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by eldin raigmore
29 May 2011 22:26
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2044122

Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I have 15 optional affixes on verbs that carry the function of describing the location, direction of movement, or the dynamic nature of the movement. ... What should I call these affixes? Locationals? Directionals? They kinda carry both depending on the function of the verb. Call them either, or ma...
by eldin raigmore
29 May 2011 22:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
Replies: 11462
Views: 1631812

Re: What did you accomplish today?

alexander wrote:.... a very much refined mood affix system (though there is still much to do).
Tell us about that? :-)
by eldin raigmore
27 May 2011 23:06
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random lexicon ideas thread!
Replies: 15
Views: 2071

Re: Random lexicon ideas thread!

Micamo wrote:Sounds like an aspect distinction of some sort to me. Probably a Generic vs. Continuous thing.
Thanks.
You reply-ninja'ed me :-D while I was editing.
You may want to read the new stuff in my last post.
(Or not.)
by eldin raigmore
27 May 2011 22:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random lexicon ideas thread!
Replies: 15
Views: 2071

Re: Random lexicon ideas thread!

You know how in several languages we have something like: present perfect for transitive verbs = "have" + active participle ("I have eaten") present perfect for intransitive verbs = "be" + participle ("he is gone") to (in the future) become verbed (enter the s...
by eldin raigmore
27 May 2011 22:42
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible
Replies: 37
Views: 5213

Re: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible

I basically agree except reading proficiency is included. Also, Three different writing systems and two syllabary systems add to the language's difficulty. [/size] Ze hell? Reading proficiency is included as one of the things to learn, and Japanese writing often includes the Hanzi or kanji logogram...
by eldin raigmore
27 May 2011 19:56
Forum: Games
Topic: Guess The Language!!!
Replies: 5400
Views: 668043

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Does it mean "over here smoke rises up; over there smoke rises up"?
Or something close?

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Is it spoken in Africa?

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Is it spoken in a mostly-Christian country?
by eldin raigmore
27 May 2011 19:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible
Replies: 37
Views: 5213

Re: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible

Why do an auxlang when there already is one? For fun. Otherwise, no compelling reason. The methodology by which IALA was put together was; they picked (by some criterion) a set of root languages (all of which were European), and then, any vocabulary item which was common to half or more of those la...
by eldin raigmore
26 May 2011 22:11
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible
Replies: 37
Views: 5213

Re: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible

But those regions already have a ( or often times multiple) lingua franca(s). So what's the point? Maybe use different regions? Centered at each of the points whose longitude and latitude are some whole-number-multiple of 22.5 degrees (east or west, north or south), draw a circle with radius 1350 n...
by eldin raigmore
26 May 2011 21:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible
Replies: 37
Views: 5213

Re: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible

Our understanding of language acquisition and processing is abysmally poor; We can't even say "This child will be able to form these types of constructions in this language in exactly this many days from now." That's true. There are plenty of things we know very little about. "Imposs...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 22:50
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random lexicon ideas thread!
Replies: 15
Views: 2071

Re: Random lexicon ideas thread!

I'm wanting the word for "God" to be etymologically "invisible friend".
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 22:47
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Izigo Logography & Syllabary
Replies: 52
Views: 7653

Re: Beta Logography

I dont like it, looks too chinese =/ Not to say "I don't like it", but: I do think many of them look very similar to Hanzi or kanji. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's up to you to tell us, IMO, rather than the other way around. --------------------------------------------- Is your...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 22:36
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
Replies: 900
Views: 207312

Re: Random ideas: Morphosyntax

what I MEANT was that you aren't just magically 'cut out' to be a conlanger, you need to learn and practice and all that. Sticking with the same expression, I used 'cut yourself out.' Oh, OK. Yes, if that's what you meant, I agree with you. And I think it's helpful advice. A person can "fit&qu...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 22:34
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible
Replies: 37
Views: 5213

Why a global auxlang is impossible and what is possible

If you collect together the natlangs with over 100 million speakers, that is, the ten natlangs with the most speakers, they'll include a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Asia, four Indo-European languages spoken in Europe (two Romance, one Germanic, one Slavic), three I-E Indic languages spoken in So...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 20:59
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lęþranſpracın
Replies: 45
Views: 10523

Re: Proto-Asania

Dual It's probably not necessary to include the "p" for "person". Also, we (or at least I) recommend using the Leipzig Glossing Rules (the Leipzig rules for Interlinear Morphemic Glossing). Especially their list of glossing abbreviations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_glo...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 20:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Sambahsa (not my conlang)
Replies: 34
Views: 5266

Re: Sambahsa (not my conlang)

@ Eldin Raigmore : I don't think you can compare Sambahsa to Interlingua, whether you like Sambahsa or not. Interlingua is a predominantly Romance auxlang, while Sambahsa extends to all Indo-European languages. Furthermore, the spelling of Interlingua is irregular, they just take words as they're w...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 02:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Sambahsa (not my conlang)
Replies: 34
Views: 5266

Re: Sambahsa (not my conlang)

Seriously, that guy did a huge work and you're really underrating it. It's been done before, long ago, better, with more success. Look up "Ila" "Interlingua" "International Language Association" . For me the big disadvantage in even considering someone else's auxlang i...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 02:12
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
Replies: 900
Views: 207312

Re: Random ideas: Morphosyntax

Over the past couple of weeks I've been considering a new conlang I've been internally calling "secretlang." Why? Because I have absolutely no idea what to do with it phonologically so I can't come up with a con-name that will stick. But enough of that... Dependency The most important asp...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 02:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
Replies: 900
Views: 207312

Re: Random ideas: Morphosyntax

(fascinating and incredibly enlightening as always, btw) Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a conlanger (or maybe it's too late at night, lol). You need to cut yourself out. Not helpful, Mbwa. >: And I remember you as being so much fun! :-( :cry: EDIT: Now that I know what Mbwa actually meant, I thin...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 02:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Case Survey
Replies: 146
Views: 38129

Re: Case Survey

How's the topical case used? What if the topic's the same as, say, the agent? I guess it's similar to Japanese wa vs ga . Or...? Or maybe Tagalog's "ang". The focused definite participant in Tagalog is marked with the preposition/article "ang", and the voice of the verb shows wh...
by eldin raigmore
24 May 2011 02:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2044122

Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Ceresz wrote:
Ossicone wrote:Should I give example of allophonic variation in my grammar? Or is simply explaining the conditions good enough?
I would personally prefer a grammar with examples of allophonic variation.
What they said.