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I'm at a loss for deriving nominal patterns for Qevesa, and I thought I'd seek some inspiration from the Semitic languages, which also have a triliteral root schema. Does anyone know of any English-language resources on Semitic languages that list patterns for nominal derivations?

I'm a native Maltese speaker, if you want any help from natives. I haven't really studied linguistics formally (yet!!) though, so I might not be that helpful.

Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar, by Edward Lipiński.

In general, any questions regarding Semitic languages can be redirected to that book.

Mecislau wrote:Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar, by Edward Lipiński.

In general, any questions regarding Semitic languages can be redirected to that book.

Thanks. I just had a browse with Google books and it seems to be very comprehensive; no idea where I'd get a copy of it though. I can just imagine the odd expression on the librarian's face if I asked if they could do an inter-library loan of it from somewhere...

I borrowed a book on Japanese Gods and Mythologies the other day, explaining I liked some of the ideas in their mythology and that I'd probably use it as a large influence in deriving the religious beliefs of my fictional culture. She seemed a bit taken aback that I am writing my own fictional religion.

Zoqaeski wrote:I can just imagine the odd expression on the librarian's face if I asked if they could do an inter-library loan of it from somewhere...

I borrowed a book on Japanese Gods and Mythologies the other day, explaining I liked some of the ideas in their mythology and that I'd probably use it as a large influence in deriving the religious beliefs of my fictional culture. She seemed a bit taken aback that I am writing my own fictional religion.

You don't have to tell them the truth about why you need it...

Does your library allow you to request interlibrary loans directly using their website? If it does then you can avoid having to explain to irl meatbags your shameful, shameful hobbies.

Most librarians don’t care about why you want a book. You don’t have to defend yourself when you are an adult, or even an older teenager, asking for something scholarly. It would be a different story if you were a child asking for a scholarly book, and maybe for younger teenagers, too (i.e. 13-16).

Now if it were something pornographic, that might be a different story, depending on where you live and the librarians you have.

It was casual conversation. She mentioned that the title of the book was unusual, so I told her why I found it interesting.

I've also got a reputation in the town for being into unusual subjects. Thanks a lot, small-town-small-mindedness and school bullies who still annoy me sometimes (thankfully only on the occasion that I'm bored enough to head up to the local pub) even though I finished school three years ago.

Zephyr wrote:Does your library allow you to request interlibrary loans directly using their website? If it does then you can avoid having to explain to irl meatbags your shameful, shameful hobbies.

My town library is amazingly up-to-date: it doesn't have a website. There's a mention of it on the local council website, but no actual library homepage. I shouldn't pick on them too much though, as the library has almost the entire collection of Terry Pratchett books (something which the library of a bigger town 60 km away doesn't), not to mention a very wide-ranging collection of books on other subjects, and the librarians there are very helpful most of the time.

Zoqaeski wrote:

Mecislau wrote:Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar, by Edward Lipiński.

In general, any questions regarding Semitic languages can be redirected to that book.

Thanks. I just had a browse with Google books and it seems to be very comprehensive; no idea where I'd get a copy of it though.

Ahem.