Category: Conlang Year
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Day 210: July 28, 2024
Goal: Create forms you need OR more words in general Note: Create what you need to support your relative clause strategy. Tip: If you already have what you need, have some fun making new words! Work focus: Create/Make/List Over the past couple days, you identified and listed what forms you need to actually create your…
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Day 209: July 27, 2024
Goal: Create a template for relative clauses Note: List any forms you might need to create to support your relative clause strategy. Tip: Pull your focus onto internal structures of the clause, mapping out your needs. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Focus today on the internal structures of your relative clauses, creating a template for the basic…
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Day 208: July 26, 2024
Goal: Plan a general strategy for relative clauses Note: Focus on the basics, including where relative clauses occur in matrix clauses. Tip: Create examples to include modification of nouns in multiple clausal positions. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Today’s goal is to plan a strategy for relative clauses, focusing first on the “big picture” elements, like where…
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Day 207: July 25, 2024
Goal: Brainstorm ideas for relative clause components Note: Decide whether you will have a relative pronoun or other relativizer. Tip: Also consider where any relative clause markers might occur within the clause structure. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Continue your relative clause brainstorming by focusing on the internal structures of the relative clause, including options for relative…
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Day 206: July 24, 2024
Goal: Explore options for relative clause structures Note: Brainstorm options until you find one that works for your vision of your language. Tip: Also consider options for where these clauses will occur in the matrix clause. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try The goal for today shifts attention to relative clauses and their structures. Spend your time today…
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Day 205: July 23, 2024
Goal: Update your dictionary as needed Note: Make sure you include any new forms you’ve created for the wh-forms. Tip: Sometimes it’s helpful to include more etymological information in entries. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Take time today to update your dictionary as needed, ensuring your new wh-words are entered. That may also mean entering new lexical…
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Day 204: July 22, 2024
Goal: Expand the wh-word question section Note: Discuss adverb-oriented questions in your document. Tip: Include examples and note any areas where these forms may differ from other questions. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Focus on your language documentation today, expanding your section on wh-questions to include descriptions of questions targeting temporal, spatial, manner, and reason information. In…
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Day 203: July 21, 2024
Goal: Create “why” and “how” forms with examples Note: As you create the wh-words, showcase them in a variety of example questions. Tip: You may have more than one form that translates as a single English wh-word. Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to create the wh-words you’ll need to target manner and reason information…
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Day 202: July 20, 2024
Goal: Brainstorm ideas for reason and manner wh-words Note: Decide what sources you will use for “why” and “how”. Tip: These may also be related to other wh-words in your language. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try The goal for today shifts the focus to reason and manner wh-words, or words that roughly translate as “why” and “how.”…
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Day 201: July 19, 2024
Goal: Create “where” and “when” forms with examples Note: Create the wh-words you’ll need to target temporal and spatial information. Tip: Keep track of the lexical sources to make sure you remember where they come from! Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to create words that roughly translate as “where” and “when” in your language—the…