... I was thinking deriving this meaning from the hand names, i.e. "The one on the left hand side". ... Yes, naturally there will be absolute directions too....
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Philip Newton
philip.newton@...
Aug 1, 2006 12:19 pm
... Same here -- you're not alone. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard that word spoken, so I only had my guessed spelling pronunciation to go on. But...
141893
Mark J. Reed
markjreed@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:06 pm
I find it very interesting that we all made the same incorrect assumption about the pronunciation of "sluice". I wonder what it is that prevents the eye-rhyme...
141894
Jonathan Knibb
j_knibb@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:06 pm
I wrote: JK> Familiarity is the simplest, and takes only two values. One is used JK> exclusively for second person, while the other generally means first JK>...
141895
Arnt Richard Johansen
arj@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:51 pm
I have drafted the following description of the conlang flag for possible inclusion on the Flags of the World web site (fotw.net). Please let me know if there...
141896
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 1, 2006 8:45 pm
Try poking Sally Caves for pics. I know she took some, but I still haven't seen 'em. :-P I'd suggest expanding the authorship paragraph to include the major ...
141897
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 1, 2006 8:51 pm
... Perhaps have a separate variant of the script for handwriting? I at least see no need to impose handwriting limitations on computer-use script, or vice...
141898
Jeffrey Jones
jsjonesmiami@...
Aug 1, 2006 10:51 pm
Is anyone else having problems with the listserv web interface, where it doesn't list the most recent archives? The latest I get is week 4 of July. I know week...
141899
Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:26 pm
Hi! ... I also get 'July 2006, week 5' and 'August 2006, week 1', both in the overview, clickable, and browsable. Strange! Maybe a proxy problem? Maybe...
141900
Jeffrey Jones
jsjonesmiami@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:34 pm
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 01:16:43 +0200, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> ... I don't know. I've had the problem on more than one computer. I stumbled on a way...
141901
Arthaey Angosii
arthaey@...
Aug 2, 2006 6:17 am
... I have a picture of the flag flying at the con: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthaey/135274149/ Unfortunately, I took it with my cameraphone, so the...
141902
Benct Philip Jonsson
bpjonsson@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:34 pm
... The LPD gives [slu:s] as the one and only pronunciation. I've always taken that for granted not only because of _juice_, but also because of the Swedish...
141903
Mark J. Reed
markjreed@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:35 pm
... The what? To me that TLA means either "Line Printer Daemon" or "Local Police Department". :) Which dictionary is that? -- Mark J. Reed...
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Sally Caves
scaves@...
Aug 2, 2006 3:53 pm
I have a nice picture of the flag, Sai, with John and Matt holding it up, but I have been so beleagered (sp), and haven't had a chance to upload it. I'm off to...
141905
Benct Philip Jonsson
bpjonsson@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:07 pm
... Longmans Pronounciation dictionary by J.C. Wells, phonetics professor in London and of (X-)SAMPA fame. It covers both RP and GenAm, too. There is a lot of...
141906
Andreas Johansson
andjo@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:09 pm
... _Nationalencyklopedins ordbok_ gives this note on the Swedish form: HIST.: sedan 1545; av nederl. sluis el. lågty. sluse med samma bet.; ur senlat. ...
141907
Sally Caves
scaves@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:10 pm
No, uploaded them after all... sent about eight to Sai. Hope you get them alright. Sally I'm off to California early Friday morning. ... From: "Sally Caves"...
141908
caeruleancentaur
caeruleancentaur@...
Aug 2, 2006 5:40 pm
The verb in Senjecas is marked only for mood: -a = indicative, -o = subjuncive, -e = imperative. I want to indicate a relative clause by a marked verb; there...
141909
Arnt Richard Johansen
arj@...
Aug 2, 2006 8:25 pm
... Including names of the major contributors can be done, if someone would be so kind as to point me to the relevant threads in the archives. (That draft...
141910
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 3, 2006 1:16 am
... Check the threads where I was asking about it around last December/January. I remember asking the same question, and having someone answer it - plus point...
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Yahya Abdal-Aziz
yahya@...
Aug 3, 2006 3:40 am
[Repeating a reply made directly to Sai. It seems the Reply-to on my previous message was wrong, so Sai had replied to me, as had Henrik.] ... Hi Sai, How's...
141912
Yahya Abdal-Aziz
yahya@...
Aug 3, 2006 7:21 am
Hi Charlie, ... I think perhaps we need a little more information before we can answer that. A fuller gloss would be helpful. From what you wrote, the verb in...
141913
caeruleancentaur
caeruleancentaur@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:20 pm
I apologize for the previous imprecision. There are two questions in this message & I seem to have gottent them mixed up! Question #1--- The verb in Senjecas...
141914
Eldin Raigmore
eldin_raigmore@...
Aug 3, 2006 4:46 pm
On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:52:39 -0700, Sylvia Sotomayor <terjemar@...> ... reasonable ... To: "Sally Caves" <scaves@...> Sent: Sunday, July 30,...
141915
Larry Sulky
larrysulky@...
Aug 3, 2006 8:10 pm
... Lume has the prefix "sai'" for this purpose (for people names...other kinds of things have other prefixes). --larry...
141916
Dana Nutter
sasxsek@...
Aug 3, 2006 10:13 pm
li [Larry Sulky] mi tulis la ... Yes. All proper nouns are introduced with "li" (adj.) or "lu" (prep.). What is considered a "name" in Sasxsek is more than...
141917
Eldin Raigmore
eldin_raigmore@...
Aug 4, 2006 12:43 am
We all remember uses of morphological "number" to encode Familiarity and/or Authority and/or Servility; and most of us have heard of using morphological...
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Chris Bates
chris.maths_student@...
Aug 4, 2006 8:22 am
... IIRC, a long time ago someone claimed to me that Korean case marking was influenced in some way by status. I don't speak the language though, so I can't...
141919
Jörg Rhiemeier
joerg_rhiemeier@...
Aug 4, 2006 2:38 pm
Hallo! ... Something like that is found in Mark Rosenfelder's Axunashin, where an IE-ish nominative/accusative system has developed into a dominant/subordinate...
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Arnt Richard Johansen
arj@...
Aug 4, 2006 2:50 pm
... Ah, thanks. Here is the new version. The conlang flag represents both the Conlang mailing list, and language inventors and constructed language aficionados...
