Category: Conlang Year
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Day 294: October 20, 2024
Goal: Identify lexical gaps you need to fill in your conlang Note: Not all lexical gaps need to be filled with new words in your language. Tip: Sometimes rewording a section is your best option. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Now that you’ve gone through the text and filled in the words you have in your language,…
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Day 293: October 19, 2024
Goal: Fill in the lexical forms you already have in your conlang Note: In your templatic structure, add words from your language. Tip: Remember to look for synonyms or “rough” matches. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure So far you have created a template for translation, restructuring the clauses and rewording areas to better fit how your language…
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Day 292: October 18, 2024
Goal: Consider the semantics, rewording as necessary Note: Pay attention to any areas you highlighted yesterday. Tip: These include idioms, cultural expressions, and different ways of saying roughly the same thing. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Go back through your text carefully, considering the semantics of and constructions used in the clauses and paying close attention to…
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Day 291: October 17, 2024
Goal: Grammatically structure the text to fit your language Note: Restructure the sentences so constituents roughly match your word order. Tip: This is just the first pass. Highlight areas you want to focus on later. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Restructure the text you selected so that it roughly matches the expected word order of your language.…
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Day 290: October 16, 2024
Goal: Select an appropriate short text to translate Note: Start with an existing text to take your language out for a “text drive.” Tip: You can take inspiration from past conlang relays! Work focus: Learn/Brainstorm/Try It’s time to take your language out for a “text drive”! Find a short text you want to translate into…
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Day 289: October 15, 2024
Goal: Review and update your dictionary Note: Add any new words you’ve created as you worked on quotatives. Tip: If select verbs occur in quotatives, you can indicate them in their entries. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Today’s goal is to review and update your dictionary as necessary to add any new words you’ve created as you…
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Day 288: October 14, 2024
Goal: Expand your section on quotatives Note: Short excerpts or snippets of conversation can demonstrate expanded features. Tip: Try to incorporate a variety of examples to highlight multiple features. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Given the work you’ve done in the past few days, review your section on quotatives and update and/or expand it as necessary to…
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Day 287: October 13, 2024
Goal: Create more complex examples of quotation Note: This might mean adding details to the quotative and/or expanding the quotation. Tip: Consider if every clause needs to be tagged or if a single tag can support a long quote. Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to expand what you’ve done with quotatives thus far and…
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Day 286: October 12, 2024
Goal: Plan how you will weave together dialogue and narration Note: Many stories move between narrative and reported speech. Tip: Think about the best way to connect these elements seamlessly. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Telling stories (whether they are spoken or written) often involves movement from background prose and narration into instances of dialogue and then…
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Day 285: October 11, 2024
Goal: Make a plan for expanding quotative constructions Note: Consider how you will add adverbial elements or noun modification. Tip: “Heavy” quotatives may behave differently than “light” ones. Work focus: Organize/Plan/Structure Today’s goal is to figure out ways your language might allow for additional modification in quotative constructions, such as adverbial elements (e.g. adposition phrases,…