Archive for March, 2017
Addendum (#333B): Some Details
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017Detail #333: A Way of Forming Habituals and some Morphological Quirks to that Idea
Sunday, March 26th, 2017#495
Friday, March 24th, 2017A language that features clicks, but they’re only used in a specific class of words pertaining to baked goods, e.g. cookies.
Verbs of Perception in Sargaĺk
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017Detail #332: Articles for Names Intertwining with Moods
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017Hi! Could I get the invite link to conville discord server? Thank you!
Thursday, March 16th, 2017I can do that if you come off anon, but I can’t do that on anon.
Ćwarmin: The Polar Question and Its Other Uses
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017Kier-kər lend-itiś mesl-i
does Kier steal apples?
Kier lend-ijiś mesl-i-kər
does Kier steal apples?
lend-ijiś Kier mesl-i-tər
Kier lend-ijiś mesl-i-tər
Apples is what Kier steals, aren't they?
lend-(ijiś)-tər Kier mesl-i
does Kier steal apples?
bec a Alas staŋn-u-tor kinl-əc'a' is an optional complementizer that introduces subordinate clauses.
you (c) Alas answer_yes-Q ask-2sg ?
you ask whether Alas answers yes?
Parsing -tor/-tər in this way is only permitted with verbs of knowledge and perception.
The 'regardless of'-meaning usually goes after the verb, but can go elsewhere - clause-initial position or even just before the verb.
wərs-ic sewk-ər kurćap(-utćo) au-tor.Autor sometimes is rendered as 'ator', aukor as 'akor'.
walrus-meat eat-1sg salty(-obj.compl.) is-Q
I eat walrus-meat regardless if it's salty
Call for Papers
Saturday, March 11th, 2017ΤΕΚΤΩΠ(Tekton) is a new journal written by and for language constructors, containing articles and other material in constructed languages, about constructed languages, and all other subjects of interest to language constructors. Tekton is affiliated with the Constructed Languages Facebook group and the Linguifex wiki.
Tekton is a successor in spirit to Æquinox, a journal featuring prose, poetry, and drama written in or translated into constructed languages, published from 2011 and 2014. Tekton is a home for any material that could or would have been submitted to Æquinox.
Tekton also welcomes submissions covering all other aspects of language construction, including but not limited to:
- Information about natural languages that can be used as inspiration
- Tips on how to start and build a constructed language
- Tools you can use to build your language
- Quizzes and games to test your language construction skills
- Reviews of books, films, shows, and games related to constructed languages
- News about events in the world of language construction
- How, when, and where you can get together with other language constructors
- How to get your constructed language noticed
- Who is looking for someone to help building a language
- Language construction in practice: text and articles written in constructed languages
- Letters to the editor
Submissions are to be sent to tektonreview@gmail.com.
All text submitted to Tekton will be copy edited and may be abridged or emended by the editors.
Images for non-news articles may be submitted only as a complement to the text and in order to illustrate the use of a constructed language. Tekton reserves the right to include or exclude them from the final edition.
Guidelines for Text Written in Constructed Languages
- Text written in a constructed language must be accompanied by an accurate translation into English. Please note that technical limitations may require the editors to align text and translation in ways other than as submitted. The assistance of the author may be requested to resolve any points of doubt regarding the relationship between text and translation.
- Authors are encouraged to provide sufficient explanatory material to allow the dedicated reader to verify the accuracy of the translation.
- The text should be accompanied by a brief description of the language in which it is written, with an emphasis on its linguistic characteristics.
- Images of text written in a constructed languages-specific script are welcome, but they must be provided as an accompaniment to a Romanized text, not as a substitute.
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