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- 19 Mar 2011 21:26
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Muddling through another Conlang
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5181
Re: Muddling through another Conlang
@sirgryfang, None of this is important if you aren't going for realism and naturalism in your language's phonetics and phonology; but if you are, then these discussions might be profitable to you... I'm going for realisticish. I don't need others to be racking their brains trying to figure out what...
- 12 Mar 2011 04:10
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Pointlessly Awesome
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10860
Re: The Pointlessly Awesome
YAY! I'm actually awesome :)Pirka wrote:... you mean "dumb is awesome" :D...
- 11 Mar 2011 18:16
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Muddling through another Conlang
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5181
Re: Muddling through another Conlang
.../ i e E a u o O Q / might be a more reasonable vowel-inventory, though IMO it still leaves the central vowels unexploited...You might want / i E\ a 1 @ a\ u o\ Q / or some subset of it for a more-reasonable vowel-inventory... /i e E a u o O Q/ or / i E\ a 1 @ a\ u o\ Q / seem reasonable... but I...
- 10 Mar 2011 23:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Muddling through another Conlang
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5181
Re: Muddling through another Conlang
... Moar back vowels or less front ... I agree on maybe adding more back-vowels, but the amount of front-vowels is fine. Trust me... I'll add more back, but I work with what I understand though, and most of the back confuses me, I guess I need to spend more time listening. ...you'll have a few more...
- 10 Mar 2011 22:27
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Muddling through another Conlang
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5181
Muddling through another Conlang
Just asking for opinions regarding this phonolgy... if none then it's cool. I'm not sure I'm happy with it, nor if I'm doing it right so... +--------------------+ | Consonant Phonemes | +--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveo...
- 09 Mar 2011 04:08
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: We're pregnant!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4378
Re: We're pregnant!
...miscarriage... I hope you've had a child carried to full term and born well, since then. How many do you have now? 0 :-( :shrug: we're trying to figure out the issue, but until then she's on a cocktail of different meds. Back to topic though... what should a couple say (gay or straight) if they ...
- 08 Mar 2011 01:23
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: We're pregnant!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4378
Re: We're pregnant!
My wife used this when she had her first miscarriage... I'd personally be fine with "I'm Pregnant" or "We're having a baby", but I think the implication behind "We're Pregnant!" is "We're (in this together because you got me) pregnant! (so while I'm the one who has...
- 06 Mar 2011 03:39
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Con Religious text for my Con People (Rough Draft)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2148
Re: Con Religious text for my Con People (Rough Draft)
Thanks, I'll post more when I have it. I'm trying to make it similar to other ancient religious texts. The "Bored" line is basically the conpeople's answer to "What's the point of life?". I'm wondering if I should set up the general morality first or go directly into the establis...
- 04 Mar 2011 21:33
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Con Religious text for my Con People (Rough Draft)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2148
Con Religious text for my Con People (Rough Draft)
Here's the rough draft for the start of the (Con-)religious texts for the Conpeople I'm working on. Just thought I'd share... and yes I'll have actual names, I just have what I want their names to mean right now. Some of this impacts other parts of the texts that I'm still writing so I'm trying to c...
- 04 Mar 2011 01:11
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1938
- Views: 656126
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Is it better (easier) to start a conlang then do constories in that language or do make the constories first then translate them into the native conlang they should be in? On a similar note should a word like Fire and Water be named after the condiety or should the condiety be named after the word? ...
- 22 Feb 2011 01:49
- 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.
I really like (in order) Arabic, Katakana, Hiragana, and Hamzi/kanji/hanji whatever it's called.
- 22 Feb 2011 01:44
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: You
- Replies: 946
- Views: 262490
Re: You
Alias(es): None TMK/ Location: C-Bus, Ohio (USA) Date of birth: 09/30/1882 Gender: Male Occupation: Boring office Job... Interests: RPGs, CCGs, Programming, ... General Geekiness Favorite music: All but country... Electronic is my favorite though. Political ideology: Frustrated... I only truly hope...
- 14 Dec 2010 04:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
- Views: 2043755
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
If they're snake like, why not an interdental fricative? I didn't know if anything dental would be appropriate... but I'll consider it. Thanks. ...And still, aside from a possible ritual language I think it unlikely they'd borrow reptile-imitation sounds into their actual speech... Religion and myt...
- 13 Dec 2010 05:24
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
- Views: 2043755
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
more sibilants Thank you. Which reptiles are these based on? No real reptile, but if you need one in mind I would just default to a snake. Furthermore no reptiles already have the ability to talk, what modifications are made to their vocal system to allow for human-like talking? Also when I said re...
- 13 Dec 2010 04:45
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: 30-Day Conlang: Latest News
- Replies: 114
- Views: 17637
Re: 30-Day Conlang: Latest News
:-D
:Applause:
Congrats!
:Applause:
Congrats!
- 13 Dec 2010 04:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
- Views: 2043755
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Is this a reasonable Phonology for a reptilian conpeople: alveolar postalveolar retroflex palatal velar uvular glottal Plosive /k/ /g/ /q/ /?/ Nasal /n/ /J/ Tap/Flap /r`/ Fricative /s/ /z/ /S/ /Z/ /x/ /h/ Lat.Approx. /l/ Front Back Close /i/ Close-mid /e/ Open-mid /E/ /V/ Open /a/ Too little? sounds...
- 08 Dec 2010 03:41
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1317661
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
cool, thanks.
- 08 Dec 2010 03:03
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1317661
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
My tongue rapidly hitting the back of my teeth.
- 08 Dec 2010 02:47
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1317661
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Well, here's the best I could do.
Sorry It's a little bit of a crappy recording.
Sorry It's a little bit of a crappy recording.
- 08 Dec 2010 02:19
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1317661
Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
What I mean was...instead of the buzzing of /B\/ the trilled p being that of the sound of a raspberry, and the trilled t being that of mimicking a machine gun. If that's how it's done, then thanks.