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by fiziwig
18 Feb 2011 17:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What do you make of this?
Replies: 15
Views: 2965

Re: What do you make of this?

I don't think he uses nearly enough exclamation points!!!!! ... Clearly a mere four exclamation points is inadequate. A sentence such as that deserves at least six!!!!!!! --gary I disagree!!!!!!!!!! I think that six isn't nearly enough!!!!!!!!!! How do we know he is to be taken seiously if he doesn...
by fiziwig
18 Feb 2011 17:47
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What do you make of this?
Replies: 15
Views: 2965

Re: What do you make of this?

I don't think he uses nearly enough exclamation points!!!!! Take this example: I stopped in horrors to find that, we human beings are so smart as to be able to reach the moon, there are scientists after scientists that invented things of all types in high technologies, yet, when it comes to language...
by fiziwig
11 Feb 2011 17:32
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Laws of Magic in conworlds
Replies: 53
Views: 8958

Re: The Laws of Magic in conworlds

... I was playing King's Quest 6, and there's a part where you paint on an upside-down U on a wall and enchant it to turn it into a door. It kinda takes away from the feeling of the story, which otherwise is very good. It seems like one of those super-spells that can just do anything and is therefo...
by fiziwig
04 Feb 2011 17:25
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: 'take' > topic/focus marker
Replies: 5
Views: 1887

Re: 'take' > topic/focus marker

I've noticed before that English seems "reluctant" to coin truly new words, preferring instead to press an existing word into some additional new role. This tendency helps explain why English has so many words that are just way too overloaded with alternate meanings. The closest thing I've...
by fiziwig
23 Jan 2011 19:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: word order problem, involving heavy use of coverbs.
Replies: 3
Views: 1435

Re: word order problem, involving heavy use of coverbs.

<<<SNIP>>> here's my problem: the language doenst require you to mention the subject in each clause or even in the sentence, so if i used my current SVO structure, it would mean that the object of one coverb would be in the same place as the subject for the next clause would be. <<<SNIP>>> now that...
by fiziwig
15 Jan 2011 05:32
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Systematic Sensory Verbs
Replies: 9
Views: 2469

Re: Systematic Sensory Verbs

Czwartek wrote: <<<SNIP>>>

I can see a lot of potential for a system like this! Do you mind if I use an idea like this (adapted to make it original) in my verbless lang? (when I finally get around to making it)
Thanks. Glad you like it. Feel free to use it any way you like. :-D

--gary
by fiziwig
14 Jan 2011 22:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Systematic Sensory Verbs
Replies: 9
Views: 2469

Re: Systematic Sensory Verbs

As an afterthought, "to speak/say/vocalize" can also be replaced with "my voice gave him my idea." = "I told him my idea." or "'Ouch!' his voice gave-involuntarily."

--gary
by fiziwig
14 Jan 2011 21:53
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Systematic Sensory Verbs
Replies: 9
Views: 2469

Systematic Sensory Verbs

Here's an idea for a systematic set of sensory verbs based on the concepts of "take", "have", "give". First, consider there to be SIX senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and awareness of mental states. Next, let there be three verbs representing receipt, posses...
by fiziwig
14 Jan 2011 01:44
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Advice for Newbies
Replies: 49
Views: 8808

Re: Advice for Newbies

Quick questions ince we are going on about translating as good as texts are they are often "artificial" in the sense they do not mirror verbal speech, is tehre anyone who knows a huge wall of text which is one or multiple everyday discussions talks etc that can be used for translations? S...
by fiziwig
13 Jan 2011 04:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Advice for Newbies
Replies: 49
Views: 8808

Re: Advice for Newbies

<<<SNIP>>> Of course you can't start off with this. You need some basic phonology, grammar, and vocabulary. But I would say get into this as soon as possible. Not necessarily. I started my 30-day conlang with no grammar, no phonology and no vocabulary. I just started translating sentences one after...
by fiziwig
11 Jan 2011 18:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: It's that time again! An anthro-centric "basic word list!"
Replies: 34
Views: 8026

