Tag: conlang

Goal: Create examples with “if/whether” Note: Focus on situations where “if/whether” would begin a noun clause. Tip: An example is “We don’t know if they are here.” Work focus: Create/Make/List Some languages have a different strategy for indicating a noun clause contains unknown or questioned information. For instance, the English “We don’t know if they…

Goal: Create sentences with cognition verbs Note: Depending on your chosen strategy, these may incorporate embedded noun clauses. Tip: An example is “I believe she wore a purple hat.” Work focus: Create/Make/List Today’s focus builds on yesterday’s, focusing on cognition verbs rather than communication verbs, as in these examples: English handles these noun clauses the…

Goal: Create sentences with communication verbs Note: Depending on your chosen strategy, these may incorporate embedded noun clauses. Tip: An example is “She said he is walking here.” Work focus: Create/Make/List A previous goal had been to figure out how your language handles situations where you might embed a noun clause (or complement clause). In…

Goal: Create conditional and evidential forms Note: If you don’t mark conditionality or evidentiality, focus on creating examples. Tip: Your examples should show how your language handles these pragmatic details. Work focus: Create/Make/List Create conditional and evidential forms for your language, as needed. If you don’t mark either conditionality or evidentiality (e.g. through an inflection…