was originally a raccoon before he got experimented on so much, and he speaks the language still, and has a sister who lives here so has someone to speak it to. The language is completely without words, but the vocalizations do have definite meaning, though the "words" as such are just combinations of sounds, but combos of sounds do occur in certain types of situations. For example, hissing usually means he's frustrated or annoyed, and play growling is a thing. There's also a questioning chirp that comes with a headtilt of obvious question.

Full steam ahead

[fuzzyred]

I actually made a post today about my forays into making it an actual conlang. Kept me busy while doing overtime.

That's so cool. I love anything related to languages, even ones that are just sounds. I like trying to figure out how they work and the whys behind them. And they are so much fun to listen to.