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by lctrgzmn
Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:55 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Nice sounding natlangs
Replies: 391
Views: 66125

Re: Nice sounding natlangs

Seeing as how everyone's pretty much summed up their favorite and not-so-favorite languages, I'll just post my top three favorite dialects and top three not-so-favorite ones. Meh. Off topic? Yay European French (French from France > Belgian French > Swiss French) British English (RP > everything els...
by lctrgzmn
Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:46 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals
Replies: 19
Views: 3460

Re: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals

My mom, for one, always pronounces her 's, and Spanish is her first language. The same can be said for most of the people in my family who don't speak much English. In fact, here it's very common for a Mexican accent in English to entirely lack [v] due to the prevalence of . Although some accents d...
by lctrgzmn
Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:44 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals
Replies: 19
Views: 3460

Re: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals

My mom, for one, always pronounces her 's, and Spanish is her first language. The same can be said for most of the people in my family who don't speak much English. In fact, here it's very common for a Mexican accent in English to entirely lack [v] due to the prevalence of . Although some accents d...
by lctrgzmn
Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:17 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals
Replies: 19
Views: 3460

Re: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals

That happens in every dialect of Spanish, at least as spoken by native speakers. I wouldn't say that for every particular lenition. I do see [d] becoming [ð] in many to most (if not all) dialects, but I also know a lot of people that always pronounce as and never change it to [β]. Where are those p...
by lctrgzmn
Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:23 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals
Replies: 19
Views: 3460

Re: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals

However, I do notice that my <y> and <ll>, which having undergone yeísmo due to my accent, alternate between [j], [ɟ͡ʝ], and [d͡ʒ]. I've yet to notice any particular reason for these alternations, and they do in fact seem quite arbitrary. I'm not a native speaker, but living in Texas (near Conroe, ...
by lctrgzmn
Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:39 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Words you love because of their sounds
Replies: 285
Views: 36395

Re: Words you love because of their sounds

I really like the perfective form of the verb "to shower" in Czech, osprchovat [ˈospr̩xovat]. I mean, the imperfective sprchovat [ˈspr̩xovat] sounds fine too, but to me there's just something about the fact that the syllabic [r] immediately precedes a stressed syllable and is still... well, syllabic...
by lctrgzmn
Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:27 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals
Replies: 19
Views: 3460

Re: On Spanish post-alveolars/palatals

My <ñ> and <ch> are pretty standard to be honest. They never stray away from [ɲ] and [t͡ʃ]. However, I do notice that my <y> and <ll>, which having undergone yeísmo due to my accent, alternate between [j], [ɟ͡ʝ], and [d͡ʒ]. I've yet to notice any particular reason for these alternations, and they do...
by lctrgzmn
Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:16 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: Conlingual Telephone VI
Replies: 77
Views: 31084

Re: Conlingual Telephone VI

Lyhoko Leaci wrote:It seems to be getting longer... and weirder.
Weirder? I honestly felt like that second sentence was pure gibberish when trying to decipher and then retranslate it -_-
by lctrgzmn
Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:44 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: Conlingual Telephone VI
Replies: 77
Views: 31084

Re: Conlingual Telephone VI

I'm officially disappearing off the face of the earth from this Friday until the next, so I thought I might as well have done it ASAP. If only I were like that with my (piling stacks) of essay assignments...

Cheers and good luck to everyone on finals :p
by lctrgzmn
Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:30 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: Conlingual Telephone VI
Replies: 77
Views: 31084

Re: Conlingual Telephone VI

Considering I don't have to start worrying about final exams until Friday, I just got it over with and finished it right now. I sent mine out so I'm done :D
by lctrgzmn
Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:07 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: Conlingual Telephone VI
Replies: 77
Views: 31084

Re: Conlingual Telephone IV or something

Aw, I've always wanted to do this with Adwan!
by lctrgzmn
Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784209

Re: Lexicon Building

sano wrote: next: to string; to thread (needle)
Adwan:
Fhisáfcan "one threads", "one puts a needle through." From fhi "in", and sáfca, a root meaning "needle."

