[C18-L] imaginary grammars

[Joel S. Berson]

On a list of 18th-century mavens and afficiondos:

At 10/26/2010 02:35 PM, Ruth MENZIES wrote:
>I was wondering whether anyone on the list could point me towards
>imaginary voyages/utopias that present more or less detailed
>grammars purporting to illustrate perfect languages (the kind of
>thing Swift derides in Gulliver's Travels).
>I am familiar with French texts of this sort (Veiras, Foigny, Tyssot
>de Patot) but less so as regards works in English.

I'll pass on any responses to the other list.

Remember, the writer is almost certainly interested in the period
before, say, 1850 -- so don't give me "Star Trek, Voyager".

Joel

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org