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Conlang idea:

A language that intentionally goes against the Grician maxims of conversation:

Be truthful, be relevant, be brief, and be clear.

So sentences in this language are intrinsically designed to deceive, move off topic, ramble and be ambiguous as the default.

This is not to say that you can’t tell the truth in this language. But listeners will assume that what is being said to them is designed to confuse and deceive.

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Absolutely ecstatic waiting for sibilance Saturday.

fricative friday

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Blog time because this app is fun, and I have the hefty responsibility of 3 whole followers now. Seeing as my previous post was a linguistics joke, I thought I'd talk a little about what I've learned linguistics-wise in the last few weeks (WARNING: I am pretty much a beginner you probably wont learn anything here lol).

I recently began working on a conlang again after a whole year of not working on anything language-y so that was exciting. This also prompted a new wave of interest in linguistics in general. So I've been learning about anything and everything I need to make a naturalistic conlang that I don't already know, notably: how clauses work, how to commit to something without worrying about the result because of course it won't go perfectly the first time, all sorts of sound changes including, most recently, common patterns with regards to unconditioned vowel shifts:

1. Long vowels rise

2. Short vowels fall

3. High vowels shorten

4. Low vowels lengthen

So that's that for what I've learnt recently. Honestly, this post was written for my entertainment, so if you've read it, then thank you, I suppose.

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ngl, schwa is actually kinda mid.

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Do you ever get the urge to study a certain language and then realise it's not all cool grammar stuff, and you actually have to learn words?

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feeling ready to achieve something. don't know what yet.

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It's so fun finding a new interest. Bored? there's like a bazillion books you can read on that topic. I'm still going to sit on my phone though.