TBH, I've never been 100% clear on the meaning of "free variation"; I always thought that meant unconditioned, but I feel that I've seen it used in a way which excluded that possibility.

After doing some quick searching, it seems that my initial impression is correct, and that it does count as allophony; that sort of basic thing is probably better to put in the inventory, since there isn't much to it. Save conditioned allophony for the allophony section itself.

Cool. Thanks.

Take your time and peruse the other sections. I value your input.

http://anthologi.ca/?id=224498

Just gonna leave this right here...

It looks good, I haven't seen anything else that's really unclear. I'd suggest thinking about laying out the verbs a little differently, maybe just showing a template for all of the possible morphemes in order (the verb seems moderately synthetic).

"It looks good, I haven't seen anything else that's really unclear."

Awesome, thank you for reading.

"I'd suggest thinking about laying out the verbs a little differently, maybe just showing a template for all of the possible morphemes in order"

Can you link to an example of what you mean? I live by examples. (yes, it's the only way I know how)

"the verb seems moderately synthetic"

I'm not linguistically illiterate...but I don't know what that means.

OK, looked it up here...I get it, yes, I want to have that...the ability to be word = (short) phrase, but that not be the only form of a verb...hence, the (temporal/locative) adverbials.

Basically, just a template of where morphemes go in the verb complex, like

Past Prefix

Agent Agreement Marker

Aspect Prefix

{Tense Stem}

Modal Suffix

Patient Agreement Marker

It's kind of good way to get an overview of what things might be marked on the verb. Obviously, it's more helpful for language which are polysynthetic, where there are a dozen morphemes that can go into a verb.

quoting Morrígan, Countess:

Basically, just a template of where morphemes go in the verb complex, like

Past Prefix

Agent Agreement Marker

Aspect Prefix

{Tense Stem}

Modal Suffix

Patient Agreement Marker

It's kind of good way to get an overview of what things might be marked on the verb. Obviously, it's more helpful for language which are polysynthetic, where there are a dozen morphemes that can go into a verb.

OOh...I like charts and tables...I will work on it...thank you again. You're awesome.

Like this:



na empahipankoyek - 1SG run-DIM-able-PROG-PST-NEG – I was not able to keep jogging.

Yeah that's cool. I was actually not even thinking of something quite as detailed, but that's great way to show the morphological information.

http://footballbatsandmore.wordpress.com/kala-grammar/

Ok...it's not perfect, and I plan on reviewing/tweaking it once a week (yeah right, a month) but this is what I am telling people at parties is the "official Kala grammar". Sounds so, dramatic.

Let me know what you think, suggestions, questions, comments, etc.

Thanks everyone.

It's kinda redundant, but hey, why not.

https://footballbatsandmore.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/naho1.pdf << PDF of Kala grammar if anyone would care for it.

Still looking for feedback should anyone have a minute or the inclination. Thank you in advance.