Mother Language

From: Michael Cule <mikec_at_room3b.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 12:36:39 +0100


> The following is a small attempt to flesh out the mythology of
>Issaries just a bit.

And a very nice one too. I'd say a couple of things:

  1. If languages are 'children' of Mother Language then that implies that there's a lot of hanky-panky going on between her and the visiting gods (pause to insert obligatory double-entendre about 'tongues' here) and it's a bit peculiar that neither LM nor Issaries comment on this. Perhaps you might change the image to her being a gardener and the languages being grown as flowers.
  2. It really adds a lot to the relationship between LM and Issaries to make them father and son -in-law. Accounts for a lot that does.
    • -- Michael Cule

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