Category: Learn/Brainstorm/Try

Goal: Brainstorm ideas for a potential Lexember theme Note: Lexember is an event in December for conlangers to share a new word every day. Tip: A theme can help you focus your work as you create new words on a daily basis. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Lexember is a month-long conlanging celebration, when conlangers share a…

Goal: Write your text in your orthography ~ Clean up translated text Note: Focus on cleaning up your presentation to get ready for sharing your text. Tip: Be consistent with your spelling, especially on inflected forms! Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try If you created an orthography, apply it to the short translation you did. (If your orthography…

Goal: Explore mediums and instruments ~ Dive into translation notes Note: Think about what writing tools and surfaces are available to your speakers. Tip: Consider the notes you’ve compiled for translation and brainstorm areas that need expanding. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try If you are working on a writing system, use today to explore the writing tools…

Goal: Write an original text appropriate for your speakers and their world Note: You will be translating this text into your language. Tip: If you are developing a writing system, keep this text shorter. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Most of the prompts this month target two major tasks: a writing system (if you are developing one)…

Goal: Consider if you want to create storytelling-specific features Note: Genre-specific features can include grammar, word choice, and text structure. Tip: These features can reflect how your speakers share stories. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Consider if you want to create features in your language that are specific to storytelling, such as a narrative tense that only…

Goal: Brainstorm ways your speakers will share texts Note: Consider if a writing system is appropriate for your speakers. Tip: Explore different writing systems, including existing ones you might adapt to your conlang. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Think about your speakers and their world and how they would share information. Will they have written texts? If…

Goal: Translate the final section of the text Note: Double-check nouns and verbs, especially, making sure they are inflected as needed. Tip: A quick spot-check on the previous sections can get you ready for today’s work. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Translate the final section of the text. It can help to do a quick spot-check on…

Goal: Translate the third section of the text Note: Be mindful of any grammatical features you need to incorporate. Tip: Keep up the good work and get ready for the final push! Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Keep going with your translation, tackling the third section of the text. Be mindful of grammatical features that need to…

Goal: Translate the second section of the text Note: Keep looking for areas where you might shift wordings to better fit your language. Tip: If a section is harder than you anticipated, you can change up how you divided the text. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal is to translate the second section of the text.…

Goal: Divide the text into four sections and translate the first Note: Put together all your foundational work and smooth out the translation as you go. Tip: The sections of translations don’t need to be of equal length. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try First, take a moment to divide the text into four sections—you will tackle one…