LCK Book

Přemysl · Post by **Přemysl** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:18 pm

zompist wrote:As indicated by the past tense, I was talking about what was actually in the online LCK written ten years ago, not what is physically possible.

Okay that makes a lot more sense. I had noticed the past tense and was what confused me because I interpreted it as indicating something else. Instead of seeing as a complete past moment I saw it as somewhat punctal form of "haven't been able" as in you tried once and never bothered again. Neat, now to find a way to work that into a lang.

Guitarplayer II · Post by **Guitarplayer II** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:18 pm

I've ordered it now. Seems that they actually have a couple of printed copies stocked, so I hopefully won't need to wait for weeks.

Ketumak · Post by **Ketumak** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:40 am

Bought my copy off Amazon. It arrived about a week now and I finished reading it today. I found it an admirably clear summary of some complex material. I particularly liked the language families chapter - a field that's exercising me at the moment, and the Kebreni chapter, it's a fascinating language.

Guitarplayer II · Post by **Guitarplayer II** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:44 am

I've yet to have a closer look, but what kind of bugs me is that whoever didn't pay attention to orphans and widows. In one case (forgot the page no.) you even get a headline at the very bottom of a right page, the actual chapter starts at the top-left of the new one. But I've read Amazon is to blame for formatting mishaps.

Ketumak · Post by **Ketumak** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:06 pm

I'd agree about the layout problems. I looked back and found two titles at the bottom of pages, with their paragraphs opposite, p.156 and 158.

Still - I'm looking forward to the planet-making sequel!

Post by **zompist** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:48 pm

No, it's my fault... FWIW final widow-orphan checks must be done when the text is really really done, as any correction can cause a lot of re-flowing. If anyone remembers my blog posts during the process, there's a load of work that starts when the text is done.

In any case I'm paying more attention to this sort of thing with the PCK as I know it does bother people.

Ketumak · Post by **Ketumak** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:54 am

Oh, alright - we'll let you off this time!

Opera · Post by **Opera** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:32 pm

zompist wrote:Ooh, it's on Amazon France too.

Er, sent sous 1 à 2 mois? That's pretty lame. Someday the French office will be able to afford its own laser printer.

Just bought it with Amazon France and I will get it under 5 days. From Amazon.com it would have been under 18 to 27 days...

Anyway, given your surprise, I guess you don't know when or if the upcoming PCK will be available on Amazon France?

Yiuel Raumbesrairc · Post by **Yiuel Raumbesrairc** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:49 pm

Opera wrote:
zompist wrote:Ooh, it's on Amazon France too.

Er, sent sous 1 à 2 mois? That's pretty lame. Someday the French office will be able to afford its own laser printer.
Just bought it with Amazon France and I will get it under 5 days. From Amazon.com it would have been under 18 to 27 days...

Anyway, given your surprise, I guess you don't know when or if the upcoming PCK will be available on Amazon France?

Well, it must first be completed.

Opera · Post by **Opera** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 2:07 pm

Yiuel wrote:Well, it must first be completed.

Yeah, that's why I called it "upcoming".

monoglot · Post by **monoglot** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:00 am

I've had a little extra time on my hands lately (for the first time in seven years, I've not been working two jobs), and I've been thinking of doing something with conlangs. Lo and behold, a new conlanging resource!

I've not added much to my personal toolkit in the last few years, a little Italian and a little Tagalog. The grammar of the latter is kicking my ass, though. Everything I've studied otherwise is nominative/accusitive and lacking in the confusing trigger system, so I'm frankly terrified to use objects in my sentences. And I've never worked without tense and without a copula, though that isn't nearly as weird.

But I'm going to have to grab the LCK in book form, even if I just read it and do nothing else with it.

Edit: And, purchased.

Yiuel Raumbesrairc · Post by **Yiuel Raumbesrairc** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:58 pm

The new book is coming soon. Can't wait to buy it.

goneriku · Post by **goneriku** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:13 am

Awesome, I'll be buying the LCK soon myself (along with a few other linguistics books, of course).
Really looking forward to both.

dhok · Post by **dhok** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:16 am

Oh hey, the page is up.

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Constructi ... 571&sr=8-2

Post by **zompist** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:09 pm

Wow, that was fast... I only approved it on Saturday, so I was expecting it'd be another week.

Whimemsz · Post by **Whimemsz** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:37 pm

Holy crap this is all happening so fast!

Anyway, cool.

EDIT: Ordered! I should get it by Thursday apparently?

Opera · Post by **Opera** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:40 pm

Now it just needs to be on amazon.fr or .co.uk!

Guitarplayer II · Post by **Guitarplayer II** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:45 pm

Opera wrote:Now it just needs to be on amazon.fr or .co.uk!

.de preferably, too. Though not for me, I'm not so much into conworlding.

finlay · Post by **finlay** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:04 pm

The .com one scares me a bit; I didn't even have to verify my card.

I mean there's a whole extra screen on the .co.uk...

Opera · Post by **Opera** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:11 pm

Maybe you had already verified it before? Some sites keep that in mind and don't ask again.

What bothers me the most is the high shipping fee to be honest. It'd be way lower with the .fr one (for me of course).

So Haleza Grise · Post by **So Haleza Grise** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:12 pm

Bless the Australian dollar's ludicrously high exchange rate at present. Ordered now!

Kopachris · Post by **Kopachris** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:33 pm

Aw!

I'd order it, but I don't have any money now. Maybe I'll get it for Christmas!

Torco · Post by **Torco** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:14 pm

damn, I don't have any online money to buy it.

u_u

I should really get a bank account or something.

Yiuel Raumbesrairc · Post by **Yiuel Raumbesrairc** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:20 pm

Oh shiny!

Will order it in a few days.

jal · Post by **jal** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:53 am

This triggered me to check amazon.co.uk, and they have the LCK book available. Just ordered. Now'll have to wait for the PCK to become available.

JAL