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by LinguoFranco
03 Aug 2023 16:29
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

Well, for the codas, the only permitted consonants are /n l s/. So, whether there's a voicing contrast among coda stops is kinda moot.
by LinguoFranco
03 Aug 2023 08:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

Another phonology question: One of my conlangs has /p t k/ and /pʰ tʰ kʰ/as stops. /p t k/ are often voiced between vowels and sonorants, so in practice, they are usually voiced, while the aspirated stops don't go through lenition. They syllable structure is quite restrictive: It's CVC, but the coda...
by LinguoFranco
27 Jul 2023 16:14
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

So, can a specific type of syllable be limited to where it shows up. I'm thinking of making a language where stress is determined by syllable weight. However, long vowels cannot occur word finally, so I think the final syllable would only be stressed if it contains a diphthong or closed syllable. I'...
by LinguoFranco
24 Jul 2023 04:25
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

Oh, thanks! I looked into Quechua and Nivkh, though only really surface level stuff. As far as I can tell, it does look like Quechua has a past tense. Again, I'll have to look into it some more.

I have found a fair amount of stuff for Greenlandic non-future, though.
by LinguoFranco
22 Jul 2023 21:04
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

Does anyone have any resources for languages with a future versus non-future tense contrast and tendencies that occur in such languages? My current project has a non-future tense, so I'm looking for some natlang examples for inspiration. Yet, the information, as far as I can find, seems rather spars...
by LinguoFranco
29 Jun 2023 19:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

So, my current project has no grammatical tense. Time is marked via a combination of particles, mood, and aspect. However, despite having to tense marking, verbs are still conjugated for aspect and mood. Is this too weird? It is not at all weird. Many languages have more developed aspectual systems...
by LinguoFranco
27 Jun 2023 15:01
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Altlang Ideas Discussion
Replies: 101
Views: 26841

Re: Altlang Ideas Discussion

Probably not the most original idea, but I've toyed with making a conlang that is the only surviving descendant of the East Germanic branch.
by LinguoFranco
24 Jun 2023 08:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

So, my current project has no grammatical tense. Time is marked via a combination of particles, mood, and aspect. However, despite having to tense marking, verbs are still conjugated for aspect and mood.

Is this too weird?
by LinguoFranco
23 Jun 2023 20:44
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

I'm interested in learning more about the pitch accent patterns found in the Ryukyuan languages, and how they differ from Japanese. I personally could not find too much on it. If you have any knowledge or resources about the Ryukyuan accents, I'd love for you to share! Most of my research lately (w...
by LinguoFranco
23 Jun 2023 16:57
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

I'm interested in learning more about the pitch accent patterns found in the Ryukyuan languages, and how they differ from Japanese. I personally could not find too much on it.

If you have any knowledge or resources about the Ryukyuan accents, I'd love for you to share!
by LinguoFranco
17 Jun 2023 17:07
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

One of my conlangs has a phonemic distinction between short and long vowels. The thing that is unusual about it is that the language doesn't have any true long vowels at all. Rather, the "long vowels" are realized closer to half-long. Thus, while native speakers can tell short and long vow...
by LinguoFranco
14 Jun 2023 22:35
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: What are your favorite natlangs?
Replies: 30
Views: 14151

Re: What are your favorite natlangs?

Mine keep changing based on what I am feeling at the moment. I've always been fickle when it comes to listing favorites. So, in no particular order, I will list the ones I keep coming back to: - Japanese - Albanian - Wu Chinese - Ancient Greek - Swahili - Arabic - Mayan I like Japanese, Ancient Gree...
by LinguoFranco
02 May 2023 18:01
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

So, I read that in Ancient Greek, the pitch accent fell on one of the last three syllables in a word. Did Ancient Greek allow the tone to spread on to other syllables beyond that three syllable window?
by LinguoFranco
21 Apr 2023 18:12
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Overcoming the first hurdle
Replies: 13
Views: 875

Re: Overcoming the first hurdle

I'm in a similar boat. I can never seem to get past a basic sketch of the phonology, barebxnes grammar and maybe only a dozen words or so at most before I lose interest. I think the issue is that I overthink everything and always second guessing myself. I've had this problem with being indecisive f...
by LinguoFranco
21 Apr 2023 18:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

If I want to make a conlang that is characterized by palatal sounds, would it be better to make palatals a part of the syllable structure (CGV, with G= glide), or make palatalized consonants phonemic?
by LinguoFranco
18 Mar 2023 07:19
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Overcoming the first hurdle
Replies: 13
Views: 875

Re: Overcoming the first hurdle

I'm in a similar boat. I can never seem to get past a basic sketch of the phonology, barebones grammar and maybe only a dozen words or so at most before I lose interest. I think the issue is that I overthink everything and always second guessing myself. I've had this problem with being indecisive fo...
by LinguoFranco
08 Mar 2023 02:51
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282658

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

Not sure if this is better suited to to conlang forum, as this is about what some natlangs do so I have some inspiration for my conlangs. So, a lot of tonal languages have sandhi. However, I cannot seem to find too much on it outside of Chinese. I'm working on a conlang that has more of a register t...
by LinguoFranco
26 Feb 2023 06:04
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155457

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

I have an idea to make a conlang that has twofold vowel harmony. It combines a front-back contrast with ATR harmony.

For example, /ø y/ are +ATR while /œ ʏ/ are -ATR
by LinguoFranco
28 Jan 2023 09:01
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

Does anyone have tips for designing a pitch accent language? I decided that, for my conlang, like pitch-accent based prosody the best, and want to encode into the language, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. For my earlier attempts, I would just say that one more in the word is marked with a high...
by LinguoFranco
27 Jan 2023 06:06
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347688

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

Does anyone have tips for designing a pitch accent language? I decided that, for my conlang, like pitch-accent based prosody the best, and want to encode into the language, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. For my earlier attempts, I would just say that one more in the word is marked with a high ...