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- 11 Mar 2024 16:47
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
Trailsend: Your work in language revitalization sounds fascinating! I wouldn't mind hearing more about it, or learning where there might be resources telling more about that work and how it is carried out. It's carried out in many different ways, as you probably expect. This book talks about a lot ...
- 01 Mar 2024 00:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1734
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Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
I don't remember if we have discussed this before. Which languages have both incorporation and noun classes / genders? How do they interact? What happens to noun class markers when the noun is incorporated? You could try to get ahold of a copy of Mithun's The evolution of noun incorporation ; one o...
- 27 Feb 2024 06:58
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
Anyway, I'm just talking off the top of my head, so please do correct me with your actual, you know, knowledge and experience of the subject! But my point is just that I'm not sure we can take the behaviour of high-motivation early adopters of revitalisation as reflecting the likely behaviour of la...
- 26 Feb 2024 16:53
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
Lol. We have more Salishan and Wakashan clients than Athabascan at the minute, and we have worked with Haida.
- 26 Feb 2024 10:44
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
A few in Alaska, several in British Columbia, and one in New Mexico :)
- 26 Feb 2024 08:31
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
When there's a lack of historical sources, do learners tend to be more innovative? Conservative? Cut-corners-ative? Exactly-the-way-I-heard-it-ative? Do you see influence from English/Spanish/French in areas such as grammar? (I'm assuming that words like "coffee" probably just get borrowe...
- 26 Feb 2024 06:11
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
Alutiiq, spoken on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Historically: Naaqillrianga aquma lua . naaqi-llria-nga aquma-lua read-PAST-1 sit-CONJ.1 I was sitting and reading Naaqillria aquma luni . naaqi-llria-Ø aquma-luni read-PAST-3 sit-CONJ.3 He/she was sitting and reading But, for current speakers: Naaqillrianga...
- 25 Feb 2024 07:11
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2016
Re: would rescuing an endangered language have a similar effect to israeli hebrew?
Conveniently I work in language revitalization for Indigenous languages in North America, that's my full-time job. On first read the answer to this question seems pretty clear—all languages evolve, and as they do, their older forms seem "archaic" to speakers of the newer ones. So if an end...
- 25 Dec 2022 06:46
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
(text) :D :D Oh dang I got much closer than I worried I did XD Y'all can find my torch here! https://hiding-waters.wanderwards.com/cbb-relay-xv.html If anybody (especially Emanresu or Iyionaku) has any thoughts on ways I could make future torches easier to work with, I'm always keen for feedback! (...
- 25 Dec 2022 01:39
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
No, you're not. That was my direct translation of the torch I received from pachelbel. I did a cleaning pass that involved adding a couple lines to introduce characters, partially for my own sanity because I couldn't keep track of who was being talked about and partially because of limitations of A...
- 24 Dec 2022 18:29
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
Wild! It looks like the beehive was conjured out of a Boral expression for "crowd"? 15th) Mándinrùh [127 words] English “Your mother is asking about my concern for you. Is it my destiny that you love me?” ... Hang on hang on—is this the English translation of the Atili text? I am super sur...
- 23 Dec 2022 18:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
Holy shit you did it! Speed run!!
- 23 Dec 2022 07:59
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Update: Emanresu has informed me in a private message that they had too many issues with the Hiding Waters torch, and wish to drop out. Oof. Well, shit. I will therefore start to re-translate the HW torch to English and wrap up the relay. Fingers crossed that I can finish it today, otherwise it's g...
- 16 Dec 2022 03:21
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
The torch is away at last!!
- 15 Dec 2022 01:38
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Well, shit. I am very nearly done friends, but I didn't manage to finish before a commitment that's going to tie me up for a couple of hours. I will definitely be able to pass on the torch later tonight, or tomorrow morning at the latest!
- 13 Dec 2022 00:45
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Translation done! (Pending one last question to Mándinrùh, depending on whose answer I might make a revision.) Just need to clean up the grammar notes and do a last pass for error-checking!
- 12 Dec 2022 12:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Okay, translation into HW is just about done!
- 11 Dec 2022 01:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Psat Trailsend, barcai otganytepatsbei? [psat ˈtɾɛɪ̯lsənd, ˈbaɾkaɪ̯ ɔ̈gɐnˈʃteːpɐt͡sbɛɪ̯] hello.IFML PROP, ask-1SG how-make_progress-ADZ-COP.2SG Hey Trailsend, what is your progress? [:D] I'm...struggling DX I've thrown in the towel and reached out to Mándinrùh for some Atili help; in the meantime I...
- 06 Dec 2022 01:39
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay XV - RESULTS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 12189
Re: CBB Conlang Relay XV - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Torch received! I am sO EXCITED :D :D :D :D !!!!
- 07 Nov 2022 07:38
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Have You Made a Polysynthetic Conlang?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1957
Re: Have You Made a Polysynthetic Conlang?
My understanding of a "polysynthetic" language is that it has 12 or more morphemes per word. Where did you find this definition? It's not one I'm aware of. As far as I know there isn't a consensus on a definition for polysynthesis. There's Baker's idea that a polysynthetic language is one...