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The Historical Linguistics Thread :
I had been intending to make this for a while, but I have been browsing T. Burrow's [i]The Sanskrit Language[/i] (an excellent reference work for all diachronic things Sanskrit), and stumbled upon the following intriguing passage:
[quote]
The intermediate forms [i]ś, ź, źh[/i] will explain most of the Indo-Iranian developments, as they will the Balto-Slavonic, but it is likely that before complete assibilation there was an affricate stage. Evidence of this is preserved in the Kafiri...
I had been intending to make this for a while, but I have been browsing T. Burrow's [i]The Sanskrit Language[/i] (an excellent reference work for all diachronic things Sanskrit), and stumbled upon the following intriguing passage:
[quote]
The intermediate forms [i]ś, ź, źh[/i] will explain most of the Indo-Iranian developments, as they will the Balto-Slavonic, but it is likely that before complete assibilation there was an affricate stage. Evidence of this is preserved in the Kafiri...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-28 21:56:40.
The Map Thread :
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fiCWMz6.png[/IMG]
This is a very shoddily put together map for a potential alternate history of North America. As you can see, it is not yet done.
Originally, the idea was going to be that North America in the modern day is a sort of gigantic Switzerland, with Dutch, French, Spanish and English-speaking parts. I have no idea what I'm going to do with Canada, other than that Québec will probably be French, although whether or not it includes southeastern...
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fiCWMz6.png[/IMG]
This is a very shoddily put together map for a potential alternate history of North America. As you can see, it is not yet done.
Originally, the idea was going to be that North America in the modern day is a sort of gigantic Switzerland, with Dutch, French, Spanish and English-speaking parts. I have no idea what I'm going to do with Canada, other than that Québec will probably be French, although whether or not it includes southeastern...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-24 18:27:04.
Grrr Thread (2014-08-23 01:01:25) :
I am a moron. Those of you on IRC will know what I mean.
I am a moron. Those of you on IRC will know what I mean.
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-23 01:01:25.
COUGAR (2014-08-15 21:34:14) :
don't shame nortaneous for his 53xu4l1ty
don't shame nortaneous for his 53xu4l1ty
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-15 21:34:14.
COUGAR (2014-08-13 09:32:58) :
i am trying to imagine a female nortaneous
not entirely sure what that would entail but she'd probably be fairly terrifying
i am trying to imagine a female nortaneous
not entirely sure what that would entail but she'd probably be fairly terrifying
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-13 09:32:58.
COUGAR :
COUGAR
[img]http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/treed-wisconsin-cougar.jpg[/img]
COUGAR
[img]http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/treed-wisconsin-cougar.jpg[/img]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-10 16:10:18.
Talk in a natlang, y'all (2014-08-09 08:40:21) :
[b]Ikävästi, mä en voi mennä Bostoniin tänään, koskaa Schönhof's ei ole auki sunnuntaina. Mä ja mun isä olisimme mennyt, mutta nyt me odotamme Jouluun saakka.[/b]
[i]Unfortunately, I can't go to Boston today, because Schoenhof's is not open on Sundays. My father and I would have wanted to go, but now we'll wait until Christmas.[/i]
[b]Myös, mä olen päättänyt mun kurssia Kreikkalaisen kielen eilen![/b]
[i]Also, I finished my Greek course yesterday![/i]
[b]Ikävästi, mä en voi mennä Bostoniin tänään, koskaa Schönhof's ei ole auki sunnuntaina. Mä ja mun isä olisimme mennyt, mutta nyt me odotamme Jouluun saakka.[/b]
[i]Unfortunately, I can't go to Boston today, because Schoenhof's is not open on Sundays. My father and I would have wanted to go, but now we'll wait until Christmas.[/i]
[b]Myös, mä olen päättänyt mun kurssia Kreikkalaisen kielen eilen![/b]
[i]Also, I finished my Greek course yesterday![/i]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-09 08:42:36.
Exploring Classical Quazian Morphosyntax with Example Sentences (2014-08-08 14:11:25) :
Apologies for the delay. (I should get the new words entered into the dictionary, too...)
31. [b]ya=máŋa-Ø a-wæ̂ḍ-e me-mp-aś-éḍ-i.[/b]
[i]the=baby-ABS 3S-ball-CONST PERF-walk.[inan].away-PAST[/i]
"Ya máŋa awæ̂ḍe mempaśéḍi."
"The baby's ball has rolled away."
Possessive constructions are formed by putting the possessor in the absolute state, the possessee in the construct state, and putting a possessive prefix on the possessee. The article, if any, starts the phrase ...
Apologies for the delay. (I should get the new words entered into the dictionary, too...)
31. [b]ya=máŋa-Ø a-wæ̂ḍ-e me-mp-aś-éḍ-i.[/b]
[i]the=baby-ABS 3S-ball-CONST PERF-walk.[inan].away-PAST[/i]
"Ya máŋa awæ̂ḍe mempaśéḍi."
