Category: Solidify/Write/Share

Goal: Document compound and derivation forms Note: If needed, use charts to show how a variety of phonological forms come together. Tip: Specify whether compounds are head-initial or head-final. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today’s focus is documenting how your language forms compounds and uses derivations to create new words. It may be helpful for you to…

Goal: Write a section on your valency-increasing strategy Note: It may make more sense to include this information with your verb inflections. Tip: Incorporate the example sentences you created. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today’s focus turns to documentation of the causative (or other valency-increasing strategy) you created. Depending on how you chose to create the form,…

Goal: Formalize the passive strategy in your document Note: You may need to add the passive inflection to the head word forms of a verb. Tip: Structure your document so you can easily see examples. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Incorporate the example sentences you’ve created to showcase your language’s (anti)passive inflections (or other strategy) into your…

Goal: Create new words with their full dictionary entries Note: Make sure all lexical sources made it into the dictionary, too. Tip: Find a rhythm that works to create and document! Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Now that you’ve expanded your dictionary entries for verbs, spend the day creating some new verbs and entering their information into…

Goal: Write a section describing verb negation Note: If you have more than one strategy, be sure to provide examples. Tip: Present examples in positive/negative pairs. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today’s focus is on documenting the choices you made about verb negation. You may have decided to incorporate more than one strategy (e.g. some verbs use…

Goal: Write section on tense/aspect distinctions Note: Even if you don’t mark T/A, show examples with possible translations. Tip: Explain your system so Future You will be able to use the features. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today continues work on language documentation, focusing on describing how your language handles tense/aspect distinctions. Even if your language lacks…

Goal: Write an introduction to your verbs Note: Focus on any verb class distinctions and indexing markers that you have. Tip: Remember to use example sentences you’ve created. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today’s goal is to write an introduction to your verb section in your language documentation. Focus first on describing any verb class distinctions you…

Goal: Start documenting your verb inflections Note: If you haven’t already made charts, now is the time to begin! Tip: Focus on putting information you need together in one place. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Today begins a four-day focus on officially documenting all the inflections you’ve created for your verbs, beginning with creating any inflectional charts…

Goal: Update your dictionary with indefinite forms Note: If you needed new lexical sources, enter those forms, too. Tip: Be sure to use an appropriate lexical category label. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share As a final wrap-up on this “unit” covering nouns and noun phrases, take the day to enter any new forms in your dictionary and…

Goal: Formalize your indefinite system Note: Write a description with examples in your grammar. Tip: Consider how they interact with inflections like case. Work focus: Solidify/Write/Share Now that you have created several types of indefinite pronouns (and modifiers), today’s focus is on documenting those forms and their uses by writing a description in your language’s…