183) c - become a crown dependency or similar of Spain
184) e - /i u/ > /ɪ ə/
185) e
186) g - /ts(j) dz(j) ʃ ʒ/
187) b
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- 28 Jul 2019 20:03
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: British Romance Language Collablang
- Replies: 522
- Views: 157286
- 24 Jul 2019 23:45
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: British Romance Language Collablang
- Replies: 522
- Views: 157286
Re: British Romance Language Collablang
180 b
181 a
182 c
181 a
182 c
- 24 Jul 2019 20:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p t s k h/ /pː tː ts kː/ /m n/ /w ɾ j/ Non-geminated obstruents are often voiced between voiced segments. /i u/ /e o/ /a/ Syllable structure is (C)V(n), where in /n/ assimilates to the POA of a following obstruent. Vowels hiatus is permitted, but common only over affix boundaries. /wu ji/ are not f...
- 14 May 2019 16:34
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/pʰ tʰ kʰ/ /pː tː t͡s kː/ /s/ /sː/ /m n l j w/ /mː nː lː/ /i u/ /e ə o/ /a/ Syllable structure is (C)(G)V(N), where C is any consonant, G is a glide, and N is one of /m l/, where /m/ assimilates to the POA of a following obstruent. Onset-less syllables are restricted to word-initial /a/, with other ...
- 03 May 2019 17:55
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: The CBB Conlang Census
- Replies: 119
- Views: 176579
Re: The CBB Conlang Census
I guess seeing how I actually have a thread here now I should add Asta to the list. Asta - a priori, minimal phonology, agglutinative-polysynthetic, nominals marked for possession, number, noun class and case (adverbial vs. non-adverbial), polypersonal marking, ergativity, rigid transitivty of verb...
- 01 May 2019 15:16
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p~ɸ t~θ k~x q~χ ʔ/
/pː tː tːs kː/
/b~v d~ð g~ɣ/
/m n ŋ/
/mː nː ŋː/
/w ɾ j/
The fricatives are found between vowels. Syllable structure is CV(C), where coda Cs are only found word-finally, but any consonant can come finally except the glides or the flap.
/i ə u/
/a/
/pː tː tːs kː/
/b~v d~ð g~ɣ/
/m n ŋ/
/mː nː ŋː/
/w ɾ j/
The fricatives are found between vowels. Syllable structure is CV(C), where coda Cs are only found word-finally, but any consonant can come finally except the glides or the flap.
/i ə u/
/a/
- 23 Apr 2019 17:28
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p t kʷ q (qʷ)/ /p’ t’ t͡ɬ’ t͡ʃ’ kʷ’ ʔ (ʔʷ)/ /s ɬ ʃ xʷ ʜ (ʜʷ) h/ /m n j w/ /i ə~u/ /ɛ a/ The /ə~u/ contrast on the surface is restricted to appearing before uvulars a /q ʔ ʜ/, or alternatively you could interpret this as a labialisation contrast which is otherwise not seen on these consonants, as ev...
- 15 Apr 2019 02:00
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: The great Asta thread - not soon enough
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26171
Re: The great Asta thread - not soon enough
You know what, it's a stupid that I've allowed xx but instead of ss I've had xs (why does the palatalisation not spread here when it does literally everywhere else?), so from now on <xs> will be replaced with <ss>.
- 11 Apr 2019 18:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
I think the only place I've seen a language with both ejectives and affricates but no ejective affricates is actually Na‘vi, a conlang. If anything the tendency is the other way round - languages with both ejectives and affricates tend to be more likely to have only ejective affricates than non-ejec...
- 08 Apr 2019 21:42
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p t k/
/h/
/m n ŋ/
/w/
/i u/
/e o/
/a/
/iu ui eo oe/
/ai au/
Syllable structure is (C)V(K), where onsetless syllables are only found word-initially and K is restricted to word-final /k ŋ/.
/h/
/m n ŋ/
/w/
/i u/
/e o/
/a/
/iu ui eo oe/
/ai au/
Syllable structure is (C)V(K), where onsetless syllables are only found word-initially and K is restricted to word-final /k ŋ/.
