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by Aleks
19 Oct 2016 19:40
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English Orthography Reform
Replies: 402
Views: 197099

Re: English Orthography Reform

With my American English accent I say all as [ɔl]. Here is what I purpose which would be a small change to words. all ball call fall hall mall tall wall oll boll coll foll holl moll toll woll Also the following words alright always olright olways toll would need to be changed to tole though.
by Aleks
18 Oct 2016 21:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is it unheard of to have a letter represent a different sound it normally represents with certain rules? This thought occurred to me while seeing this artist's name who is spelt as chvrches. My question is say for example if you don't want to add diacritics could you say for example make <v> before ...
by Aleks
21 Sep 2016 03:23
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317678

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is there any language that doesn't use an [o]? Is this even possible and instead substitute it for [ɔ]?
by Aleks
21 Sep 2016 01:20
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I'm confused on this and would like to know what it is called when there is different ways to represent the same sound. Can someone tell me what it is called? By this I mean like in English with see k and sea l or si de and scy the . Because I kinda want a nice looking language and would need to kno...
by Aleks
14 Sep 2016 23:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

One question I'd ask, and perhaps you've addressed it elsewhere that I haven't seen: why do you treat long vowels three different ways, and one of those ways is identical to how you treat short vowels? Why not one diacritic mark for all long vowels? Oh I should have mentioned that <î û> have that d...
by Aleks
14 Sep 2016 07:01
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I should elaborate on what I am wanting to do, the diacritics serve to make the short vowels separate from the long vowels. And so they have a way to be represented instead of being allophones. I want them to be always written or typed like that. Basically the phonemes are always represented by thos...
by Aleks
13 Sep 2016 06:54
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Can one have rules for a conlang based on aesthetics for example say I have vowels with umlauts not allowed to be next to consonants like š and ž? I ask because it's more of an artlang and meant to look beautiful.
by Aleks
01 Sep 2016 22:23
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317678

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is there some place where I can find the IPA of English words accurately? See because I'm getting conflicting results from different sources and some don't make sense. Dictionary.com has IPA for words but I am wondering why forest is [fɔrɪst]. Yet it doesn't sound like that when I hear clips of it. ...
by Aleks
22 Aug 2016 19:51
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317678

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

So back to that /eɪ/ question I had earlier is /e:/ practically the same as /eɪ/?
by Aleks
19 Aug 2016 03:40
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Tungōnis Vīdīnōs - Proto-Germanic goes Romance!
Replies: 39
Views: 13011

Re: Tungōnis Vīdīnōs - Proto-Germanic goes Romance!

I'm loving the Germanization of Romanian since my dream conlang I wish I could make is a unique branch of the Slavic family. Not East, South, or West but still close to them and has cognates just most of the vocabulary is German, Old English, and Slavic with an orthography similar to Romanian. Essen...
by Aleks
19 Aug 2016 03:20
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317678

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Different question but I am wondering about the origin of German using <eu> and <ei> to represent the diphtongs they represent. Why not <ai> instead of <ei>?
by Aleks
18 Aug 2016 18:36
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317678

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Why is it that English has the /eɪ/ diphtong yet we have the /ɛ/ vowel and not /e/?
by Aleks
02 Aug 2016 08:32
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I'm trying to understand the more technical aspects of word building like syllable structures. I know some basics, but as I am trying to figure out the rules. For example I can't find any site to help me with words like always . Some words are obviously easier to know what is the onset, nucleus, and...
by Aleks
29 Apr 2016 08:56
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Question 1: Is there a term for two syllable words that have the same vowel to be illegal? For example sono lala dede /so.no la.la de.de/ etc these just rub me the wrong way. Question 2: I also want vowel harmony and is it possible with my vowels? Here are my current ones /i ɪ ɛ ə æ a ɔ o ʊ u/ <î i ...
by Aleks
27 Dec 2015 00:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Maybe -ptos/-tos could mean the latter so laptos could mean "of birds"?
by Aleks
27 Dec 2015 00:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Would nouns have to have the definite article attach as enclitics like in Romanian if I did this? Also thanks :)
by Aleks
26 Dec 2015 23:45
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043785

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

So I was meditating and feel asleep but something came to me. Was wondering what would you guys do with these endings? What would make sense to do with these? -cdĭs -dĭs /ktɪs dɪs/ Example lacdĭs ladĭs -ptos -tos /ptos tos/ Example naptos natos My thoughts in the dream were to make them mean "o...
by Aleks
24 Dec 2015 04:21
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English without GVS?
Replies: 31
Views: 8981

Re: English without GVS?

Indeed, I am quite partial to /x/ although as an English speaker don't say it often like /h/. Rolled R would definitely spice it up.
by Aleks
24 Dec 2015 00:25
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English without GVS?
Replies: 31
Views: 8981

Re: English without GVS?

Middle English sounds so beautiful, if only it stayed that way. To me it sounds better than English today.