Re: It's that time again! An anthro-centric "basic word list

An idea once occurred to me, which I've never actually tried, but thought might be an interesting way to generate a word list: In your own theater of mind imagine a small village of hunter-gathers living in a reasonably hospitable environment. Now imagine what conversations they might have. What do ...
by fiziwig
11 Jan 2011 08:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: It's that time again! An anthro-centric "basic word list!"
Replies: 34
Views: 8026

Re: It's that time again! An anthro-centric "basic word list

I like word lists! I can never get enough of word lists. I have 47 skittly bazzillion word lists bookmarked already, and I still don't have enough of them. For one thing, I think comparing word lists is a good way to examine my own hidden assumptions about semantic categories. Thank you. :-D :-D :-D...
by fiziwig
10 Jan 2011 21:10
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Laws of Magic in conworlds
Replies: 53
Views: 8958

Re: The Laws of Magic in conworlds

I've always been surprised that so many people feel the need to define 'magic' in a world. Of course, I've never done anything with what people would call magic. For me, magic tends to be when a person's emotions somehow escape into the physical world. This never a controlled, intended or predicata...
by fiziwig
09 Jan 2011 23:13
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Afterlife
Replies: 50
Views: 8167

Re: Afterlife

If a conworld is a computer simulation then "afterlife" is what you do while you're not playing the simulation. For example, if you're an EQ or WoW player then afterlife in the EQ or WoW world is your real life.

--gary
by fiziwig
09 Jan 2011 00:53
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: 30-Day Conlang: Latest News
Replies: 114
Views: 17637

Re: 30-Day Conlang: Latest News

When are you going to start up again? I've been wondering that myself. :-D I've been kind of busy with real-life stuff, and I got a bunch of books for Christmas that I'm busy reading, but I may get back to it a little later. I'll have to go back and re-read the stuff from before so I can pick up wh...
by fiziwig
08 Jan 2011 20:55
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Laws of Magic in conworlds
Replies: 53
Views: 8958

Re: The Laws of Magic in conworlds

In Domhantir, there's not really a division between magical laws and non-magical laws. <<<SNIP loads of fascinating material>>> A very impressive system. I don't think I've every put that much thought into a magical system, even though I've designed quite a few of them. Another favorite approach of...
by fiziwig
08 Jan 2011 18:48
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Laws of Magic in conworlds
Replies: 53
Views: 8958

The Laws of Magic in conworlds

I've always been fascinated by conworlds were magic of one form or another actually works, but I want to keep the magic within "reason" so that the conworld doesn't become a chaotic mess of "anything can happen at any time." Thus the need for strict laws of magic clearly defining...
by fiziwig
06 Jan 2011 23:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Decision upon words
Replies: 6
Views: 1991

Re: Decision upon words

zelos wrote:I am merely curious at your methods =)

How do you decied what word to make? As you see a need arise? When you feel like it or?
I usually pick things to translate. When I need a word to do the translation, that's when I make a new word.

--gary
by fiziwig
06 Jan 2011 03:23
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Changing nouns to adjectives, verbs to nouns etc.
Replies: 11
Views: 3398

Re: Changing nouns to adjectives, verbs to nouns etc.

Thanks! I added those three categories to the list, with credit to you of course. :-D --gary I'm so honoured! :mrgreen: Actually, I think my first category is the same as B4 in your list: An instance of the result of an action. a. to destroy -> destruction b. to draw -> drawing; picture c. to kill ...
by fiziwig
06 Jan 2011 03:11
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Changing nouns to adjectives, verbs to nouns etc.
Replies: 11
Views: 3398

Re: Changing nouns to adjectives, verbs to nouns etc.

Here's a list I came up with several years ago: http://fiziwig.com/conlang/functions.txt I was going to recommend that very list - though I could not remember the link. It's been very useful to me on several occasions. Everything I have on the web can be found from my main page: http://fiziwig.com/...