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Physical Dictionary for a Conlang
I want to use a notebook (It has binders) to record my conlang's lexicon, so I'm looking for some method of organizing it, so the words are easy to find. The 2 main problems are:
Should I organize it ...
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Denoting arbitrary ligatures when transcribing my script to Latin
I'm working on a written language where ligatures are important. Pretty much any letter could be joined to any other, and doing so could change the meaning of the word.
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Are there specific name forms for Interlingua?
While it is not uncommon for Esperanto speakers to use Esperantised name forms like Ludoviko, the Interlingua community usually uses the native spelling of personal names. But I want to know, if there ...
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Is there a term for a case combining genitive (of) and abalative (from) in the manner of the Spanish preposition 'de'?
Biased by long familiarity with Spanish, combining the 'of' and 'from' functions seems sufficiently intuitive to me that I would have guessed some case languages do so too. (I am aware of 'desde.') ...
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Are there any free resources for creating a customized keyboard layout for a conlang?
Are there any free resources (third-party or otherwise) that would allow me to create a customized keyboard for my conlang?
While I have still not finished my conlang I am currently working on, I am ...
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How to come up with novel words for exact concepts that result from specific fact combinations: word coining acts
Here is something I would like to be able to describe with a single word:
"You hold something in your hand (or that somethibng is perhaps in your pocket or attached to your body in done way), you ...
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Split condition for nominalization pathway used only in certain verbs
There is a construction I would like to formally incorporate into one of my language's verb system, which involves rendering the main verb as a noun, which is then possessed by the participant that ...
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What is the feasibility of a heavily consonant and vowel reduced lang?
I have a personallang called Kininini that I am working on at the moment once again.
This one is rather unique compared to most of my other langs because it has a substantially reduced amount of ...
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Subordinate Clauses In OSV
So, I'm working on my very first conlang, which happens to be OSV (object-subject-verb word order). But I seem to have run into something of a roadblock. How could I handle clauses such as, for ...
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Lower than / Covered by
I am wondering if there is a distinction in any natural language between a preposition or postposition with the meaning "lower than" and a different preposition or postposition with the ...
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Temporary Possesive case
Is anyone aware of a language, natlang or conlang, that has, for lack of a different term, has a Temporary Possessive case?
What I mean is a case the essentially indicates "this thing that is ...
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Is latino sine flexione dead?
Latino sine flexione is a variant of Latin created by Peano in 1903. As far as I know it was used in scientific literature but since forgotten.
I found this site and a few discussions on Duolingo but ...
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Roadmap for effective construction of a novel language
I have trivially dabbled in Esperanto, Klingon, and a few other languages. Now I want to build one, and not a distorted copy of an existing one. I want to make a non-junk constructed language.
Is ...
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How do i construct a language for my novel that has 150 phonemes-- 105 consonants, 40 vowels and 5 clicks?
I am a novelist working on building my own language for my next project. My language involves 150 phonemes. Not being a linguist, I don't know where to start. Your help in this regard will be very ...
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What resources are there on tone system creation?
What resources are there on tone system creation?
Resources could include
Documentation on conlangs that have tone systems
Guides on tone system creation
Resources on tone in natural languages, for a ...
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