From d2da853b9eb430679e7238b93996f8e4651a39c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: uakci After 100, separate unit numbers and symbols are assigned to
- the square of 100 (i.e. ten thousand, that being 100 hundreds),
+ the square of 100 (i.e. ten thousand, that being â100 hundredsâ),
then the square of that number, While the above may seem unwieldy or even arbitrary, it actually
parallels Western base-ten numerals in terms of its systematization. For example,
in a Western number like 456,321,777,123, each set of three numbers between
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
and 456 of_ The same exact system holds for Ithkuil, except that the sets
- of numbers between the commas so to speak, is the number of ten-thousands,
+ of numbers âbetween the commasâ so to speak, is the number of ten-thousands,
not thousands. Thus, if we were to rewrite the Western number 456,321,777,123
in such a system, it would be 4563,2177,7123 (i.e., 7123 of_ The semantic roots for numbers in Ithkuil from 1 to 99 are
- based on roots for 1 through 10, to which the nine degrees of the affix -V1t
+ based on roots for 1 through 10, to which the nine degrees of the affix -V1tâ
are added. Each of the nine degrees of this suffix, when applied to one of the
ten number-roots, corresponds to an additional multiple of ten. This is illustrated
in Table 67 below. The addition of a particular degree of this affix to one of
the ten indicates that the root number is added to that multiple of ten. For
example, the stem kas
- two, plus the seventh degree affix -V1t/7,
- gives kastď
- seventy-two. Because there is no root corresponding to zero
+ âtwo,â plus the seventh degree affix -V1tâ/7,
+ gives kastâÄ
+ âseventy-two.â Because there is no root corresponding to âzeroâ
(see Sec. 12.3 below), each multiple of ten is constructed using stem mas
- ten plus one of the above suffixes. Thus, the numbers 20, 30 and
- 40 are respectively mast,
- mastu
- and mastai,
- but the numbers 22, 32 and 42 are kastu,
- kastai
- and kastei.
+ âtenâ plus one of the above suffixes. Thus, the numbers 20, 30 and
+ 40 are respectively mastâ,
+ mastâu
+ and mastâai,
+ but the numbers 22, 32 and 42 are kastâu,
+ kastâai
+ and kastâei.
This pattern only operates up to the nineties, as there is a separate autonomous
root for 100, r-s. Since numbers are formatives in Ithkuil, not adjectives as
in most Western languages, holistic stem No. 1, shown by the vocalic infix -a-,
is a formative signifying a set containing a number of members corresponding
to that particular root. Thus, the formative kas
- above, translatable as two, actually means a set of two;
- a duo / to be a duo. In turn, the two complementary derivatives of each
+ above, translatable as âtwo,â actually means âa set of two;
+ a duo / to be a duo.â In turn, the two complementary derivatives of each
stem denote its multiple and its fraction respectively. This is illustrated
below for both Form I and II using the roots k-s,
TWO, and n-s,
meaning SEVEN: For k-s,
TWO: 1. kas/kâs
- a set of two, a duo; to be two in number 1. kas/kâs
+ âa set of two, a duo; to be two in numberâ COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 2. kus/kűs
- to be or make dual; having two uses or aspects; bi-; twofold
+ 2. kus/kĹąs
+ âto be or make dual; having two uses or aspects; bi-; twofoldâ
COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 3. kis/kîs
- the second one in a sequence; to be or make second (in a sequence) 3. kis/kĂŽs
+ âthe second one in a sequence; to be or make second (in a sequence)â COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: For n-s,
SEVEN: 1. nas/nâs
- a set/group of seven, a septet; to be seven in number 1. nas/nâs
+ âa set/group of seven, a septet; to be seven in numberâ COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 2. nus/nűs
- to be or make seven-faceted; having 7 uses or aspects; septi-; sevenfold
+ 2. nus/nĹąs
+ âto be or make seven-faceted; having 7 uses or aspects; septi-; sevenfoldâ
COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 3. nis/nîs
- the seventh one in a sequence; to be or make 7th (in a sequence)
+ 3. nis/nĂŽs
+ âthe seventh one in a sequence; to be or make 7th (in a sequence)â
COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: In addition to the above-described roots, there is the root
@@ -257,37 +257,37 @@
distinction in this root (i.e., Form I versus Form II of each stem) distinguishes
between a focus on non-duplication/singularity for the INFORMAL,
and indivisibility/unity for the FORMAL: 1. las/lâs
- a single entity; to be one in number 1. las/lâs
+ âa single entity; to be one in numberâ COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 2. lus/lűs
- a lone entity, something alone; an entity in solitude, something/someone
- isolated; be alone; to isolate; be in solitude 2. lus/lĹąs
+ âa lone entity, something alone; an entity in solitude, something/someone
+ isolated; be alone; to isolate; be in solitudeâ COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: 3. lis/lîs
