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by Sankon
15 Nov 2011 02:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Ceka Phoneme Inventory
Replies: 35
Views: 3870

Re: Ceka Phoneme Inventory

i just want to say that i first read the title as "cake phoneme inventory"

needless to say i was disappointed that there was no cake
by Sankon
15 Nov 2011 02:53
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs
Replies: 14
Views: 6645

Re: Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs

Föro is perfectly tripartite under all situations, not a single split-ergativity affair here. That seems really unlikely. All languages have at least some features of both ergativity and accusativity in them, even English. Just look at English's ergative verbs: 'I walk" vs. "I walk my dog...
by Sankon
14 Nov 2011 05:47
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs
Replies: 14
Views: 6645

Re: Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs

Read this. It's an overview of ergativity and its ramifications, and it greatly helps with understanding how and why ergative alignment happens.
by Sankon
10 Nov 2011 05:31
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Niđalos
Replies: 48
Views: 7452

Re: Niđalos

Explain your cases more. What do you mean by "like accusative but not really" and "like genitive but wider"?
by Sankon
10 Nov 2011 03:31
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004154

Re: Language practice thread

No, esas lenguas no me gustan. Y mis amigos no pueden hablar en alemán o otros lenguas alemanas (sin inglés). Nōn, hās nōn amō. Atque amīcī meī nōn fabulāre Germānicē aliīsve in linguīs Germānicīs (absque Anglicō) possunt. No, I don't like those languages. And my friends can't speak German or other...
by Sankon
10 Nov 2011 02:43
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004154

Re: Language practice thread

Quiero hablar en español con mis amigos pero no hablan español.
Loquī cum amīcīs meīs vōlō Latīnē sed linguam nōn sciunt.
I want to talk to my friends in Spanish/Latin but they can't speak it.
by Sankon
10 Nov 2011 02:06
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: So, I took one look at somebody's conlang, and realized...
Replies: 23
Views: 6654

Re: So, I took one look at somebody's conlang, and realized.

1. Learn IPA. 2. Learn basic linguistics terminology. You can do this by reading other people's conlang's grammars/sketches and looking up terms you don't understand. I would recommend looking at shorter sketches of conlangs as opposed to full-on grammars because looking up all the terms will make g...
by Sankon
09 Nov 2011 03:27
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 344019

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

míkl wrote:
Avo wrote:
Visinoid wrote:
Sankon wrote:And on another note:

I was thinking of maybe doing a set of lessons teaching Latin, if anyone's interested. The Latin thread in IOL is very very bleak... [:'(]
PLEASE DO.
Totally! [+1] [:D]
[+1] I would like that, too.
Well, I guess I'll brew up some lessons.
by Sankon
07 Nov 2011 14:32
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Orthographic Whining
Replies: 104
Views: 12965

Re: Orthographic Whining

Especially if your /ə/ and /ʌ/ have merged.
by Sankon
07 Nov 2011 14:29
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Dictionary
Replies: 12
Views: 5451

Re: Dictionary

Lexique Pro seems to be a somewhat popular choice.
by Sankon
07 Nov 2011 05:33
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Micamo gives in to fads
Replies: 23
Views: 2489

Re: Micamo gives in to fads

Ejectives are a form of glottalic consonants. So are implosives. And glottalized resonants. Which does not mean that glottalized resonants are ejectives. Not all glottalic consonants are ejectives.
by Sankon
07 Nov 2011 04:17
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 344019

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

And on another note:

I was thinking of maybe doing a set of lessons teaching Latin, if anyone's interested. The Latin thread in IOL is very very bleak... [:'(]
by Sankon
07 Nov 2011 04:15
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 344019

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

I would prefer more formal lessons, yeah, but not the generic "oh hmm these are phrases you use to greet people hey we'll teach you how they're constructed grammatically 134139 lessons in k? just take our word for it, k?" and "hmm these people are idiots so we'll teach them like 3 yea...
by Sankon
06 Nov 2011 21:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Siųa
Replies: 391
Views: 74541

Re: Siųa

Visinoid wrote:
Mbwa wrote:Siwa is pretty much the shit. I'll have to scan through to point out some particular things I like, but... yeah, it's cool stuff man.
Dafuq? O.o
The shits, man!
by Sankon
06 Nov 2011 18:44
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 344019

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

If anyone could do a French guide that'd be great! Or if you don't want to do a guide just a French Q&A? I'd do an English one but I think it's probably pointless, for obvious reasons. :-) I may only be in french III but I'm one of the best in my class and I'm pretty sure I'm good enough to be ...
by Sankon
06 Nov 2011 17:12
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Orthographic Whining
Replies: 104
Views: 12965

Re: Orthographic Whining

That's just stupid, or course I have a handwriting style. Everyone does. Duh. Notice the use of "duh". Did she use "duh" before? Is "duh" used in formal English? Did she use formal English before? And you referenced a post on page 2. It's already page 8. Things can hap...
by Sankon
05 Nov 2011 18:04
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Tema de conversación español/castellano | Spanish Conversation Thread
Replies: 670
Views: 258124

Re: Practico la lengua de español.

Visinoid wrote:
Sankon wrote:Fue una broma, porque latín hace como yo escribí.

Yo comprendo al presente que es la diferencia entre "la orden" y "el orden". Muchas gracias.
Quítate "yo". Es como si dijeras "Me, I..." a repetición.
¡Sí sí!
by Sankon
05 Nov 2011 17:57
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Tema de conversación español/castellano | Spanish Conversation Thread
Replies: 670
Views: 258124

Re: Practico la lengua de español.

La orden de palabras de latín utilizar quiero... [:'(] ¡Ya escribes muy bien! Por lo que se trata del orden, puedes jugar con la lengua para hacerla hacer lo que quieras sin problema. "El orden de las palabras de latín, lo quiero utilizar." (La orden = An order that you give to someone) (...
by Sankon
05 Nov 2011 16:41
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Tema de conversación español/castellano | Spanish Conversation Thread
Replies: 670
Views: 258124

Re: Practico la lengua de español.

Tengo esta problema también. En mi escuela repetimos muchas cosas, pero no es una problema grave por que mi profesora es buena y me da el trabajo adicional. I'm going to pay for doing that quickly... Pienso que problema es masculino y por que debe ser (o estar? es difícil... [:'(] ) porque . Tambié...