"The baby's ball has rolled away."
Possessive constructions are formed by putting the possessor in the absolute state, the possessee in the construct state, and putting a possessive prefix on the possessee. The article, if any, starts the phrase ...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-08 14:13:37.
Exploring Classical Quazian Morphosyntax with Example Sentences (2014-08-01 20:05:16) :
[color=#FF0000]As work progresses, it becomes clear that earlier sentences or constructions may need to be redone. Overrides will be shown in red, and when I'm done I'll go back and fix them all.[/color]
1. [b]i=rîŋ-Ø ha-ndéb-e-r.[/b]
[i]the=sun-ABS ANTIPASS-shine-NONPAST-3S.DEF[/i]
"I rîŋ handéber."
"The sun shines."
There's a fair amount going on here. Let's take it word by word.
[b]rîŋ[/b] is the Classical Quazian word for sun; it has [i]animate[/i] gend...
[color=#FF0000]As work progresses, it becomes clear that earlier sentences or constructions may need to be redone. Overrides will be shown in red, and when I'm done I'll go back and fix them all.[/color]
1. [b]i=rîŋ-Ø ha-ndéb-e-r.[/b]
[i]the=sun-ABS ANTIPASS-shine-NONPAST-3S.DEF[/i]
"I rîŋ handéber."
"The sun shines."
There's a fair amount going on here. Let's take it word by word.
[b]rîŋ[/b] is the Classical Quazian word for sun; it has [i]animate[/i] gend...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-08 13:50:38.
Exploring Classical Quazian Morphosyntax with Example Sentences (2014-08-02 11:41:45) :
11. [b]di=ṣîn-Ø ma xán ma-mbó-w-i[/b]
[i]the.PL=person-ABS PART all PERF-shout-EPENTH-PAST[/i]
"Di ṣîn ma xán mambówi."
"All of the people shouted."
Here we are introduced to our first case marker, the partitive [b]ma[/b]. It is enclitic and has no accent of its own; like all postpositional phrases modifying nouns, it comes before its head. As we'll see, if in place of [b]ṣîn[/b] there were an inanimate noun, the construct state would be required instead. (More on that later...
11. [b]di=ṣîn-Ø ma xán ma-mbó-w-i[/b]
[i]the.PL=person-ABS PART all PERF-shout-EPENTH-PAST[/i]
"Di ṣîn ma xán mambówi."
"All of the people shouted."
Here we are introduced to our first case marker, the partitive [b]ma[/b]. It is enclitic and has no accent of its own; like all postpositional phrases modifying nouns, it comes before its head. As we'll see, if in place of [b]ṣîn[/b] there were an inanimate noun, the construct state would be required instead. (More on that later...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-08 13:38:42.
Talk in a natlang, y'all (2014-08-06 21:06:43) :
[b]Missä sä elät? Mä olen Massachusettsissa, ja on satanut paljon tänä kesänä.[/b]
[i]Where do you live? I'm in Massachusetts, and it's rained a lot this summer.[/i]
[b]Missä sä elät? Mä olen Massachusettsissa, ja on satanut paljon tänä kesänä.[/b]
[i]Where do you live? I'm in Massachusetts, and it's rained a lot this summer.[/i]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-06 21:06:43.
Reference Wiki Discussion/Collaboration Thread (2014-08-05 22:29:18) :
If nobody objects, I'm more than happy to mod it.
If nobody objects, I'm more than happy to mod it.
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-05 22:29:18.
Reference Wiki Discussion/Collaboration Thread (2014-08-05 14:27:10) :
Could we create a version of Cev's [i]Language Books that Won't Dick You Around[/i] that allows multiple contributers to edit a master list of all sorts of language learning resources?
Could we create a version of Cev's [i]Language Books that Won't Dick You Around[/i] that allows multiple contributers to edit a master list of all sorts of language learning resources?
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Exploring Classical Quazian Morphosyntax with Example Sentences (2014-08-04 14:09:47) :
The grammar is starting to come into some sort of coherence by now. Let's continue...
21. [b]ya=jáń-an śéy pa-pánd-a.[/b]
[i]the=rain-ABS now PERF-stop-NONPAST[/i]
"Ya jáńan śéy papánda."
"The rain has stopped."
Normally a nonpast perfective has a future sense; but a more natural rendering in CQ would use an adverb, such as [b]śéy[/b] "now", to limit the scope of the verb to the present. This can be used for actions with perfective aspect which have happened extreme...
The grammar is starting to come into some sort of coherence by now. Let's continue...
21. [b]ya=jáń-an śéy pa-pánd-a.[/b]
[i]the=rain-ABS now PERF-stop-NONPAST[/i]
"Ya jáńan śéy papánda."
"The rain has stopped."
