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| par Chesley Bonestell |
The indispensable Language Hat has brought another internet gem to my attention: Edmund Griffith's "Remarks on the Etymology of Literary Martian." It's
a highly amusing mock-philological essay on various fictional "Martian"
languages in literature, ranging from Aleksandr Bogdanov to C.S. Lewis.
Griffith cheekily points out different real-world languages authors
have used as reference points for their own constructions (C.S. Lewis =
Old Icelandic), and maintains an endearing, faux-academic register
throughout that tickled this reader's funny bone.
Griffiths' website includes an Infrequently Questioned Answers page that's also worth a peek.
