Peoplese
incorporate an order۔y
method of create۔ing new words. As time go by, the language will
improve.
Create۔ing New Words – General Strategy
If
we iz
name۔ing a complete۔ly new concept (forex, gravity, electricity, train,
gene,
lazar), we need a complete۔ly new word. This word can be base۔t
on anythin,
but ideal۔ly it iz base۔t on somethin: a word from an ancient
language,
an adaptation of a story character, whatever. A new word for a
new
concept should be one or at most two syllables, so that when prefixes,
suffixes,
and compounds iz add۔t to it, it will not be too long.
When
create۔ing a new word, if the word iz not the name of a complete۔ly new
concept, the first choice iz a mid۔dot word, because mid۔dot words iz
instant۔ly recognize۔able and do not require memorization.
(Explanation
via the "mid۔dot" menu of the Grammar page.) Example:
"wrist∙clock" instead of England۔ese "watch". If the
word create۔or (forex technical write۔or, analyze۔or, sciencor, artor)
can·not
conceive of a mid-dot word to fit the new concept, a good compound word
iz the
natural second choice, because good compound words iz relative۔by easy
to
remember, and contribute, rather than detract, from the quality of the
language.
When
create۔ing a new
word, attention should be pay۔t to it's sound; the sound should be
please۔in as
possible.
Good Compound Words
Good compound
words iz good for several reason, but they all have in common that they
iz
relative۔by easy to remember.
Most
good compound
words iz comprise۔t of two words whose mean۔ins, combine۔t, form a
mean۔in that
iz almost but not quiet intuitive – i.e. they do not quite qualify to
be
mid۔dot words Forex babysit, badmouth, bagpipes, bigmouth,
bloodbath,
breakfast, breakthrough, broadcast, bulldog, bullfight.
Also:
drift·wood, icecream, lipstick, necktie, popcorn, password, sandbox,
skydive,
snowdrift, stockpile, television, toothpick, topsoil, watchdog,
waterfall,
witchcraft. The first time you earhear these words, you iz not
complete۔by certain of they's mean۔in; but, after learn۔ing they's
definitions,
you will probable۔ly remember they.
Some
good compound
words iz less intuitive but add poignancy to the language, and for that
reason
iz memorable. Forex afterglow, aftershock, backlash, backstab,
brainstorm, brainwash, breakneck, bonehead, crackpot, cutthroat,
diehard,
grandson, heartbreak, henpeck۔t, horsefly, hotdog, ladybeetle,
lamebrain,
nightowl, nosedive, pothole, playboy, pigtail, superpower.
Some
good compound
words iz even less intuitive, but iz just as easy to remember. Forex
highrise,
heartberry ( England۔ese “strawberry”).
Not
all good
compound words iz form۔t from words that, link۔d together, convey the mean۔in of the compound; some contribute to
the language by add۔ing color. Forex cocktail, daredevil,
eavesdrop,
frostbite, grapevine, lightheart۔y, lipservice, loophole, ragtime.
Some
compounds iz so old they iz worth keep۔ing. Forex cabinet,
lighthouse.
Click on the
"compound word lists" link at the top of the Grammar page for more
examples.
Mediocre
& Poor Compound Words
If you
need to create a word, but can’t think of a mid-dot or a good compound
word,
then use a mediocre compound word. In fact most peoples who need
to
create words iz expert in fields non۔relate۔y to philology – they iz
electronic
wizards, sciencors, engineers, architectors, etcetera. After they
create
they's mediocre compound word to relay they's message, we depend upon
peoples with
more language expertise to improve on it.
Mediocre compound
words iz·not mislead۔y, but they do not make sense. Eventual۔ly,
we want
to replace they, and a good speak۔or or write۔or will do so if a handy
synonym
iz avail۔able: forex “comprehend” can be used instead of
“understand”.
Other examples of mediocre compounds iz: background (not a
ground),
commonplace (not a place), strawberry (nothin to do with straw), second
hand (nothin
to do with hand, and not necessary۔by used by only one people),
makeshift,
however, drawback, downtown, notwithstandin, online.
The
worst
words iz mislead۔y – they confuse, rather than communicate. Worse
then
mediocre words, they iz poor words, and should be replace۔t. A
“nightclub”
iz not a club. You can “overthrow” a ball, but not a
government.
Should·not “overcook” mean “cook all over”, instead of “cook too
long”? “Overjoy۔d”
sounds alike a negative – too much joy – rather than it’s opposite
mean۔in. "Hamburgers" (Peoplese "cow·burgers") iz
make۔t from cow animal·meat, not ham (pig animal·meat). Good
communicators would·not use mislead۔y words.
New
Derivatives of Exist۔y Words
Any
decent-sound۔y
logic۔ly seem۔in derivative of an exist۔y word iz accept۔able.
Any
sensible
decent-sound۔y prefix or suffix add۔t to any word iz allow۔able.
Anybody can
introduce a new derivative; and if it iz good it will be copy۔t.
