Future English Scratchpad
Future English Scratchpad
I'll be posting random stuff on Future English here until I get the ambition up to start an article on it, and decide on a name.
Re: Future English Scratchpad
Phonology
/m m̥ n n̥ ŋ ŋ̥/ <m hm n hn ŋ hŋ>
/p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ ʔ/ <b p d t g k '>
/pf ts kx/ <pf ts kh>
/f v s z ʃ ʒ x ʁ h/ <f v s z š ž x r h>
/w j l/ <w y l>
/a e i o u ə/ <a e i o u ur>
/ æː ɛː eː iː ɑː ɔː oː uː/ < aa er ee ii ar or oo uu>
High Tone: á
Mid Tone: a
Low Tone: à
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/p t k/ are voiced in between vowels and when adjacent to voiced fricatives and nasals.
/x/ is voiced between vowels
Coda /ʔ/ assimilates to any following plosives and fricatives, forming geminates. It is elided if it is followed by a nasal.
/ʁ/ is lightly labialized.
/m m̥ n n̥ ŋ ŋ̥/ <m hm n hn ŋ hŋ>
/p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ ʔ/ <b p d t g k '>
/pf ts kx/ <pf ts kh>
/f v s z ʃ ʒ x ʁ h/ <f v s z š ž x r h>
/w j l/ <w y l>
/a e i o u ə/ <a e i o u ur>
/ æː ɛː eː iː ɑː ɔː oː uː/ < aa er ee ii ar or oo uu>
High Tone: á
Mid Tone: a
Low Tone: à
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/p t k/ are voiced in between vowels and when adjacent to voiced fricatives and nasals.
/x/ is voiced between vowels
Coda /ʔ/ assimilates to any following plosives and fricatives, forming geminates. It is elided if it is followed by a nasal.
/ʁ/ is lightly labialized.
Last edited by TaylorS on Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:36 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Re: Future English Scratchpad
Nouns, Adjectives and the Noun Phrase
The Noun Phrase is ordered thusly:
1. preposition (and accusative pre-clitic)
2. determiners
3.demonstratives and plural clitic
4. numerals
5: adjectives
6: noun
The plural suffix has been lost in Future English. In it's place is a plural pre-clitic mey, from "many". This clitic is not used when a plural demonstrative is used to indicate the Definite Plural.
The pre-clitic d-/di-, derived from the Definite Article, has become an accusative marker in Future English. The Demonstratives are now used to indicate definiteness.
The adjective prefixes mor- and mús- are used to form the comparative and superlative.
The Noun Phrase is ordered thusly:
1. preposition (and accusative pre-clitic)
2. determiners
3.demonstratives and plural clitic
4. numerals
5: adjectives
6: noun
The plural suffix has been lost in Future English. In it's place is a plural pre-clitic mey, from "many". This clitic is not used when a plural demonstrative is used to indicate the Definite Plural.
The pre-clitic d-/di-, derived from the Definite Article, has become an accusative marker in Future English. The Demonstratives are now used to indicate definiteness.
The adjective prefixes mor- and mús- are used to form the comparative and superlative.
Re: Future English Scratchpad
Some verb charts:
Personal agreement affixes.
TAM morphology for both active and passive voices. V = verb root.
Personal agreement affixes.
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Personal | NOM | ACC |
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1SG | e- | -mi |
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2SG | yi- | -yi |
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3SG animate | ši- | -hur |
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3SG inanimate | é'- | -é' |
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1PL | vi- | -as |
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2PL | yès- | -yès |
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3PL | dey- | -am |
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An. Interrog. | ša- | -ša |
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In. Interrog. | vó'- | -vó' |
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TAM Active | Perfective | Imperfective |
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Realis NPST | Ø-V-Ø | Ø-V-n |
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Realist PST | f-V-Ø | vàs-V-n |
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Irrealis NPST | ya-V-Ø | ya-V-n |
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Irrealis PST | d-V-Ø | d-V-n |
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TAM Passive | Perfective | Imperfective |
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Realis NPST | gá'-V-Ø | gá'-V-n |
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Realist PST | ffá'-V-Ø | vàssá'-V-n |
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Irrealis NPST | yáá'-V-Ø | yáá'-V-n |
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Irrealis PST | ddá'-V-Ø | ddá'-V-n |
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