Next word: For sale, to be sold.
by lctrgzmn
Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:46 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Sound Change Game
Replies: 2673
Views: 495893

Re: Sound Change Game

Nortaneous wrote: [ˈdi.u.du.çi.ni] > Arve djahdustine [ˌɟɛu̯dʊˈçinɪj]
Adwan: dgemdulgínygh [d͡ʒewdˠœˈʝiːnɪj] > Beaile deaimedureileíni [djeɰdɯhɨˈjiːnɨ]
by lctrgzmn
Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:18 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Sound Change Game
Replies: 2673
Views: 495893

Re: Sound Change Game

Ouagadougou wrote:> Proto-Sèferi: ghosota [ʲɣɔsɔtɑ]
Adwan: gósutomh [ˈɡʷoːsˠœtow] > Beaile: umeóskuitue [ɯˈwoɐzgɨtɜ]
by lctrgzmn
Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:44 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Creativity of the day
Replies: 1704
Views: 323437

Re: Creativity of the day

http://cl.ly/3b1T2P2n442v0d421j2O Making a matryoshka. Illustrator is such a bitch sometimes. Don't you have the option to just make half of it, and then mirror it (if that's what you're complaining about)? Lol no, that's not what I'm bitching about. It's more of capturing the right feel without st...
by lctrgzmn
Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:28 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Creativity of the day
Replies: 1704
Views: 323437

Re: Creativity of the day

http://cl.ly/3b1T2P2n442v0d421j2O

Making a matryoshka. Illustrator is such a bitch sometimes.
by lctrgzmn
Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784209

Re: Lexicon Building

Izambri wrote: Next word: problem
Adwan:
Lgágfhiydahmta, n. "problem"; from lgágfhiydan "one functions, one works", -am "-er, agent", ta "not". Lit. "something that doesn't work or function; something not according to plan."

Next: an outing, a night out; a soirée
by lctrgzmn
Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784209

Re: Lexicon Building

sano wrote: next: celebrate
Adwan:
Fhiómwgan, lit. "one makes happiness." When celebrating something, the thing being celebrated is in the genitive.
Also: fhiómwggtha, "celebration." fhiómwgamh, "celebratory."

next: to dream lucidly, to have a lucid dream.
by lctrgzmn
Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:59 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses
Replies: 97
Views: 35091

Re: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses

How come I don't see glossed natlangs in these threads that often? Would be nice to see some glossed Welsh and whatnot. Ooh, I agree. It'd be nice to see how other natlangs do it, not to mention to see the connection between one's conlang and the natlang of their choice... (even though this thread ...
by lctrgzmn
Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:06 am
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses
Replies: 97
Views: 35091

Re: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses

I would recommend against using the beta in your conlang's orthography-- it sticks out and looks ugly. Use "bh" or something instead. (I assume that stands for /B/?...) Also what's with the capital letters, are you going some kinda Klingon style or something? ... I don't think it's a beta that he's...
by lctrgzmn
Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:02 pm
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses
Replies: 97
Views: 35091

Re: TC: Relative and complementizer clauses

Adwan I saw the house that Jack built. Viósgcadhw Hiac postragyrí dedgochsyhmsmgyrí. [ˈvjoːʃkɐðu jak postɾaɡɪˈɾiː dɨd͡ʒoxsɪmsˠɪˈɾiː] viósgc-a-dh-w Hiac postrag-yr-í dedg-och-syhm-smgyr-í house-NOM.SG-REL.ACC Jack-NOM.SG build-3.SG-PAST eye-DAT.PL-POSS.1.SG-COP.3.SG-PAST "House built by Jack was to ...
by lctrgzmn
Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:29 pm
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: What's your favorite thing about your conlang?
Replies: 53
Views: 24140

Re: What's your favorite thing about your conlang?

WeepingElf wrote: (3c) Action under external force
Ibreta Senanthømi am bul.
AOR-break-3SG:P Senantho-INS the bowl
‘Senantho broke the bowl (under external force).’
This makes me think of the causative mood. Telívy mie(I like it).
by lctrgzmn
Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: What's your favorite thing about your conlang?
Replies: 53
Views: 24140

Re: What's your favorite thing about your conlang?

I kind of do that in Adwan! Except instead of prefixing and suffixing, i use affixed order after the conjugation, so the verb is technically conjugated twice. The endings are the same whether they're subjective or objective, they simply rely on order (and thematic consonants) to tell them apart :p
by lctrgzmn
Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:43 pm
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: What's your favorite thing about your conlang?
Replies: 53
Views: 24140

What's your favorite thing about your conlang?

The title's pretty straightforward. Any quirks or perks pertaining to your conlang that you can't help but favor? I've recently written a post on my grammar blog about verb nominalizations, and how the nominalizations can take subjects and objects, as verbs are conjugated before they are nominalized...
by lctrgzmn
Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:00 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: ZBB member photos, part 5. (Something for the weekend, sir?)
Replies: 5496
Views: 765057

Re: ZBB member photos, part 5. (save the exhibitionism threa

Viktor77 wrote:You guys look like you're a cute couple.

What inspired the trip?
I agree with this. Y'all are adoooooorable (even if you're not a couple, what do I know).