# NFT: Unglish by depatchedmode.eth

Source: https://unglish.co.uk

## Summary

unglish is an NFT art project by depatchedmode.eth that generates an endless, self-replicating English-like gibberish language, built as a playful take on English's own irregular, co-constructed nature. The project's releases include the initial dialects zorglish a, arbiglish a, baglish a and optiglish a, currently minting on highlight.xyz, and Unglish 0, released 2023-06-11 as an edition of 20 on teia.art. The FAQ describes a roadmap running from words to definitions to grammar to writing, with the author projecting the work will take about 50 years.

## Article

Welcome to the wide world of unglish!

We all accept English as a gibberish language collectively co-constructed in real time across the globe. It's functional. It's cultural. It's an ungodly mishmash of borrowed words and sounds. It makes no sense, but it gets the job done.

Some folks like the OED attempt to maintain control and impose order, but it's a futile resistance.

unglish seeks to bring the insanity of English to its natural conclusion: infinite gibberish, self-replicating, in dynamic equilibrium. All while sounding kind of "english" when you squint your ears.

Iterations

unglish a • highlight.xyz

[currently minting!]

The four initial unglish dialects: zorglish a, arbiglish a, baglish a, optiglish a

Second release of the word generation engine, beginning the transition to word construction following the Sonority Sequencing Principle

Format: Long form generation of interactive standards-compliant accessible HTML

Released: 2024-01-06

Unglish 0 • teia.art

[editions still available!]

First official release of the unglish word generation engine, using a naive approach

Format: Edition of 20, Infinite generative HTML

Released: 2023-06-11

Unglish 0-rc1 • CausalIslands.com

Sneak Preview - looped on the main stage during the conference closing party

infinite generative HTML

Exhibited: 2023-04-26

Dictionary

token gated definitions coming soon

FAQs

What is unglish?

It's a language that sounds like english, but isn't... yet.

What's the goal?

To build many worlds of impossible to understand gibberish, that each have a graceful internal coherence. There will be heaps of poetry and prose. Conversations and disagreements. Idle thoughts and musings.

But, if we do it right, its true meaning will be impregnababble.

What versioning system do you use?

unglish is versioned using a baseIDGAF system. We start with `a`. And then we'll cycle through `e`, `i`, `o` and `u`. And then we'll loop back to `a` and add `b` (the lowest indexed english consonant) to get: `ab`.

At some point, we'll add spaces and punction. And eventually, if we iterate high enough, maybe we'll have written a novel.

Who is authorized to produce unglish words?

Only me and you.

Who's "me"?

depatchedmode

What's the roadmap?

Great question. I'll be as brief and vague as I can. Present state is shown obliquely.

🏗️: Words → Definitions → Grammar → Writing. 👂: IPA english phonemes → other phonetic systems → all phonemes. 🗣️: SpeechSynthesisAPI → SSML? → Custom Voices? 🧮: 1 → 2 → ♾️

All told, I think the whole project witll take 50 years, give or take a century.

Presently, we're optimizing for TTFP

What projects/movements are currently inspiring this effort?

Flarf Poetry

pwoermds

Diaspora

Join us in the /unglish channel on Warpcast.