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by Ilargi
03 Dec 2012 07:59
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Double Negatives and Perceptions in English (Split Post)
Replies: 18
Views: 3687

Re: Double Negatives and Perceptions in English (Split Post)

So, to summarize, double negatives are stigmatized in English because it's a non-prestige dialectal feature and is thus associated (in the minds of many native speakers of near-standard dialects) with the uneducated. [tick]

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by Ilargi
07 Jul 2012 19:04
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: So Burushaski is apparently Indo-European...
Replies: 13
Views: 2848

Re: So Burushaski is apparently Indo-European...

Tocharian isn't especially "european", but it does have an undeniable "Indo-" character to it. Oh fuck, indo-european != european. Drop the etymological fallacy. I think Lambuzhao meant that Tocharian has less in common with the Indo-European branches that developed in Europe an...
by Ilargi
13 Feb 2012 06:04
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: 日本語 | Japanese Conversation Thread
Replies: 164
Views: 186019

Re: 日本語で人工言語と世界を…

あぁ、ありがとうございました。 [:)]
by Ilargi
13 Feb 2012 01:47
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: 日本語 | Japanese Conversation Thread
Replies: 164
Views: 186019

Re: 日本語で人工言語と世界を…

私は、「話す」を身につけいました。だから、「話せます」が何ですか。「話します」かしら?別様の語ですか? :wat:
by Ilargi
13 Feb 2012 01:11
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Are your main conpeople human or of a different species?
Replies: 81
Views: 46829

Re: Are your main conpeople human or of a different species?

My conpeople are plain old homo sapiens.
valiums wrote:
Cordoma wrote:The most fun I ever had with a conculture was my race of sticks. Yes, that's right: sticks. I shit you not.
I want to know more about this.
[+1]
by Ilargi
01 Feb 2012 18:08
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Fastest way to build lexicon.
Replies: 12
Views: 2942

Re: Fastest way to build lexicon.

I’ve found this to work well for me, feel free to comment on it. First I will write a short Aesopy-fable or a dialog I want to be able to say. Then I go through and circle the words I have. Then I go through and try to see if there are any that fall into a category that could be derived. Then I con...
by Ilargi
01 Feb 2012 17:42
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: People's Names by Holly Ingraham
Replies: 12
Views: 2834

Re: Peoples' Names by Holly Ingraham

Maybe there's $300 inside the book (given that you know how to access it), and the $16 is how much the actual book costs. Then again, I could be spewing nonsense. [;)]

In all seriousness, though, I'm curious about the book. Maybe for a lower price, lol.
by Ilargi
31 Jan 2012 01:12
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Nifty Random Features
Replies: 92
Views: 24383

Re: Nifty Random Features

Also, can someone please point me to a natlang that has a seperate 3p pronoun for a mix of (anatomical) genders? I've found plenty that have a separate form for all-female, but not for female+male. Check out Das grammatische Raritätenkabinett's feature 57. Ah, thanks. [:)] Another cool feature is w...
by Ilargi
31 Jan 2012 01:07
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Who ACTUALLY has lots of words for snow?
Replies: 17
Views: 2320

Re: Who ACTUALLY has lots of words for snow?

English has a good amount of words for it. Only a few basic terms, though, I'd wager: snow, flurries, blizzard, (maybe) slush All the others I can think of are secondary meanings or transparent derivations: pack, powder, snowstorm, thundersnow ... etc. Why does no one ever remember graupel ??? It's...
by Ilargi
27 Jan 2012 23:50
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Nifty Random Features
Replies: 92
Views: 24383

Re: Nifty Random Features

Maybe someone's demonic conlang will, instead of alienable and inalienable possession, have exorcisable and inexorcisable possession. I was about to mention alienable/inalienable possession. :D This sounds brilliant. Dual plurals always caught my eye, although it was a while before I found out they...
by Ilargi
14 Sep 2011 01:51
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Your vote for most beautiful natlang writing system.
Replies: 99
Views: 17749

Re: Your vote for most beautiful natlang writing system.

Mkhedruli and Nushu are two of my favorites.