In my conlangs there are very productive ways to derives nouns from verbs and vice versa. (I should actually test how the distinction could be made more strict.) I think every one of them however has lexical word classes from which items of other word classes can be derived.
In my bi-consonantal-root language all verbs are CVC, where changing V is the only verb to derive actionsart differences. Nominal patterns are laways more complex. I don't remember if I made a root for 'dog' but I gues its verb would be 'to bark', but other derivations from the root would however mean things associated to dogs rather than barking. So morphological verbs are always simpler, but on the level of lexical semantics, I wouldn't say so.
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Thanks, @Omzinesý!Omzinesý wrote:In my conlangs there are very productive ways to derives nouns from verbs and vice versa. (I should actually test how the distinction could be made more strict.) I think every one of them however has lexical word classes from which items of other word classes can be derived.
In my bi-consonantal-root language all verbs are CVC, where changing V is the only verb to derive actionsart differences. Nominal patterns are laways more complex. I don't remember if I made a root for 'dog' but I gues its verb would be 'to bark', but other derivations from the root would however mean things associated to dogs rather than barking. So morphological verbs are always simpler, but on the level of lexical semantics, I wouldn't say so.
Indeed, thanks to all responders so far.
@Omzinesý, I'd kind of like to hear more about your 'langs.
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I just found an old project of mine, where all roots are nouns and have to overtly derived to be used as verbs. Does not look very naturalistic, but I still am emotionally attached to the idea. Here are some examples: (Maybe some NSFW examples, don't know about American standards).
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I found it extremely interesting!Creyeditor wrote:I just found an old project of mine, where all roots are nouns and have to overtly derived to be used as verbs. Does not look very naturalistic, but I still am emotionally attached to the idea. Here are some examples: (Maybe some NSFW examples, don't know about American standards). ... (interesting examples not re-quoted) ...
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I've never worked anyplace they wouldn't all be SFW; but I think "USAmerican standards" really vary from workplace to workplace.
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