Tag: conlang

Goal: Entry for Lexember 25th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share As you consider where to go from here when Conlang Year ends, another option for expanding your conlang is to create a dialect or two of your language. You can apply different sets of sound changes, mark particular words or phrases as dialectal, and create uses of…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 24th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share If you want to create more languages after Conlang Year ends but don’t want to start from scratch, you could use your current language work and start a family of languages. Start with proto-forms for this language and evolve them in different ways to create sister languages.…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 23rd Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Some conlangers focus on one language and really build it up over years. If that is appealing to you, then once Conlang Year ends, your journey with this language is just beginning. Now that you have its foundation, you can continue growing it and using it in…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 22nd Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Conlang Year is wrapping up, which means you have a working conlang and may be wondering where to go from here. Creating new words doesn’t need to end with Lexember or Conlang Year, so you can always return to this language and continue expanding its vocabulary. In…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 21st Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share We are wrapping up the first three weeks of Lexember—you are so close to the end of the month (and the year)! Reassess where you are in terms of how you feel about the work and your progress toward the end of the event. If you need…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 20th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Find ways to share your work. Lexember is a great way to share your conlang, and it’s okay if that’s the only way you feel comfortable sharing. If you can share more, though, then all the better! There are many online conlang challenges that run on sites…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 19th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share If you haven’t already, find a conlang community to join. It will most likely be online (but lucky you if there is a local community that holds in-person meetings or events!). It is often more satisfying and enjoyable to continue your conlang journey when you have a…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 18th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Lexember is a community-building event. Share love for the conlang work you’re seeing that’s being shared. Support fellow conlangers by liking and sharing their posts or dropping a comment for them. Not only can it make someone else’s day to see their work has been noticed, but…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 17th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share For Lexember, you don’t necessarily need to create a new form. Expanding the use of an old word to incorporate new meanings and uses counts as creating words, too! For instance, perhaps you had a root that means “rock” and you decide to use that same form…

Goal: Entry for Lexember 16th Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Another route to consider for creating a font for your orthography is using a software program that can import hand-drawn images and convert them to shapes that can be used in font-making software. Some programs are available for tablets and will allow you to draw in your…