Hi! I would like to announce my new romlang Terkunan [tErku'nan] or 'Tarragonian'. It was designed to be what I feel is an elegant romlang derived from Vulgar...
... I might suggest "Historical Conlang" (derived from "historical novel") because these particular languages are based on historical models and primary world...
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Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Mar 3, 2007 12:02 am
Hi! ... Yes, that sounds sensible. Could we name the difference by using 'historical romlang/artlang' vs. 'diachronical romlang/artlang'? The former based on...
... I'm sure such a distinction could be made, but I'm not sure it would matter. The difference is still one of an historical model v. pure aesthetics, right?...
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Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Mar 3, 2007 1:49 am
Hi! ... Maybe we're talking about the same thing, I don't know. :-) I meant that both have a model, a conhistory, a grand master plan, but for one, it is based...
... I see. Frankly, I would place the diachronical and the artistic together under artistic. Reason being, in my opinion, I don't see much of a difference...
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Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Mar 3, 2007 1:12 pm
Hi! ... For my own conlangs, it is quite a difference (to me). Da Mätz se Basa has no formal GMP, but Terkunan does. It feels totally different when...
Hi! I'm working on a new language, currently called Lethino, which branches off fairly early. One problem I have is that, because s > x, which > 0 when word...
... I have a few ideas: You could let them merge, and have only context disambiguate them. Or you could borrow from other cases, such as the nominative...
... Thanks. I don't particularly like merger. I think Italian borrows from the nominative, but I'd rather avoid that. The cases for pronouns are subject...
... <jsjonesmiami@...> ... Thanks. I'll have to look at lengthening and diphthongization. Right now, the sound rules eliminate length, so I may have to change...
... That should be 0 = zero, not [o]. Apparently it got garbled somewhere. But I think x could go to o as follows: x > G (e.g. voiced before voiced stop) G >...
... My immediate thought is that the reflexes of ILLORUM and ILLARUM would take over the function as plural object pronouns. Something similar happens in...
... This is probably too roundabout, but you could have the plural pronoun become used for the singular, and then for plural add "others", like spanish and...
... Lethino branched so early I don't think even ILLUI had developed. I've considered using the genitive forms for the dative as well, but am concerned about...
... I had another idea I'd like opinions on. Since the object pronouns are proclitic, the [x] isn't final and should probably be retained. However, it would...
... I think ILLUI was *very* early in spoken Latin. It just didn't make it into Classical written Latin. ... I think you shouldn't be. You can always sneak in...
... My formatter did something nasty there. It should be "u > y" and "u/o" of course, and no indentation. Why on earth does it think letter + space + greater...
Aargh, don't talk to me about declension. I've spent months trying to figure out what I can do with my nouns, and I'm getting nowhere fast. Must have...
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Henrik Theiling
theiling@...
Mar 16, 2007 3:00 am
Hi! ... Well, yes, but Icelandic keeps more vowels in its endings that German, so it's even! :-) But I also had those problems. Some things collapse badly in...
I think I'd better post the current Lethino sound changes .... There are still some situations that aren't satisfactorily handled. Preliminary Sound Changes 1....
... Sounds perfect! What exactly is the problem again? ... So you end up with all cases marked by -e. Is that such a bad thing? ;) ... You might look into...
... all ... Natlangs also cheat when they run into such trouble. If two forms lose their distinctness, try to steal a form from another case where ambiguity...
... Your suggestions are good (and enough for a whole new Romlang), but I'd rather not have full scale mutation, since I already have another Romlang that does...
... (snip) ... This may not help, but for comparison purposes, I've put my current declensions up at http://qiihoskeh.googlepages.com/LeDeclen.htm Jeff...
That idea certainly has legs. I was begining to think myself that that was probably where I would find my solution. I shall have to go and re-sharpen my...
