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- 29 Dec 2019 12:53
- Forum: Teach & Share
- Topic: Ogden's "Basic English" for other languages?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8077
Re: Ogden's "Basic English" for other languages?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Basic_English_word_list I find this list strange and question how wikipedia went about making it. Words like "harmony" and "secretary" seem like less common and more abstract outliers in the list, and there are a lot of near synonyms like ...
- 27 Jun 2019 08:50
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Random Conworld idea thread
- Replies: 490
- Views: 184613
Re: Random Conworld idea thread
I've been thinking up names for an interstellar current than just generic credits. I'm leaning towards the "uno." I got the name from the idea of the euro, used by many European countries, and the "uno" is supposed to be a universal currency, hence the name. Also, "uno"...
- 02 Jan 2019 19:25
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English Dialects
- Replies: 79
- Views: 45487
Re: English Dialects
Strange to see so many americans here with [ɚ] over a hard [ɻ] as I've always considered myself to have a bland, typical "midwestern" accent despite never having actually lived in the midwest (the few times I've been to Michigan people called me out on vocab like "y'all" and &quo...
- 02 May 2018 09:54
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: What language could this person speak?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12465
Re: What language could this person speak?
Obviously Java is short for Javanese and are from Indonesia, so probably Indonesian.
- 07 Aug 2017 06:27
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Is modern grammar writing simply better?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5018
Re: Is modern grammar writing simply better?
My biggest gripe is with grammars that use nonstandard conventions. A lot of old grammar and phonology texts have some weird transcriptions before the IPA was standardized (like ħ for ç), and even now I come across a paper or two that is well aware of the IPA but chooses not to use it for some esote...
- 16 Jul 2017 10:22
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Post-Modern English
- Replies: 38
- Views: 14155
Re: Post-Modern English
I always thought it would be interesting if English develops "reverse" conjugation from the traditional european languages; instead of conjugation based on the subject (I have vs He has) we get it based off the object: -Haveme vs Haveya vs Havim vs Haver vs Havit, etc. or even more with pa...
- 15 Apr 2017 20:06
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Funny Speech Quirks and More!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7910
Re: Funny Speech Quirks and More!
I don't really round any of my vowels. Like, they sound "rounded" yet my lips hardly move. I have a really hard time trying to speak german.
- 28 Dec 2016 18:37
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: If your conlang were a natlang...
- Replies: 94
- Views: 12749
Re: If your conlang were a natlang...
Probably a native american language or some sort. Translation from the first bit of Wikipedia's entry for foxes: Lútaak sí wa yunʔ ɲúúɲee nééʔréyuurí yenhaat luɲee, wa seeʔ káán taahke nííhukwuuwáá tíírenluɲee. Luhré ʔaaklaak naakyaarí, héét kuutʔi ráátuuyaarí, heɲúúk yeeʔaanyaarísí, wa nuuyu heeʔu ...
- 20 Nov 2016 04:54
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: I want to learn another language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2122
Re: I want to learn another language
Why not Russian? Tons of speakers, many monolingual, lots of learning resources, lots of media (cartoons, movies, music, etc.), and the cool factor is pretty high. Foreign enough to seem different but still IE so it doesn't feel hopelessly alien.
- 21 Oct 2016 04:51
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Question about tonal languages.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2049
Re: Question about tonal languages.
You might find these interesting: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/pdf/variatielinguistiek/tone/donohue.pdf http://www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/~hoole/pdf/hoole_tal.pdf http://mproctor.net/docs/shaw14_ISSP_tone-vowel.pdf http://gep.ruhosting.nl/carlos/naravoweldurationtex.pdf http://roa.rutgers.edu/files...
- 17 Sep 2016 06:58
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Spanglish
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1726
- 23 Jul 2016 12:02
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Word Order
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2411
Re: Word Order
Depends on what you're going for. If you want a "normal" language then SVO or SOV is the obvious choice. But if it's a personal language or one that you don't mind being a little off the beaten trail then OSV is fine. I've found that some languages tend to just "fit" with certain...
- 06 Feb 2016 17:09
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Conlanging through Translation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2493
Re: Conlanging through Translation
I usually come up with a phonetic inventory, orthography, grammar outline, about 50-60 words, and a few dozen simple sentences to get a feel for the language before I start translating. Translating for me is mainly a way to get common vocab and derivation without slogging through lists of "most...
- 23 Jan 2016 23:56
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English without GVS?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9042
Re: English without GVS?
Considering rolled is the standard/more common "r" sound, I'd say english has the spicier phoneme. Combine that with our lovely /T, D/ and vowel system and I'd say we have a pretty flavorful language here.Aleks wrote:Rolled R would definitely spice it up.
- 01 Dec 2015 23:05
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Reforming Ido - Worth the Effort?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4257
Re: Reforming Ido - Worth the Effort?
The elimination of "tu" (the "personal" form of 'you,' used only in French so far as I know) Formal vs Personal you is pretty much used in all IE but english, and exists in many non IE languages as well. Also variants of "tu" is universal in european languages, again, ...
- 14 Nov 2015 23:56
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Blank Space
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4617
Re: Blank Space
:con: Mihok Translation 1: Ńoiternasle mohai kogi vanas nekut. ńoi.tern.as.le Ø.mohai Ø.kogi vanas si.nekut want.hold.PRES.COND NOM-M.boy ABS-V.love like NOM-N.torture Boys only want love if [love] is like torture. Translation 2: Ńoiternas namohai cekogi, la jesassi nekut. ńoi.tern.as na.mohai cekog...
- 17 Oct 2015 23:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What should I translate into my conlang
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1906
Re: What should I translate into my conlang
I'd recommend against translating poetry as its very language specific and usually allows for non-standard grammatical formations. After your language is fairly "complete" (grammar functional, large and diverse vocab) would I start doing poetry. I find small, straightforward texts like Sch...
- 16 Jun 2014 03:18
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Metal Thread
- Replies: 335
- Views: 154210
Re: Metal Thread
Anyone have any recommendations for more stuff like this? Wolfchant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJNM9a8bV1U Sonata Arctica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7oOWO6xT3Y Helloween: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfZFh_ipeA Here's some miscellaneous metal for no one in particular: Xenomorph (de...
- 30 May 2014 18:34
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Grammatical gender
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5071
Re: Grammatical gender
I've always found Australian noun class systems fascinating, as they combine gender and animacy in a wide variety of ways, with some languages being very clear cut and others and arbitrary as european languages. My personal favorite from Australian Languages : One of the most insightful discussions ...
- 12 May 2014 02:55
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Razen Franca scratchpad
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2144
Re: Razen Franca scratchpad
Is there "nasal" assimilation for the Razen? [mk -> ŋk] If so would they get Mkei and Ngkei confused when listening to a human?Mkei radena.