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by esoanem
23 Mar 2018 01:37
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

Re: Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs

Monophtongs in reduced syllables are reduced to a (a), e (e, i, æ, or y), or o (o, u, or ø), diphthongs reduce their first (syllabic) element but the non-syllabic part is unaffected. This is reflected in the orthography. In general words can't end in short vowels so long vowels in final open syllabl...
by esoanem
22 Mar 2018 23:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

Re: Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs

Not sure what GMP stands for, but I can definitely give the sound changes. The SCA2 annotated code is in the spoiler: V=aeiouæøy-^~123 U=aeiouæøy I=æiiøyeyy A=aeeooæøø O=oøyouøøy C=ptkbdgfþsʃhvðzʒɣlrmnŋjw P=pbfvm T=tdþsðzlrn K=kghɣŋ N=mnŋ J=ij W=uw X=123 Z=-^~ Y=aeeooeoe Q=fþshvðzɣlrmnŋjw ̄/-/_ ̂/^/...
by esoanem
22 Mar 2018 16:59
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

Þȳðsk - a Germanic Language without Weak Verbs

So I've got this to a stage where I'm reasonably happy to talk about it here. The initial seed was to make a Germanic language in which weak verbs were remodelled as strong verbs (rather than the reverse which happened in the irl Germanic languages). The phonology's mostly pretty uninteresting and s...
by esoanem
09 Mar 2018 16:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043904

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

English /ʃ/ developed from /sk/ in Old English (although in Northumbrian it was sometimes preserved, apparently under Norse influence).
by esoanem
09 Mar 2018 02:12
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

:lat: … [->] :esp: … periculum [->] peligro miraculum [->] milagro parabola [->] palabra crocodilus [->] cocodrilo There's a pretty regular pattern to most of these that (after voicing and some vowel reduction/elision) you have metathesis in rVDl. Cocodrilo doesn't really seem to be a metathesis so...
by esoanem
08 Mar 2018 15:56
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

Similar processes are given as the reason for Spanish "arbol" from Latin "arbor" amongst others (although Spanish also has unrelated metathesis of r and l in some cases).
by esoanem
07 Mar 2018 13:48
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

What are the differences between a fusional and an agglutinative language? Fusional languages encode multiple meanings in grammatical morphemes, -kio could be present tense, imperfect aspect, conditional mood. Agglutinating languages separate these into multiple morphemes. What else characterizes a...
by esoanem
22 Feb 2018 03:20
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

Basque may have played a role. Old Basque contrasted gemination for /n l r /, but not for stops or the labial nasal /m/. Old Basque is unlikely to have played a huge role in the development of Latin, given our current understandings of history. Isn't Old Basque usually given as the reason for Spani...
by esoanem
16 Feb 2018 15:32
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English Dialects
Replies: 78
Views: 43956

Re: English Dialects

I'm fairly boring, essentially standard modern RP so am pretty close to the charts here . KIT [ɪ̈] DRESS [ɛ̝] TRAP [æ̞] LOT [ɔ̞] STRUT [ɐ] FOOT [ʊ̈] BATH [ɑ̘ː] CLOTH [ɔ̞] NURSE [ɜ̝ː] FLEECE [ïː] FACE [e̞ɪ̯̈] PALM [ɑ̘ː] THOUGHT [ɔ̝ː] GOAT [əʊ̯] GOOSE [ʉ̙ː] PRICE [a̙ɪ̯̈] CHOICE [ɔ̝ɪ̯̈] MOUTH [ɑ̘ʊ̞̯] N...
by esoanem
13 Feb 2018 01:26
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

I imagine kids look them up in dictionaries and then spread them amongst themselves

edit: I doubt this is the only mechanism, but suspect most of the learning is through unofficial channels e.g. like this, or graffiti, or just from other students
by esoanem
27 Jan 2018 02:00
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: A Curious Kind of English
Replies: 7
Views: 7507

Re: A Curious Kind of English

Some of those (particularly the -tho words) reminds me of some of Noah Webster's suggestions that never caught one so, given the time period, it's possible this person was just another member of that trend. I think at the same time there was a trend for writing Vgh as V̂ e.g. "though" as &...
by esoanem
11 Jan 2018 05:54
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Yay or Nay? [2011–2018]
Replies: 2876
Views: 446956

Re: Yay or Nay?

What about unstated implicit objects? Would those use the transitive or intransitive verb, or would you disallow such sentences by requiring an explicit object. E.g. which (or what combination) of the following is/are acceptable "did you see 2 the dog" "I did see 1 " "did yo...
by esoanem
08 Jan 2018 16:07
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

Yeah, it possibly used to cost a sixpence pre-decimalisation.
by esoanem
04 Jan 2018 16:56
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

How are these " " and ' ' used? I've learnt the standard: "word" and 'its meaning', like "al-kaatib" means 'the scribe'. But sometimes I see them used vice versa. (I'm from the UK) I was taught to use " " for direct speech, quotations, etc and wasn't really t...
by esoanem
22 Dec 2017 04:31
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Yay or Nay? [2011–2018]
Replies: 2876
Views: 446956

Re: Yay or Nay?

Lego is singular, it means one individual Lego brick. Hence, Legos. Well in the UK Lego refers to the company/product as a whole, not to the individual bricks. It's just one of those minor differences between Englishes on either side of the pond that really sticks out when it comes up. I believe th...
by esoanem
13 Dec 2017 01:55
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: How would you romanize Kazakh?
Replies: 37
Views: 14277

Re: How would you romanize Kazakh?

/m n ŋ/ <м н ң> -> <m n ň> /p b t d k ɡ q/ <п б т д к г қ> -> <p b t d k g q> /*t͡s *t͡ɕ/ <ц ч> -> <c ç> /*f *v s z ʃ ʒ *ɕ x ʁ *h/ <ф в с з ш ж щ х ғ һ> -> <f v s z ş z̧ *ş h ğ *h> /l j w/ <л й у> -> <l y w> /r/ <р> -> <r> /ɘ~ɪ ʉ ə ʊ/ <і ү ы ұ> -> <i u e o> /əj~ɘj ʊw~əw~ʉw~ɘw <и у> -> <ey ow> /i̯ɘ y...
by esoanem
13 Dec 2017 01:09
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

Now, perhaps this is to some degree a matter of taste, but having been originally introduced to linguistics by Tolkien and Zompist back when the internet was young, I can't help but feel that inconsistent use of diacritics when creating an orthography is, at best, a rookie mistake. I'd agree if it ...
by esoanem
01 Dec 2017 12:18
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317774

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

isn't that a (maybe nasalised) bilabial click?
by esoanem
30 Nov 2017 00:30
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043904

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

English has a few with the reflex of OE /æ/, <sc> /ʃ/, and <ċ> /tʃ/ (respectively as both /æ/ & /a/, /ʃ/ & /sk/, and /k/ & /tʃ/). The situation here is fairly well understood as a case of multiple intermediate lects. In particular, the OE standard was West Saxon; Modern English descends ...
by esoanem
29 Nov 2017 17:29
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043904

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

You could potentially justify it as having two intermediate varieties, one continuing final /o/ and the other unrounding it to /a/ and then have the final variety be some sort of mixed lect, either descending from one and borrowing some words from the other, or potentially as a full-on koiné of the ...