Category: Create/Make/List

Goal: Create a variety of negative y/n questions Note: This means the verb is negated (e.g. “Didn’t you see the mouse?”). Tip: Negated forms may indicate the speaker believes the clause should be true. Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s focus shifts to negative y/n questions, such as “Didn’t you see the mouse?” or “Isn’t that bread…

Goal: Create a variety of positive y/n questions Note: This means the verb is not negated (e.g. “Did you see the mouse?”). Tip: Remember that all these questions should be answerable with a simple “yes” or “no.” Work focus: Create/Make/List First, create any new particles, inflections, or auxiliaries that you need for forming y/n questions. …

Goal: Create imperative clauses Note: Provide several example commands in your conlang to show any distinct forms. Tip: Remember to include examples with a variety of verb valencies.  Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to put your plans into action and create imperative clauses. Provide several example commands in your conlang, being sure you demonstrate…

Goal: Create examples of other phrase types Note: Include modifier phrases, verb phrases, adposition phrases, etc. Tip: You can decide whether a single strategy will cover all phrase types. Work focus: Create/Make/List Expand your examples of coordinated phrases to include other phrase types, such as verb phrases (e.g. “I [swam and rowed a boat] yesterday”),…

Goal: Create examples of phrasal coordination Note: This may involve creating forms to serve as coordinators. Tip: Focus first on joining noun phrases. Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to actually create coordinating conjunctions for your conlang and then to put together some sample noun phrases to test out the position of the conjunction relative…

Goal: Create example sentences with names Note: Include both place and personal names to show how they work. Tip: If they inflect, make sure they occur with the appropriate case-marking! Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to create example sentences that incorporate some of the names you’ve created—both personal and place names. As you build…

Goal: Create a few personal names for your speakers Note: Create just enough names to showcase your chosen naming strategies. Tip: This is an exciting step, so have some fun with it! Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to use everything you’ve made so far to support creating names and actually create some personal names…

Goal: Create forms needed to make your first names Note: You might create more words or derivations to support your vision. Tip: Focus on what you need to create a few personal names to get started. Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s goal is to create the forms you need to actually make your first few personal…

Goal: Create place names for communities Note: Consider how your speakers will name towns and spaces within towns. Tip: What makes a “town” depends on how your speakers live in communities! Work focus: Create/Make/List Consider how your speakers name towns (or however their communities are organized) and spaces within those communities. For instance, you can…

Goal: Create area-based place names Note: Focus on naming terrain features, such as rivers, creeks, mountains. Tip: These can be forms like Spring Meadow, Craggy Hill, Winding River, Barton’s Hollow. Work focus: Create/Make/List Create your first place names, focusing first on names that might be given to terrain features, such as rivers, mountains, or fields.…