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by Travis B.
Sat May 05, 2018 10:13 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

Holy verb inflectional paradigms!

(Yes, that is the finite inflectional paradigms of a single verb, not taking derivation into account.)
by Travis B.
Sat May 05, 2018 9:31 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 639890

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

I vary between [θẽŋk], [t̪ẽŋk], [θẽʔk], [t̪ẽʔk], [θɛ̃ŋk], [t̪ɛ̃ŋk], [θɛ̃ʔk], and [t̪ɛ̃ʔk] for thank, corresponding to /θeɪŋk/ and /θæŋk/.
by Travis B.
Fri May 04, 2018 4:45 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Writing system, not sure which one to use.
Replies: 16
Views: 11209

Re: Writing system, not sure which one to use.

One thing to remember is that different scripts mix better than other scripts; for instance, it is easy to mix Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and even square scripts, whereas mixing Latin and Arabic scripts just does not really work; conversely, one might be able to mix Arabic and Serṭā scripts.
by Travis B.
Thu May 03, 2018 3:31 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
Replies: 933
Views: 204881

Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread

Welp. My current manager gave me a counteroffer; he would see if he could break me out of my contract with my contracting firm and he would give me a open spot on GE's next generation product's team, and he would offer me the same or better than how much I am being offered already. I told him that ...
by Travis B.
Thu May 03, 2018 12:44 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

Early Middle Laqar: hək'á "nation" (m., sg..), from Proto-Laqar Proto-Laqar *hækʼæː hək'ála "nation" (m., sg.., 1S-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *hækʼæː , and Proto-Laqar *-læː hək'áni "nation" (m., sg.., 1P-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *hækʼæː , and Proto-Laqar *-niː hək'èyi "nation" (m., sg.., 2SM-...
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 11:24 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

Early Middle Laqar: ǰíwə šóke "radio" (m., sg..), from Proto-Laqar *dʑiwɒ , Proto-Laqar *ɕɒw , and Proto-Laqar *-qʰi ǰíwə šókla "radio" (m., sg.., 1S-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *dʑiwɒ , Proto-Laqar *ɕɒw , Proto-Laqar *-qʰi , and Proto-Laqar *-læː ǰíwə šókni "radio" (m., sg.., 1P-possessed), from P...
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 10:57 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 783866

Re: Lexicon Building

bbbosborne wrote:next: radio
ǰíwə šóke "radio" (m.)
ǰíwə "far", from Proto-Laqar *dʑiwɒ
šóke instrument nominalization of "hear", from Proto-Laqar *ɕɒw and *-qʰi

next: television
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Nar júyə k'éhe č'omówə əc c'i k'ónə gẽsanetča q'alẽnə ze. somewhat small-SM town.M inhabit.IPFV-A:1S-P:3SM and DIST.SM unit.M build-NMLZ.PAT-PM=ALL change-IPFV-3SM DIR [ˈnaɾ ˈdzujə ˈkʼehe tʂʼoˈmowə ʔətsʰ ˈtsʼi ˈkʼonə ˈgɛ̃sanetʰtʂʰa qʼaˈlɛ̃nə ˈze] I live in a smallish town and it is being turned int...
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Confusing headlines and other trips down the garden path
Replies: 1058
Views: 221533

Re: Confusing headlines and other trips down the garden path

I was wondering if there were tornadoes which were not violent.
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
Replies: 933
Views: 204881

Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread

Welp. My current manager gave me a counteroffer; he would see if he could break me out of my contract with my contracting firm and he would give me a open spot on GE's next generation product's team, and he would offer me the same or better than how much I am being offered already. I told him that I...
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Núrde čírrə zácetča q'alęnẽ yòq'o c'i ġáyə sa.
land-DEF.SF big-PM house-PM=ALL change-IPFV-3SF because DIST.SM exist.IPFV-3SM DED
[ˈnuɾde ˈtʂʰirːə ˈzatsʰetʰtʂʰa qʼalɛ̃ˈnɛ̃ ˈjɔqʼo ˈtsʼi ˈʁajə ˈsa]
That's because the countryside is being turned into big houses.
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

I have to say I really like the paradigm of dékə since it allows both vowels in the stem to be stressed and allows the second vowel to be full, reduced, and elided in different forms in the paradigm. This, of course, is only possible with feminine nouns, as with masculine nouns the second vowel in t...
by Travis B.
Wed May 02, 2018 1:28 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Which came first? TRAP rais
Replies: 2
Views: 3277

Re: The Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Which came first? TRAP

