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by GamerGeek
18 Jun 2017 06:33
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317680

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

Is the relative halting of English's phonological development due to linguistic prescriptivism? I'm not convinced of the premise of this question. How do you know that English phonological development has slowed? What time period are you talking about? Reletive to other languages, English hasn't ch...
by GamerGeek
18 Jun 2017 05:32
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317680

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

Is the relative halting of English's phonological development due to linguistic prescriptivism? I'm not convinced of the premise of this question. How do you know that English phonological development has slowed? What time period are you talking about? Reletive to other languages, English hasn't ch...
by GamerGeek
18 Jun 2017 03:17
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317680

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

Is the relative halting of English's phonological development due to linguistic prescriptivism?
by GamerGeek
18 Jun 2017 01:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Future English Conlang
Replies: 18
Views: 4074

Re: Future English Conlang

I'm doing something similar but with Californian English. Damn it, I was going to start something like that... [:P] It is very feasible that two different languages could arise from Californian english spoken in different parts of the very sizable state of california. Not to mention it is also spok...
by GamerGeek
17 Jun 2017 07:26
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
Replies: 8666
Views: 1442219

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Yaza deqšyayōfaçie vogensveitatuθ boʔaiswutosanie, CNJ justice.siblinghood.DAT invite<NMLZ>ACC.SG answer<PLP.1SG> I had jury selection summons today, ʕa ʔol beθen kæšriran nunœ vasē zerwiyziθuqqšun čētosane. CNJ PRP house-LOC conveyance-GEN water-GEN hot pipe Break<PLP.3SG> Also, the hot-water pipe...
by GamerGeek
17 Jun 2017 02:04
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Future English Conlang
Replies: 18
Views: 4074

Re: Future English Conlang

spanick wrote:I'm doing something similar but with Californian English.
Damn it, I was going to start something like that... [:P]
by GamerGeek
17 Jun 2017 02:02
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317680

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

se croire sorti du cul de Jupiter.... [O.O] [>_<] [O.O] [>_<] [xD] [xD] [xD] [xD] Seriously, though... which god(dess) sprang from Jove's bum? :wat: Not really all that serious Athena (What's the Roman version?) came from Zeus's head... (Which is close enough... sort of... ...not really... ) I don'...
by GamerGeek
15 Jun 2017 07:44
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Visigothic 1.0
Replies: 61
Views: 13294

Re: Visigothic 1.0

In my own sketches, I am thinking of merging the singular and duel and only having a distinction between singular and plural there. Some verb classes may merge. The imperative may be the first to go as well. I'm not sure how Shimo will proceed. It'd be an interesting study. After seeing what you di...
by GamerGeek
15 Jun 2017 07:16
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Visigothic 1.0
Replies: 61
Views: 13294

Re: Visigothic 1.0

I would like to know if you are still working on this.
by GamerGeek
14 Jun 2017 02:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
Replies: 8666
Views: 1442219

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Konungr wrote:Իդւտ արխերանդրէջհնատեր մորիսթեշե՞ կեվալ:
Idut arkherandryjhnater moristheshe keval?
[iˈdut ɑrχɛˌrɑndrədʒəhnɑˈtɛr mɔrisθɛˈʃɛ kɛˈvɑl]
here philosophy-INST dabble-3SG.PRS someone
Does anyone here dabble in philosophy?
ni.
yes.
by GamerGeek
14 Jun 2017 01:34
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

You're up, Shimo.
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 23:48
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

shimobaatar wrote:"manmade"?
[tick]
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 23:37
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

shimobaatar wrote:"earthly" or "mortal"?
[cross]

I guess I should give a hint. The adjective does not typically describe a human.
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 23:35
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

Creyeditor wrote:Does it mean 'mundane'?
[cross]
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 23:31
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

alynnidalar wrote:"masculine"? "manly"?
[cross]
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 21:40
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

shimobaatar wrote:Creyeditor's guess of "male" still stands, though.

Does it mean "owned" or something like that?
[cross]
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 21:01
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

Creyeditor wrote:Is the second morpheme from 'men'?
[tick]
Edit: It's technically from man
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 20:57
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

Creyeditor wrote:Is the first morpheme from 'of'?
[tick]
by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 06:03
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Official Waxworld Thread
Replies: 47
Views: 10992

Re: Official Waxworld Thread

shimobaatar wrote:Just realized: WiWAXia.
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by GamerGeek
13 Jun 2017 04:58
Forum: Translations
Topic: Guess the Word in Future Englishes
Replies: 182
Views: 29587

Re: Guess the Word in Future Englishes

shimobaatar wrote:Is either morpheme derivational?
[tick]