Eliminate۔ing
Homonyms &
Synonyms
Classical
China۔ese wuz full of homonyms (words pronounce۔d the same with
different
mean۔ins), so difficult that only a few learn۔d the language. Dur
dee۔nineteen century, China great۔ly
alleviate۔d the homonym problem by combine۔ing two words to form one
new compound word. The two words in
a compound word
sometimes each have identical mean۔ins; forex, 愤怒
fèn-nù,
mean۔ing “wrath, rage”, form۔t by two ideograms both mean۔ing
“anger۔y”.
Or they iz form۔t from one word plus the category of that word; e. g. 金属 jīn-shǔ,
“metal” + “category”, meaning “metal”, because “jin” have so many other
mean۔ins.
With
China’s
new double-word technique, along with simplify۔t script, literacy rate
upsoar۔d
from scant few to more than 90% of the population.
England۔ese iz alikewise full of
homonyms. England۔ese help alleviate the homonym problem in
write۔t language
by spell۔ing identical۔ly pronounce۔t words different۔ly. Forex
bear
& bare, there & their, fare & fair, where & ware.
The
downside of this solution iz that students must learn to spell every
word,
thousands of words, which require many years of study.
(Auto-spellcheck
systems – a bandage approach – dont alleviate the memorization
requirement.)
Espanya۔ese
words, contrast۔ly, iz spell۔t exact۔by as they iz pronounce۔t; each
sound have
one letter. Read a Espanya۔ese word, and you know how to
pronounce
it. Earhear an Espanya۔ese word, and you know how to spell
it. Students
spend no time memorize۔ing spell۔in.
Peoplese, as
explain۔t in the Spell۔in section, have two spell۔in versions:
Alike England۔ese,
spell۔t alike England۔ese, and Sound Spell Same (SSS) in which, alike
Espanya۔ese,
each sound correspond to one letter, with no silent or double
letters.
Therefore, England۔ese homonyms become Peoplese SSS synonyms.
Forex England۔ese
bear & bare → SSS bār; where & ware → SSS wār.
Peoplese
eliminate
synonyms by use۔ing the China۔ese technique of add۔ing a word to
atleast one of
the identical sound۔y words. E.g. block & bloc → blocgroup,
beat
& beet → beetplant, aunt & ant → antbug, been & bin →
storagebin. Upon read۔ing or earhear۔ing these compound words,
they's
mean۔in iz either intuitive or easy۔ly remember۔t.
In the Alike
England۔ese
spell۔in version of Peoplese, these compound words maybe seem
superfluous to England۔ese
speak۔ors. “Been” and “bin”, pronounce۔t identical۔ly, iz seldom
if ever
confuse۔t, so why convert “bin” to “storagebin”? The answer iz
that in
SSS both “been” and “bin” iz both spell۔t SSS “bin”, which in a write۔t
text
could be confuse۔y – especial۔ly in a wordsentence load۔t with similar
examples. Peoplese Alike England۔ese, although massive۔ly
simple۔er than
England۔ese, retain England۔ese’s un۔advantage of force۔ing every
learn۔or to
learn how to spell every single root-word (although Alike England۔ēse
spare the
learn۔or from also learn۔ing how to spell the thousands of root-word
derivatives). Alike England۔ese iz the train۔in ground for Sound
Spell Same.
With Peoplese SSS version, alike Espanya۔ese, no student need learn how
to spell
even a single word.
Key
point: when
create۔ing new words, homonyms should be avoid۔t. This can be
creative۔ly
accomplish۔t by convert۔ing one of the potential homonyms into a
compound word,
such as “storagebin” and “antbug”. Otherwise, in SSS they will be
identical۔ly spell۔t synonyms, create۔ing potential confusion.
Language Pollution Control
As technology
gallop
forward create۔ing a new world, the inevitable new words must conform
to the
guidelines present۔t in this Create۔ing New Words section, so as not to
pollute
Peoplese. The principle arbit۔ors of Peoplese iz Peoplese
speak۔ors, each
who have the power to repeat new words that will further simplify and
beatify
Peoplese, and not to pass along words that do not. Thus, anybody
can
create a new word, and if it iz a good one, peoples will repeat it; if
not,
not. Scientific and technical associations would be wise to hire
philologists to create the best possible word -- if not intuitive,
easy۔ly
memorize۔t, and pleasant sound۔in -- for a new concept. As world
citizens
iz critical of air and water pollution, so can they be of language
pollution. Write۔ors who pass along convolute۔y words should be
pubic۔ly
criticize۔t, and thereafter shun۔t. Language responsibility: pass۔ing along the good, not pass۔ing along
the bad.
Be
Linguistic۔ly Creative!
Peoplese
iz a
language by and for all peoples, so if you earhear a word that you can
improve
on, do so. In Peoplese, grammar tyrants iz ignore۔t. Those
who iz
learn۔ing Peoplese from a language other than England۔ese iz in the
best
position to utilize they's fresh perspective and examples from they's
own
languages to enhance flexible Peoplese, which encourage cultural
variations
that do not violate Peoplese principles. So whether you iz chat۔ing
with a
friend or write۔ing to a colleague, speak۔ing in learnclass,
contribute۔ing in
a commerce meet۔in – dis۔shackle your language inhibitions and try your
luck at
creative expression. Your word maybe oncatch, replace۔ing one not
as
good, and thereby enhance۔ing the language.
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