Category: Conlang Year
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Day 250: September 6, 2024
Goal: Create some more examples of adverb clauses Note: Work on expanding your examples to include more complex structures. Tip: If any of your clauses require special inflections, make sure you include examples of them. Work focus: Create/Make/List Expand your work from yesterday to create more examples of adverb clauses and try to create some…
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Day 249: September 5, 2024
Goal: Create your first examples of adverb clauses Note: Focus on creating simple examples to demonstrate basic features and placement options. Tip: This is the first day reserved for creating adverb clauses—tomorrow will continue the work! Work focus: Create/Make/List You’ve spent time exploring and planning the structures of adverb clauses. Today’s goal is to create…
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Day 248: September 4, 2024
Goal: Decide if reason/condition clauses will have different structures Note: These clauses may need different T/A marking and conjunctions. Tip: Subordinating conjunctions for these clauses may include “if” and “because.” Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Decide if reason/condition adverb clauses will feature any differences in structure than other adverb clauses. For instance, a clause beginning with a…
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Day 247: September 3, 2024
Goal: Plan the structure of adverb clauses in your language Note: Identify any lexical forms you need for subordinating conjunctions. Tip: Focus first on adverb clauses expressing information about time and place. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Plan out the structure you will use for forming adverb clauses in your language, focusing first on clauses that express…
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Day 246: September 2, 2024
Goal: Explore options for forming adverb clauses Note: These dependent clauses differ from others in that they are not embedded in the matrix clause. Tip: Consider options such as subordinating conjunctions, placement, and word order. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal is to explore options for forming adverb clauses. These are a type of dependent clause—they…
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Day 245: September 1, 2024
Goal: Document your clausal coordination strategy Note: You can add this information to your section on coordination. Tip: Don’t forget to include examples to showcase how clausal coordination works. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today’s goal is to document your decisions on clausal coordination by expanding the section on coordination in general. You may not need to…
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Day 244: August 31, 2024
Goal: Create a strategy for joining clauses Note: Also create any forms you need to support your ideas. Tip: Make sure you provide examples, including “and/but/or.” Work focus: Create/Make/List Yesterday you explored options for joining clauses together. Today’s goal is to create the strategy (or strategies) you selected for your language and then create examples…
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Day 243: August 30, 2024
Goal: Brainstorm ideas for coordinating clauses Note: You may use the same strategy you created for phrasal coordination. Tip: You can opt to string clauses together without a coordinator. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal is to brainstorm ideas for coordinating clauses. You might want to use the same strategy (or strategies) that you created for…
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Day 242: August 29, 2024
Goal: Review your dictionary Note: Make sure entries are standardized and have all the necessary parts. Tip: If you have any notes on words you want to create, you can add those in, too! Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Use today to review your dictionary and all its information. As you comb through the entries, one thing…
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Day 241: August 28, 2024
Goal: Review your language charts Note: Go all the way back to the beginning to review any chart you’ve created. Tip: For instance, make sure you’ve actually used all your sounds in proto-forms! Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Today’s goal is to really focus on any chart you’ve made. That includes any inflectional chart or derivational chart,…