Category: Conlang Year
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Day 273: September 29, 2024
Goal: Explore options for superlative adverb forms Note: Now consider adverbs in superlative situations, like “most joyfully.” Tip: Manner adverbs are most likely to participate in comparative/superlative constructions. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal builds on yesterday’s explorations by adding superlative adverb forms. Consider how your language might express meanings like “The bear jumped farthest” or…
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Day 272: September 28, 2024
Goal: Explore options for comparative adverb forms Note: You can consider adverbs how adverbs might be comparative, like “more quickly.” Tip: You may use the same forms/constructions, create different ones, or disallow adverbs to participate in such a construction. Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal is to brainstorm options for comparing adverbs, especially manner adverbs, in…
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Day 271: September 27, 2024
Goal: Update your dictionary as needed Note: Make sure any comparative/superlative forms or sources you created made it into the dictionary. Tip: Check any handwritten notes you may have in planners, in journals, or on backs of receipts for words you intended to add! Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today offers a little break between thinking about…
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Day 270: September 26, 2024
Goal: Expand the section on comparative forms to include superlatives Note: Incorporate examples of superlatives (or similar structures) in your language. Tip: It’s totally fine if your language has a comparative form but lacks a superlative. Just show what your language does instead! Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Document your decisions on superlatives in your language by…
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Day 269: September 25, 2024
Goal: Create forms and examples for superlative structures Note: Start with any new forms you need to implement your superlative strategy. Tip: Create examples to show how your language handles superlative structures (both predicative and attributive). Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to put your superlative plans into action by creating any forms you need…
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Day 268: September 24, 2024
Goal: Plan a strategy for superlative forms in attributive positions Note: You may need to demonstrate how your language restructures these forms. Tip: Examples include phrases like “the smallest mouse” or “the most incredible experience.” Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Make a plan for superlatives in the attributive position in your conlang (or demonstrate how your conlang…
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Day 267: September 23, 2024
Goal: Plan a strategy for superlative forms in predicative positions Note: Focus for now only on predicative instances like “The mouse is smallest.” Tip: You may also consider instances where the superlative is treated like a nominal: “The mouse is the smallest.” Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Now that you’ve explored options for superlatives, focus today on…
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Day 266: September 22, 2024
Goal: Brainstorm ideas for superlative strategies Note: This may mean creating new inflections, adverbs, and/or clausal strategies. Tip: Superlatives include examples like “The mouse is smallest” or “The rabbit is most beautiful.” Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try Today’s goal focuses on a feature related to comparative strategies: strategies for forming a superlative, or a comparison of the…
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Day 265: September 21, 2024
Goal: Write a section on comparative forms Note: Include examples of predicative and, if applicable, attributive comparatives. Tip: This information may fit best in a section on adjectives but may be a better fit in other clausal or phrasal sections. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Document your decisions on comparative forms by writing a section in your…
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Day 264: September 20, 2024
Goal: Create examples of situations with attributive comparative forms Note: If your language allows it, showcase NP structures when comparatives are used attributively. Tip: If your language doesn’t allow it, show how your language would translate a sentence that includes a NP like “the fancier mouse.” Work focus: Create/Make/List Based on your decisions yesterday, create…