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- 09 Oct 2020 16:47
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 282803
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Why do, in some old documents, Russians call the Tlingits "колюжах" meaning thorns? I'm very confused. It's probably a variation of this name: The Russian name Koloshi (Колоши, from a Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term kulut'ruaq for the labret worn by women) or the related German name Koulischen may b...
- 05 Oct 2020 19:59
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Is there a way to display how strongly a consonant is pronounced in IPA?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2928
Re: Is there a way to display how strongly a consonant is pronounced in IPA?
An example of this would be the French word "comprendre," meaning understand. The IPA for this (as retrieved from a website, I'm not sure how accurate it is) is "kɔ̃pʁɑ̃dʁ," however when I listened to an audio of the IPA reading the final ʁ was very light. I am uncertain on how ...
- 05 Oct 2020 10:38
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: How necessary are noun cases?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11369
Re: How necessary are noun cases?
I agree with your point, but with emphasis on the first part, these two are possible, right? Das Buch gebe ich dir. Dir gebe ich das Buch. In Scandinavian, such frontings are common, despite there not being either case marking on nouns or number agreement on verbs. (Which in a way makes it a semi-co...
- 02 Oct 2020 08:58
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1679
- Views: 347824
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
I’ve been working on a diachronic language that develops glottalized vowels from a variety of sources. I don’t particularly want glottalization to remain in the language, but I also don’t want to convert it to tone, at least not yet. What could I do with the glottalized vowels? For context, the vow...
- 30 Sep 2020 10:41
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False cognates
- Replies: 902
- Views: 325538
Re: False cognates
Finnish sitten
Swedish sedan
both meaning 'then, subsequently'
Swedish sedan
both meaning 'then, subsequently'
- 30 Sep 2020 09:47
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
- Replies: 762
- Views: 194047
Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread
I've been using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator for years to design my own custom layouts, where I add AltGr as a modifier key for the characters I commonly use. That way I don't have to worry about any brackets having moved (as is often the case when using a layout for a different language or reg...
- 27 Sep 2020 13:24
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1679
- Views: 347824
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
How common is /ç/? Could it be reasonably contrasted with /x/ and/or /ʝ/? In Norwegian and German you have phonemic /ç/ vs /ʃ~ʂ/, which seems to me like an even narrower contrast than with /x/. Swedish has /ɕ/ vs /ɧ/ (which is basically /x/). In Swedish /j/ is commonly [j~ʝ~ʑ] which doesn't match e...
- 11 Sep 2020 15:43
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1679
- Views: 347824
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
How important is aesthetics and sound in a conlang? Obviously, a conlang needs sound to be spoken, but some conlangers aim to make a language that sounds nice to them, while others point out that a language that sounds pleasant all the time is impossible and thus aesthetics and preference isn't tha...
- 06 Sep 2020 17:00
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: The 'Conlangs' Collection: Threads to keep you posting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 49312
The 'Conlangs' Collection: Threads to keep you posting
This post is a collection of various threads from all across the Conlangs forum. The purpose of this collection is to serve as an index of good threads that provide opportunities for participating on the forum—be it by showcasing your conlang, discussing the craft, or sharing interesting ideas. The ...
- 06 Sep 2020 13:51
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: If you were to write one novel...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15340
If you were to write one novel...
... that was set in your conworld or featured your conculture, what would it be about? What story would you choose to go with? In what way does this story represent and show the world/culture that you have created? Why would you want to specifically showcase the things and characters that appear or ...
- 06 Sep 2020 11:46
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 60907
Re: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
Penso che è molto possibile che tu sei l'unico italiano chi è ancora attivo nel forum, però certo questo non vuol dire che non ci sono altre persone che possono parlare con te 🙂 E' proprio così. Per esempio, anch'io parlo italiano, ma non ho niente da dire. La mia risposta, però, ha svelato che tal...
- 05 Sep 2020 16:46
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 60907
Re: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
C'è ancora qualcuno qui? Quattro anni senza nemmeno un post [:(] Dai non posso credere di essere rimasto l'unico italiano del forum, fatemi compagnia ahah Mi ricordo che volevo rispondere al tuo post allora in giugno, pero lo dimenticai e poi non l'ho visto perche non era più rosso 😅 Penso che è mo...
- 05 Sep 2020 16:28
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: Last word you learned in a foreign language
- Replies: 116
- Views: 112739
Re: Last word you learned in a foreign language
FINNISH
luodinkestävä bulletproof
luodinkestävä bulletproof
- 08 Aug 2020 10:26
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Miscellaneous fun facts about your conlang to share and know
- Replies: 70
- Views: 24117
Re: Miscellaneous fun facts about your conlang to share and know
Khemehekis wrote: ↑08 Aug 2020 05:19Whoa, this is crazy! So cool! Is there precedence for this in natlangs?
Re: Silvish
I read about the vestiges of the Latin genitive plural that survived in early Old French (e.g. francor "of the Franks" < Lt. francorum), so I decided that Silvish needed its own genitive plural relic. The result is the adjective suffix -aneû " n -years-old", which comes from Lt....
- 01 Aug 2020 10:02
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Searching a term for ...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1258
Re: Searching a term for ...
Tanni, I have had enough of your pushing consipracy theories and disinformation on this forum. You have been told this before, and yet you keep ignoring it. Consider this your final warning.
- 05 Jun 2020 17:04
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
- Replies: 762
- Views: 194047
- 04 Jun 2020 10:37
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: Last word you learned in a foreign language
- Replies: 116
- Views: 112739
Re: Last word you learned in a foreign language
I learned the kanji 間, which forms the second part of the word 人間 ningen 'human, person'.
- 29 May 2020 14:25
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Gada language - a isolate in Sweden
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7210
Re: Gada language - a isolate in Sweden
The change from [r] to [ʁ] started in the 18th or 19th century, so seeing as your speakers belong to a separate linguistic community, it's not unreasonable that they would keep their distinction. There were pockets of [r]-using dialects even in the South. As a solution for the d>r thing, you could h...
- 13 May 2020 10:12
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
- Replies: 762
- Views: 194047
Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread
I would write it as /²trœsːka/ (though the length is technically not phonemic).qwed117 wrote: ↑13 May 2020 05:11 Not a Swedish speaker, but I suspect that the IPA on this wiktionary entry might not be right. Any confirmation? What should it be?