Normally a nonpast perfective has a future sense; but a more natural rendering in CQ would use an adverb, such as [b]śéy[/b] "now", to limit the scope of the verb to the present. This can be used for actions with perfective aspect which have happened extreme...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-04 16:10:09.
Talk in a natlang, y'all (2014-08-04 11:28:59) :
[b]Mun uusi kynä tuli postissa täänä päivänä. Se on paljon hyvämpää ja tasaisempaa, kuin mun isän kynät, jotka mä olin käyttänyt.[/b]
[i]My new pen came in the male today. It's much better and smoother than my father's pens, which I had been using.[/i]
[b]Kuka myös kirjoittaa lähteekynäin? Mulla on LAMY.[/b]
[i]Who also writes with a fountain pen? I have a LAMY.[/i]
[b]Mun uusi kynä tuli postissa täänä päivänä. Se on paljon hyvämpää ja tasaisempaa, kuin mun isän kynät, jotka mä olin käyttänyt.[/b]
[i]My new pen came in the male today. It's much better and smoother than my father's pens, which I had been using.[/i]
[b]Kuka myös kirjoittaa lähteekynäin? Mulla on LAMY.[/b]
[i]Who also writes with a fountain pen? I have a LAMY.[/i]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-04 11:35:04.
Talk in a natlang, y'all (2014-08-04 08:23:00) :
[b]Mun pitää harjoitella mun Suomea. Siis, mä kirjoitan sitä. Mä tiedän, että Yatalac puhuu jokua suomea, ja me joskus puhumme yhdessä.[/b]
[i]I must practice my Finnish. So, I will write in it. I know that Yatalac speaks some Finnish, and we sometimes speak it together.[/i]
[b]Mun pitää harjoitella mun Suomea. Siis, mä kirjoitan sitä. Mä tiedän, että Yatalac puhuu jokua suomea, ja me joskus puhumme yhdessä.[/b]
[i]I must practice my Finnish. So, I will write in it. I know that Yatalac speaks some Finnish, and we sometimes speak it together.[/i]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-04 08:23:00.
These language textbooks don't dick you around. (2014-08-03 10:43:37) :
Could we maybe turn this into a proper featured article, one that has several approved editors?
Could we maybe turn this into a proper featured article, one that has several approved editors?
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-03 10:43:37.
Exploring Classical Quazian Morphosyntax with Example Sentences :
I stumbled earlier today upon Nessari's list of 218 example sentences you can use to help flesh out your conlang's morphosyntax and vocabulary. Great idea, I thought; let's try translating these into Classical Quazian.
This thread, resultingly, is a working grammar of Classical Quazian. After a sketch of the phonology, the sentences will be presented one by one, along with a translation and a gloss, and further elaboration of the construction used. Because it is a working grammar, a mo...
I stumbled earlier today upon Nessari's list of 218 example sentences you can use to help flesh out your conlang's morphosyntax and vocabulary. Great idea, I thought; let's try translating these into Classical Quazian.
This thread, resultingly, is a working grammar of Classical Quazian. After a sketch of the phonology, the sentences will be presented one by one, along with a translation and a gloss, and further elaboration of the construction used. Because it is a working grammar, a mo...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-08-01 20:04:58.
happiness thread (2014-07-31 21:04:27) :
One idea is to have an entry field for strings of characters that must be treated as single characters. Using Zompist's SCA, I've often found myself resorting to such extravagant representations as Devanagari characters for phonemes that the Latin alphabet has trouble representing easily.
This SCA could set aside a block of rarely-used Unicode characters- say, Yi syllabics- and replace each string in this block with a character from this block. (The nice thing about computer programs is...
One idea is to have an entry field for strings of characters that must be treated as single characters. Using Zompist's SCA, I've often found myself resorting to such extravagant representations as Devanagari characters for phonemes that the Latin alphabet has trouble representing easily.
This SCA could set aside a block of rarely-used Unicode characters- say, Yi syllabics- and replace each string in this block with a character from this block. (The nice thing about computer programs is...
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-07-31 21:04:27.
Quote Thread (2014-07-25 13:38:30) :
[13:31] <pthagnar> what kind of mujahid r u if u don't know the basic ways to deal w/ lust
[13:32] <pthagnar> dhok: it is p trivial
[13:32] <pthagnar> a) custody of the eyes
[13:33] <pthagnar> b) all flesh is grass
[13:33] <pthagnar> c) Visualisation of the Blessed Margaret Thatcher of Grantham[no_emote]
[13:31] <pthagnar> what kind of mujahid r u if u don't know the basic ways to deal w/ lust
[13:32] <pthagnar> dhok: it is p trivial
[13:32] <pthagnar> a) custody of the eyes
[13:33] <pthagnar> b) all flesh is grass
[13:33] <pthagnar> c) Visualisation of the Blessed Margaret Thatcher of Grantham[no_emote]
owned by dhok, last edited 2014-07-25 14:52:57.
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