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- Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: What do you call this?
- Replies: 302
- Views: 90483
Re: What do you call this?
Tiki torch. That name being especially present in the us media after the white supremacist attacks in Charlottesville, va.
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:12 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Internet slang dating: is IIRC a somehow aging abbreviation?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8482
Re: Internet slang dating: is IIRC a somehow aging abbreviat
IIRC seems specific to forum-culture to me. I don't feel like it's going away, so much as it has not caught on in other spheres, whereas LOL or other elements have at least in the past expanded broadly through the internet. Consider also, TL;DR, IMHO, etc. these have a limited user base. I played *a...
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 2:11 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
*ʔés- {be} Present ------- For both of the following, between step one and two: (1) the stress fixes on the penultimate vowel , (2) the non-stressed vowel is elided – I use <ə> for these vowels 1sg -- *ʔes-məi̯ -> *ʔésmi -> e:smi 2sg -- *ʔes-(s)əi̯ ->*ʔés(s)i - > e:ssi 3sg -- *ʔes-(H2)əi̯ -> XX -> *...
- Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:23 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Vowel deletion in adjectives only?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4342
Re: Vowel deletion in adjectives only?
Expanding on Šọ̈́gala's idea, you could have a language where unaccented final vowels delete. You could have adjectives be unaccented or accented in non-final syllables and preserve final vowels in other word classes by having final stress. Varying stress placement and reduction/deletion isn't too f...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:00 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Many people apparently think there's a [g] sound in "ng" wor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5521
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: What do you call this?
- Replies: 302
- Views: 90483
Re: What do you call this?
Wardrobe. I had to look at a bit to make sure it wasn't a designer side by side fridge and freezer combo.
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:47 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: to cock out
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4165
Re: to cock out
Re the bent or curved meaning: cock eyed? I am assuming the set phrase has nothing to do with fowel or penises. Then again ... hah. Who knows.
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 8:29 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
I see wiki notes that Cowgill's Law in Germanic applies to *H3 and possibly to *H2. I usually interpret the dual pronouns as having *H1, so I have wondered if a broader reading of Cowgill's Law in Germanic is possible. Perhaps, PIE *RHw > P.GMC *Rgw (prior to grimm's law). Are there any counter exam...
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:30 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Proto-Nostratic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Re: Proto-Nostratic
Has anyone really been far even as reconstructed to use even go want to do sound more like?
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:14 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Greek Learning Source Req'
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2317
Greek Learning Source Req'
Hey folks, I am looking recommendations for a learning resource for Ancient or Homeric Greek. If it's publically available, even better. I've got Sihler, but am looking for something a bit more didactic.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: 2+3's Project
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12205
Re: 2+3's Project
Or, perhaps: /m*, n/ (*?/nʷ/ with [m]) /mbʙ*, ndr, ɳɖɽ/ (*?/ndrʷ/ with [mbʙ]) /t, tʰ, t:, tʷ, tʷʰ, k̙, k̙ʰ, k̙:, k̙ʷ, k̙ʷʰ/ /ts, tsʰ, ts:, ts:ʰ, tsʷ, tsʷʰ, tʃ, tʃʰ, tʃ:, tʃ:ʰ, tʃʷ, tʃʷʰ, ʈʂ, ʈʂʰ, ʈʂ:, ʈʂ:ʰ, ʈʂʷ, ʈʂʷʰ, kʟ̝̊, kʟ̝̊ʰ, kʟ̝̊:, kʟ̝̊ʷ, kʟ̝̊ʷʰ/ /s, z, s:, sʷ, zʷ, s:ʷ, ʃ, ʒ, ʃ:, ʃʷ, ʒʷ, ʃ:ʷ, ...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:29 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
Shhhhh..... the *number six might hear you. If it gets too disturbed, it's liable to add *k-.Soap wrote:That's a lot of consonants. Did PIE really have CCVCC roots?
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:21 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Alternative way to describe person & number marking on verbs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2715
Re: Alternative way to describe person & number marking on v
The language I have written about does something ... a bit ... similar. You can see it here: http://www.incatena.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43029 My first post there also has some notes on minimal-augmented number systems, which you may wish to read. I think some others have discussed similar ideas too...
- Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Sanskrit "palatals"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2421
Re: Sanskrit "palatals"
Take a look at Section 52 of Kobayashi's disseration -- most of the chapter that is in is relevant too. The Diss is available here: http://www.gengo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~masatok/ Kobayashi's a pretty prolific modern Sanskritist. The disseration has some pretty interesting stuff on other Sanskrit phonolo...
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:21 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
. . . we can probably assume that in PIE, voiceless stops were unaspirated when following *s, and aspirated otherwise. This was maintained into Greek, so when laryngeal aspiration occurred, the only stops that could be changed were exactly those following *s. They now contrasted with the plain voic...
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:36 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
I understand that most older IE languages are SOV and have generally head final tendancies; however, of the ones I am familiar with, demonstratives tend to lead NPs. Am I wrong on this? Are there any articles about this?
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:59 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Noun incorporation and applicative voice question
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8737
Re: Noun incorporation and applicative voice question
Her published section also has many other publically available sources on specific languages about NI -- among MANY other subjects.
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty ... tions.html
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty ... tions.html
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:02 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Unusual verbal person-marking systems
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6853
Re: Unusual verbal person-marking systems
Take a look at Na-Dene' langauges: Some of them not only cut cross-referncing for the non-1/2 person(s) up into proximate and obviate, but have seperate areal, impersonal, etc. marking. To me, it is especially interesting to see that some of these destinctions are marked in both the "subject" and "o...
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:18 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: 2+3's Project
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12205
Re: 2+3's Project
Okay! After a long hiatus on this, it’s time for a reboot. Phonology . / m p b w | n t d | ts dz sʰ zʱ | ɻ | j | k g xʰ (?ɣʱ) | a, ə, ɨ, ʉ / General Syllable Structure . • (C)(C)(C)(w)(G)(V)(:)(G)(w)(C)(C)(C), where -- C = {F, S, N} F = {sʰ, zʱ, xʰ} <Sʰ, Zʱ, H> S = {P, T, K} N = {m, n} P =...
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:15 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: any language families with kh/S correspondence
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6440
Re: any language families with kh/S correspondence
Please expand upon your question. Your notation is non-standard, so I am having a bit of difficulty figuring it out. The XSAMPA is fine, just the other ... stuff?
- Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:49 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Basic distinctions: No word for "eat"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4313
Re: Basic distinctions: No word for "eat"
Somewhat on point: I seem to remember a discussion about a year ago of a language or a few languages using a null root for "eat."
- Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:22 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
I am interested to see that the proposed dissimilation also does not appear to be triggered by the labiovelars.
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Trigender Biology Inquiry
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10181
Re: Trigender Biology Inquiry
The original post is ambiguous: the OP says gender rather than sex but notes a structure suggesting a difference in sex. The other day, I was thinking about a hypothetical mammalian species that somehow ended up with 3 genders. Gender A bears the sperm and fertilizes the egg. Gender B bears the egg....
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:58 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Trigender Biology Inquiry
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10181
Re: Trigender Biology Inquiry
Well, one easy way to do this would be to have a caste based biology as in many colonial insects.
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:57 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
- Replies: 2225
- Views: 454653
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread
Hmm ... I had always assumed the -*o- grade in at least the thematic 1st sg., du., and 3d. was due to being followed by -*m- or -*w- < -**m-. Most of the others, as in the 3d, also seem to be linked to a following -*n- or perhaps more generally -*R-. Not sure what's up with the thematic 1st sg., per...