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- 16 Nov 2017 02:51
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
- Replies: 11462
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Re: What did you accomplish today?
I think I figured out how comparatives/superlatives, questions, topicalization, and "same verb partial negation" work in my currently-unnamed conlang.
- 15 Nov 2017 17:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
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Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
How (un)reasonable is the "overloading" of certain cases to handle multiple different jobs? In general, that's what happens. In fact, according to Barry J. Blake (author of "Case") , if I remember correctly, some linguisticians won't call a language's nominal-inflection system a...
- 13 Nov 2017 17:30
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
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Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
I am not familiar with this glossing style but I find it more readable than the Leipzig one. Is this how you do it or is it an official system? As to your translation, I don't see an issue with using the Genitive that way. Makes perfect sense. You basically took the ACI construction and swapped Acc...
- 13 Nov 2017 01:31
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
- Views: 2072647
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
How (un)reasonable is the "overloading" of certain cases to handle multiple different jobs? Specifically, I'm wondering how plausible these examples are. I used parentheses because there is no phonetic representation of the language yet, and I wanted to be as clear as I can about what belo...
- 12 Jan 2016 18:24
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CVCV... langs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5048
Re: CVCV... langs
I mean, are we talking diachronics, too?
- 01 Dec 2015 00:35
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Famous CBB Quotes Thread
- Replies: 147
- Views: 116276
Re: Famous CBB Quotes Thread
That seems a bit extreme...Prinsessa wrote:Well, if that's the general consensus I guess I'll find a different forum.
- 09 Nov 2015 21:53
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Jokes
- Replies: 460
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Re: Jokes
As for me: I don't fear Heaven; I don't fear Hell; I fear only Yankees misusing "y'all" to a singular addressee. Or people saying all y'all. I consoder y'all to be just second person plural, so all y'all doesn't sound particularly wrong to me. Can confirm/elaborate: you SG y'all DU all(uh...
- 25 Oct 2015 02:29
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Tuunhiir Mnasiih scratchpad
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4158
Re: Tuunhiir Mnasiih scratchpad
Looks cool in terms of phonemes and the orthography; hopefully we get to see more of the language sometime in the future. Noun case marked non-concatavnivly (SP) Sorry, as I'm sure this should be obvious, but what does "SP" stand for here? I would think it means something along the lines ...
- 10 Jul 2015 16:47
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
- Replies: 11462
- Views: 1656403
Re: What did you accomplish today?
@shimo: about two hours. It was much more interesting than my Texas Gov class.
- 10 Jul 2015 05:00
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
- Replies: 11462
- Views: 1656403
Re: What did you accomplish today?
Finally caught up on my WALS reading.
I learnt me so much!
I learnt me so much!
- 17 Jun 2015 19:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Proto-Skawlas
- Replies: 101
- Views: 24839
Re: Proto-Skawlas
[O.O] Mother of tables Now watch me completely fail to discern the tone of that post because I am awesome! [:P] It Just seemed like the alignment was off, but I could have missed the structuring of it [:$] Oh, right, yeah, it does look a bit weird in parts. I tried to line up each form so that the ...
- 17 Jun 2015 03:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Proto-Skawlas
- Replies: 101
- Views: 24839
Re: Proto-Skawlas
It Just seemed like the alignment was off, but I could have missed the structuring of itsangi39 wrote:Now watch me completely fail to discern the tone of that post because I am awesome!thaen wrote: Mother of tables
- 17 Jun 2015 02:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Proto-Skawlas
- Replies: 101
- Views: 24839
Re: Proto-Skawlas
Mother of tables
- 16 Jun 2015 02:08
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Other Creativity
- Replies: 1372
- Views: 365770
Re: Other Creativity
Speaking of poetry, here is the fruit of my two government classes: Upon his weary soul A baleotic stupor fell Weighing down like a millstone Bound about his crown Tied there by a foúl spirit Who wanted him to drown. It could be called a vampyre, That wicked, cruél thing, For with insatiable lust It...
- 30 May 2015 21:42
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
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Re: Whence Came the Everpool
He crouched low behind the boulder, keeping his tattered wings tucked tight against his back and his breath deep and even. A soft glow from down the path, piercing the vegetation, told him that his sight was right, as it always was: the Arcuse Adurna was indeed coming along the path. He looked acro...
- 30 May 2015 20:26
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Whence Came the Everpool
Please, keep asking! [:D] You mention the gods fading west. Tell us about the folklore of the directions in Everpool. What is there about the West that you would use that particular set phrase in story telling? The West represents the passing of things, especially to, for lack of a better word/conc...
- 30 May 2015 00:00
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Whence Came the Everpool
I'm curious about the race of the Woodsman. He has scales and can fly, right? The woodsman and maiden are both Sakyl - Krwx, more specifically. The Krwx are draconic beings, bipedal, scaled, with wings and tail. They fly with the use of an innate magic, which allows their wings to carry them with d...
- 29 May 2015 01:58
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Whence Came the Everpool
Insta-love is pretty eh. I disregards the fact that relationships are long and complex, and makes the character seem incredibly shallow for falling in love with a person who they know nothing about. Also implies that it'll lead to a horrible relationship as they step on each others' toes, and event...
- 28 May 2015 17:28
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Whence Came the Everpool
Wouldn't it be more interesting if the Maiden was disgusted by the Woodsman, and rejected him? Then he makes a pact with Valyna (whoever she is) and binds his soul to her to serve as her sacred guardian, and she's stuck with this man she can't stand. You could take the Foe and his minions (whatever...
- 28 May 2015 06:20
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Whence Came the Everpool
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Whence Came the Everpool
Okay, so this isn't my epic poem. But it's a start along that road. I'm going to be following in the footsteps of Micamo and those she inspired, and post short stories. However, they will differ in that they, as far as I can tell, will be in more narrative form. The title of this thread is probably ...