The Northern Cities Shift in Real Time: Evidence from Chicago claims that /ɑ/ moved before /æ/, based on the old recordings of speakers from Chicago who were born in the early 20th century.
by Travis B.
Tue May 01, 2018 11:18 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

Early Middle Laqar: dékə "circle" (f., sg..), from Proto-Laqar *dæjkʰæ dékla "circle" (f., sg.., 1S-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *dæjkʰæ , and Proto-Laqar *-læː dékni "circle" (f., sg.., 1P-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *dæjkʰæ , and Proto-Laqar *-niː dékki "circle" (f., sg.., 2SM-possessed), from Pr...
by Travis B.
Tue May 01, 2018 3:12 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Paradigm-arrhea
Replies: 36
Views: 18134

Re: Paradigm-arrhea

Early Middle Laqar: célə "muscle" (m., sg..), from Proto-Laqar *tsʰæjlæ célla "muscle" (m., sg.., 1S-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *tsʰæjlæ and Proto-Laqar *-læː célni "muscle" (m., sg.., 1P-possessed), from Proto-Laqar *tsʰæjlæ and Proto-Laqar *-niː célli "muscle" (m., sg.., 2SM-possessed), from Pro...
by Travis B.
Tue May 01, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 783866

Re: Lexicon Building

KusuWara wrote:Next: muscle (noun)
Early Middle Laqar:

célə "muscle" (m.) from Proto-Laqar *tsʰæjlæ

next: mountain
by Travis B.
Tue May 01, 2018 1:16 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
Replies: 933
Views: 204881

Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread

Welp. I just gave my notice, talked with my manager, my contracting company manager, and my team lead about leaving, and this all just happened , practically unplanned. I was never really looking to change jobs, but rather this new job just fell in my lap and I never did anything to not change jobs...
by Travis B.
Tue May 01, 2018 1:11 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you reading, watching and listening to?
Replies: 469
Views: 135512

Re: What are you reading, watching and listening to?

I just finished reading JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford.
by Travis B.
Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
Replies: 933
Views: 204881

Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread

Welp. I just gave my notice, talked with my manager, my contracting company manager, and my team lead about leaving, and this all just happened , practically unplanned. I was never really looking to change jobs, but rather this new job just fell in my lap and I never did anything to not change jobs....
by Travis B.
Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Šáyą c'ir šu nonèwo go.
any-PM DIST.PM NEG familiar_with.IPFV-A:1S-P:3PM EGO
[ˈʂajã ˈtsʼiɾ ˈʂu noˈnɛwo ˈgo]
I am not familiar with any of those.
by Travis B.
Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:06 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Yôr śę téhləcə laqárre sorrówə go.
thing word include-PFV-GER Laqar=DAT add.PFV-A:1S-P:3SM EGO
[ˈjɔɾ ˈɕɛ̃ ˈtʰehlətsʰə laˈqʰarːe sorˈrowə ˈgo]
I have added noun incorporation to Laqar.
by Travis B.
Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 783866

Re: Lexicon Building

next: to strengthen friendship or social bonds núže nék'cə "make (male) friends" (pfv.) núže nék'nəcə "make (male) friends" (ipfv.) sáto nék'cə "make (female) friends" (pfv.) sáto nék'nəcə "make (female) friends" (ipfv.) — núže "male friend" (m.), from Proto-Laqar *nuːʑæj — sáto "female friend" (f....
by Travis B.
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:23 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

C'i šu zeləyówə yòq'o šu wəgóšə go.
DIST.SM NEG see-PFV-A:1S-P:3SM because NEG know-A:1S-SJV-P:3SM EGO
[ˈtsʼi ˈʂu zeləˈjowə ˈjɔqʼo ˈʂu wəˈgoʂə ˈgo]
I wouldn't know since I have not seen it.
by Travis B.
Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:42 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Šáyə «Yôr» šu zeləyówə go. any-SM thing.M-DEF.SM NEG see-PFV-A:1S-P:3SM EGO [ˈʂajə ˈjɔɾ ˈʂu zeləˈjowə ˈgo] I have not seen either "Thing". Il e únu “sci-fi/thriller”, fätu in 1982. In 2011 er de novu fächid. It’s a “sci-fi/thriller” made in 1982. It was remade in 2011. C'i sóklo tetówə lo. DIST.SM ...
by Travis B.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:45 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726136

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Šáyə «Yôr» šu zeləyówə go.
any-SM thing.M-DEF.SM NEG see-PFV-A:1S-P:3SM EGO
[ˈʂajə ˈjɔɾ ˈʂu zeləˈjowə ˈgo]
I have not seen either "Thing".