So if you look here you can see a thread I started on homebrewing my own Primitive Campaign. Now people started a pretty interesting albeit off-topic conversation about language, and the use of Broken English. In general, what do you guys think for primitive campaigns? Do people just talk normally?
Just wanted to see some interesting ideas and thoughts and have a good discussion.
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.
Oh yeah, and I want to see what happens if I say the word "Caveman"
Yes, people just talk normally. Or, at least normally for each other; obviously they won't speak Modern English. But their language will be just as expressive as ME.
Language is really important for less developed societies because for many of them, they may not have writing. Without writing or an alphabet, a people have to look to oral history and story tellers to keep their history and such alive.
I'm unsure the validity of this, but I remember reading that the Inca empire did not have a written alphabet. Instead, they had designated memorizers that would remember laws and legal issues for use. Now, while I don't know if this is true or not, this would make an interesting culture.
The only time I'd really use broken English is if a person was trying to speak another's language that they don't understand.
Lots of nonliterate cultures have designated memorizers. That's basically what a bard, a skald, (in West Africa) a griot, and so forth are. The Incan equivalent is the Amawtakuna.
Lots of nonliterate cultures have designated memorizers. That's basically what a bard, a skald, (in West Africa) a griot, and so forth are. The Incan equivalent is the Amawtakuna.
Thanks for the link. I admittedly only heard about it from Buzz Feed and well, that's Buzz Feed for ya.