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- 11 Sep 2018 05:23
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The constants e and π in linguistics
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3853
Re: The constants e and π in linguistics
People really seem to gravitate toward the number 3, both in the way in which we interloquate, as well as just in terms of structural organization, etc. As such, any significant constants that are in the range of 3 will seem more significant than they actually are, at least, IMO.
- 26 Jul 2018 04:41
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Help with Chinese/Japanese character? Please translate
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4228
Re: Help with Chinese/Japanese character? Please translate
It is most definitely "貓" which Google Translate says is cat. (Not sure if you know this, but Google and other translators have a handwriting option so that you can literally write the character and pick from a list of approximations that best fit what you wrote. It is an awesome feature for determi...
- 22 Jul 2018 02:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Con-Script Development Centre
- Replies: 1102
- Views: 132034
- 22 Jul 2018 01:51
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Quintessential 5th Conversation Thread
- Replies: 1613
- Views: 244580
Re: The Quintessential 5th Conversation Thread
Can't say that I have...
Especially since I didn't know that "dun" or "geon" were words.
Especially since I didn't know that "dun" or "geon" were words.
- 22 Jul 2018 01:50
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Con-Script Development Centre
- Replies: 1102
- Views: 132034
Re: Con-Script Development Centre
Do you have any more examples? I have had similar ideas in the past, and what I end up with is a system in which there are more than one way in which the same resultant character can be created which leads to way more ambiguity than I like. Have you run into a similar issue at all? If not, how have ...
- 22 Jul 2018 01:45
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Guess the Word in Romlangs
- Replies: 1224
- Views: 279594
Re: Guess the Word in Romlangs
does it share any ancestry with the Spanish word "coger"?
- 27 Feb 2018 08:04
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Tloko / Omya redux
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8037
Re: Tloko / Omya redux
The section where you describe the example glyphs (lyao, ntlu...) might be slightly more easy to parse if the example glyph was directly before the text explaining it and not in a block above ALL of the descriptions. There are a few small things like that throughout that could use a bit of moving ar...
- 22 Feb 2018 00:57
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: How would you redesign IPA?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6797
Re: How would you redesign IPA?
But isn't that precisely what the tiebar is for? To indicate that though they are a sequence, they are treated as a unit? Much like diphthongs are treated as a single vowel in most situations unless morae or length is sometimes adjusted for them...
- 22 Feb 2018 00:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 5119
- Views: 601780
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
No /m/ is an interesting and noticeable thing... also, why do you use ogonek-o for /o/ wouldn't it make more sense for it to have its natural meaning and give the ogonek to schwa (in this case)?
An interesting inventory, to be sure.
An interesting inventory, to be sure.
- 22 Feb 2018 00:28
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 5119
- Views: 601780
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
There doesn't seem to be much to go on in terms of the inflectional stuff, but I'll try my best to "Germanicize" the phonology and orthography somewhat. No promises that it'll be to your liking, though. For what it's worth, I think you'd be fine keeping it as it is, but if you really want to change...
- 22 Feb 2018 00:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 11282
- Views: 902410
Re: What did you accomplish today?
[...] I don't expect anyone else to care. [...] I just wanted to call this sentiment out a bit... I am fully sure that lots of people are pleased to see your posting and commenting, no matter the content, because you are a valued part of the forum. I know this could come off a bit sappy, or whateve...
- 21 Feb 2018 06:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 5119
- Views: 601780
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Sure! I absolutely am not looking for anything diachronically related or a posteriori . Just a language that gets at a somewhat Germanic aesthetic. I apologize if there was any confusion. Also, I realize that this will in no way be something anyone could confuse for German and don't really want it t...
- 20 Feb 2018 09:54
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: How would you redesign IPA?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6797
Re: How would you redesign IPA?
It just always seemed weird to me that an arrow pointing down is rising: [ǎ] and an arrow pointing up is falling: [â]. Other than that, no good reason.
- 20 Feb 2018 09:37
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 5119
- Views: 601780
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
I'm seeking a bit of aid, folks! I had the following inventory for a now defunct conlang that had some glorious clusters and made me kinda happy. However, I can tell that it's not one I will be going back to. (The relevant thread is here , if you want more info about where this project started.) / n...
- 17 Feb 2018 06:13
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: How would you redesign IPA?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6797
Re: How would you redesign IPA?
I think I would change the way tones are notated. I'm not sure what the best system would be, but at the least I would make it so that a rising tone doesn't use a v-like shape, but rather a ^-like one, and vice-versa. Other than that, I don't really see much need to change anything. Also, I find the...
- 17 Feb 2018 06:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Ghoster's Conlangerium
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2839
Re: Ghoster's Conlangerium
Beautiful stuff!
I'd like to see some samples in slightly larger size so that I can peep some of the details in the various scripts.
I'd like to see some samples in slightly larger size so that I can peep some of the details in the various scripts.
- 17 Feb 2018 05:41
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: why is it that in many fantasy stories, humans are the focus?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10068
Re: why is it that in many fantasy stories, humans are the focus?
I'll answer the question in the subject as simply as I can: Because we are humans, that's why. We know about ourselves, and therefore it is easiest to understand a story about ourselves. Basically, as Sal said above, any story with a non-human race in it might as well be about humans anyway if the w...
- 12 Feb 2018 05:01
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False cognates
- Replies: 675
- Views: 156306
Re: False cognates
... but you just did make it like English whether it was on purpose or not.
- 08 Feb 2018 10:05
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False cognates
- Replies: 675
- Views: 156306
- 08 Feb 2018 09:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Interesting spectra and categories
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3557
Re: Interesting spectra and categories
I still haven't the foggiest idea what is going on in the OP, or what types of responses would be appropriate?