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- 03 Aug 2023 16:29
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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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.
- 03 Aug 2023 08:05
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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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...
- 27 Jul 2023 16:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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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'...
- 24 Jul 2023 04:25
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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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.
I have found a fair amount of stuff for Greenlandic non-future, though.
- 22 Jul 2023 21:04
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1110
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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...
- 29 Jun 2023 19:49
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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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...
- 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.
- 24 Jun 2023 08:58
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1679
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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?
Is this too weird?
- 23 Jun 2023 20:44
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1110
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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...
- 23 Jun 2023 16:57
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1110
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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!
If you have any knowledge or resources about the Ryukyuan accents, I'd love for you to share!
- 17 Jun 2023 17:07
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1679
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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...
- 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...
- 02 May 2023 18:01
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1110
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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?
- 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...
- 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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
For example, /ø y/ are +ATR while /œ ʏ/ are -ATR
- 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...
- 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 ...