... 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....
John Vertical
johnvertical@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:59 am
141892
... 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...
Philip Newton
philip.newton@...
Aug 1, 2006 12:19 pm
141893
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...
Mark J. Reed
markjreed@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:06 pm
141894
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>...
Jonathan Knibb
j_knibb@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:06 pm
141895
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...
Arnt Richard Johansen
arj@...
Aug 1, 2006 1:51 pm
141896
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 ...
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 1, 2006 8:45 pm
141897
... 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...
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 1, 2006 8:51 pm
141898
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...
Jeffrey Jones
jsjonesmiami@...
Aug 1, 2006 10:51 pm
141899
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...
Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:26 pm
141900
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...
Jeffrey Jones
jsjonesmiami@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:34 pm
141901
... 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...
Arthaey Angosii
arthaey@...
Aug 2, 2006 6:17 am
141902
... 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...
Benct Philip Jonsson
bpjonsson@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:34 pm
141903
... The what? To me that TLA means either "Line Printer Daemon" or "Local Police Department". :) Which dictionary is that? -- Mark J. Reed...
Mark J. Reed
markjreed@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:35 pm
141904
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...
Sally Caves
scaves@...
Aug 2, 2006 3:53 pm
141905
... 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...
Benct Philip Jonsson
bpjonsson@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:07 pm
141906
... _Nationalencyklopedins ordbok_ gives this note on the Swedish form: HIST.: sedan 1545; av nederl. sluis el. lågty. sluse med samma bet.; ur senlat. ...
Andreas Johansson
andjo@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:09 pm
141907
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"...
Sally Caves
scaves@...
Aug 2, 2006 4:10 pm
141908
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...
caeruleancentaur
caeruleancentaur@...
Aug 2, 2006 5:40 pm
141909
... 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...
Arnt Richard Johansen
arj@...
Aug 2, 2006 8:25 pm
141910
... 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...
Sai Emrys
sai@...
Aug 3, 2006 1:16 am
141911
[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...
Yahya Abdal-Aziz
yahya@...
Aug 3, 2006 3:40 am
141912
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...
Yahya Abdal-Aziz
yahya@...
Aug 3, 2006 7:21 am
141913
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...
caeruleancentaur
caeruleancentaur@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:20 pm
141914
On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:52:39 -0700, Sylvia Sotomayor <terjemar@...> ... reasonable ... To: "Sally Caves" <scaves@...> Sent: Sunday, July 30,...
Eldin Raigmore
eldin_raigmore@...
Aug 3, 2006 4:46 pm
141915
... Lume has the prefix "sai'" for this purpose (for people names...other kinds of things have other prefixes). --larry...
Larry Sulky
larrysulky@...
Aug 3, 2006 8:10 pm
141916
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...
Dana Nutter
sasxsek@...
Aug 3, 2006 10:13 pm
141917
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...
Eldin Raigmore
eldin_raigmore@...
Aug 4, 2006 12:43 am
141918
... 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...
Chris Bates
chris.maths_student@...
Aug 4, 2006 8:22 am
141919
Hallo! ... Something like that is found in Mark Rosenfelder's Axunashin, where an IE-ish nominative/accusative system has developed into a dominant/subordinate...
Jörg Rhiemeier
joerg_rhiemeier@...
Aug 4, 2006 2:38 pm
141920
... Ah, thanks. Here is the new version. The conlang flag represents both the Conlang mailing list, and language inventors and constructed language aficionados...