- 08 Apr 2019 20:37
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
- Replies: 11605
- Views: 2053714
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
This is a good detailed explanation (I didn't know the details so I just said "some Caucasian languages")! I think Northwest Caucasian has more of labial + coronal clusters, since this is the family I got this information about. It's not just labial + plus coronal, they also allow forms l...
- 08 Apr 2019 18:28
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p t t͡s k/
/s h/
/m n ŋ/
/w j/
/i iː o oː/
/eː a aː/
Word-internal consonant clusters are restricted to /s h/ + /p t k/, while word-final consonants are restricted to /k ŋ w/, where /w/ only appears as part of the diphthongs /iw aw/.
/s h/
/m n ŋ/
/w j/
/i iː o oː/
/eː a aː/
Word-internal consonant clusters are restricted to /s h/ + /p t k/, while word-final consonants are restricted to /k ŋ w/, where /w/ only appears as part of the diphthongs /iw aw/.
- 05 Apr 2019 00:08
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Loss of morphological complexity over time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5603
Re: Loss of morphological complexity over time
In fact if I'm going to be technical then I really should say that Trudgill's theory is not so much that "contact simplifies language" but that "isolation helps the retention of complexity". Simply put, since sound change inevitably produces irregularity in morphology, then it is...
- 04 Apr 2019 20:16
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Loss of morphological complexity over time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5603
Re: Loss of morphological complexity over time
Well that's why McWhorter and Trudgill and the like stress the multiple types of contact. Nobody is suggesting that "lots of contact = simplification", because that's obviously untrue, more asking questions like "is the language being acquired by children or adults?" and "is...
- 04 Apr 2019 02:07
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Loss of morphological complexity over time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5603
Re: Loss of morphological complexity over time
For example English's simplification is correlated with adult acquisiton by speakers of Celtic and Norse. Norse and Norman French, IIRC; if it were Celtic, it should've happened earlier. But the whole notion is quite controversial; that may have played a role, but it's also possible to explain the ...
- 03 Apr 2019 17:18
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Loss of morphological complexity over time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5603
Re: Loss of morphological complexity over time
I would argue that the massive morphological reduction that characterises IE is mainly a result of the expansion of the family and the degree of contact. Much morphological complexity doesn't actually come about cyclically, instead the overriding tendency in most families seems to be conservation of...
- 29 Mar 2019 01:11
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 161023
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
/p t t͡s t͡ʃ k/ /s ʃ/ /m n/ /ʋ l j/ /i iː u uː/ /eː oː/ /ɛ æː ɐ ɑː/ Syllable structure is (C)(R)V(R)C, where initial clusters are restricted to /p t t͡s t͡ʃ k s ʃ m n l/ + /j/, /t t͡s t͡ʃ k s ʃ/ + /ʋ/ and /p t k/ + /l/, and final consonants are restricted to /s ʃ m n l/, or the clusters /p k m n l/ ...
- 21 Mar 2019 16:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: New Indo-European Collablang
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4219
Re: New Indo-European Collablang
Can I suggest instead for 34 and 35 sr > xr and rn, rs > nn, ss?
- 15 Mar 2019 10:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: "Japonic-North-West-Caucasian" Phonology
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2236
Re: "Japonic-North-West-Caucasian" Phonology
/h/ → [p] / N_, _C This seems weird to me. Though /h/ might undergo fortition, and p>h is not that uncommon (especially if you're aiming for a Japonic flavor) the reverse never occurs; the fortified /h/ would probably be [k] I know this isn't what was intended but personally re-fortifying *h to /k/...
- 14 Mar 2019 01:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
- Replies: 11462
- Views: 1642135
Re: What did you accomplish today?
I’ve started work on an analytic language. I got irritated with my lack of conlanging progress and have nothing to show anyone, so I think an analytic language might be good to make just to do something different from the synthetic languages I like to create. I have tried making analytic languages ...