- something/someone unique, the only one; to be or make unique 3. lis/lĂŽs
+ âsomething/someone unique, the only one; to be or make uniqueâ COMPLEMENTARY DERIVATIVES: Ithkuil has no word for zero nor is it conceptualized
+ Ithkuil has no word for âzeroâ nor is it conceptualized
as a numerical category. Instead any appropriate formative may take the affixes
- -V1ss/1 or -V2ss/1 no amount of or -V3b/1 no
at
- all in terms of degree or extent to create negative expressions
+ -V1ss/1 or -V2ss/1 âno amount ofâ or -V3b/1 ânoâŚat
+ allâ in terms of degree or extent to create negative expressions
that convey the idea of an absence of a numerical entity or quantity. In many
cases, simply the negative of whatever formative is under discussion may be
used. Writing Ithkuil numerals is somewhat similar to writing numbers
- in Western languages (i.e., Arabic numerals), in that the interpretation
+ in Western languages (i.e., âArabicâ numerals), in that the interpretation
of a number as a different power of 100 (analogous to interpreting single Arabic
numerals as either ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.) is based on its sequence
within the entire number. However, there are two aspects of writing Ithkuil
@@ -368,16 +368,16 @@
employs separate autonomous symbols for each power of 100 (100, 10,000,
100 million, etc.) each of which operates as the appropriate placeholder
instead of zero. To illustrate what this means by analogy, pretend that
- @ is an autonomous symbol for 27 (since Ithkuil numbers from
- 1 to 99 each have a separate symbol), & is a symbol for
- 100, # is a symbol for 10,000 and there is no symbol 0 (zero).
+ â@â is an autonomous symbol for 27 (since Ithkuil numbers from
+ 1 to 99 each have a separate symbol), â&â is a symbol for
+ 100, â#â is a symbol for 10,000 and there is no symbol 0 (zero).
The numbers 2700, 2705, 327, 22700 and 4,270,027 would then be written @&,
@5, 3@, 2@&, and 4@#@ respectively. (NOTE: In actual practice, numbers
- which contain the hundred symbol, here represented as &,
+ which contain the âhundredâ symbol, here represented as â&,â
normally place a dot above or below the adjacent numeral and dispense with
the &, indicating that the number so marked is to be multiplied by 100.
Thus, 2@& would actually be written as
-
12.3 Expressing Zero
+ 12.3 Expressing âZeroâ
12.4 Writing Numerals
@@ -110,21 +110,21 @@
are referred to by the number of hundreds plus the number of units, just as
a decimal system, beginning with the number 11, refers to the number of tens
plus the number of units. However, where a decimal system then shifts to a unit
- referring to 100 once 10 tens is reached, a centesimal system
+ referring to 100 once â10 tensâ is reached, a centesimal system
proceeds to the number 10,000 before establishing a new unit reference (i.e.,
- 100 hundreds). Thus the number 3254, which in a decimal system
- is 3 thousands 2 hundreds 5 tens 4 ones, in a centesimal
- system becomes 32 hundreds54 ones, and would be only two digits when
+ â100 hundredsâ). Thus the number 3254, which in a decimal system
+ is 3 thousands â 2 hundreds â 5 tens â 4 ones, in a centesimal
+ system becomes 32 hundredsâ54 ones, and would be only two digits when
written (the single character representing 32, and the single character representing
54). The details of writing Ithkuil numerals are given below in Section 12.5.
(100 million, i.e., 10,000 ten-thousands). The final unit is
,
that is, 10 quadrillion or 100 million hundred-millions, the last number for
which Ithkuil assigns a separate root and symbol. After ten quadrillion, numbers
- are referred to as multiples of lower sets, similar to saying in English one
- trillion quadrillion instead of the equivalent one octillion.
,
or in more common terms 123 ones, 777 thousands, 321 millions, 456 billions).
,
2177 of_
,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
@@ -163,91 +163,91 @@
-
- kes/kęs:
- twice the number of something; to double, to multiply by two
- käs/kaes:
- a half; to halve, to be or make half, to divide by or in two
+ käs/kaes:
+ âa half; to halve, to be or make half, to divide by or in twoâ
- kos/kôs:
- two times (i.e., iterations), twice; to be/do/make twice
- kös/křs:
- to be of or make into two parts; bifurcate(d)
+ kĂśs/kĹs:
+ âto be of or make into two parts; bifurcate(d)â
- kës/k˙s:
- to the second power, squared; to square, raise to the 2nd power
- küs/kius:
- to the negative second power, the inverse square; to divide by
- the square of
+ kĂźs/kius:
+ âto the negative second power, the inverse square; to divide by
+ the square ofâ
-
- nes/nęs:
- 7 times the number of something; to multiply by 7; septuple
- näs/naes:
- a seventh; to be or make a 7th part of something, to divide by
- 7 or into 7 parts
+ näs/naes:
+ âa seventh; to be or make a 7th part of something, to divide by
+ 7 or into 7 partsâ
-
- nos/nôs:
- 7 times (i.e., iterations); to be/do/make 7 times
- nös/nřs:
- to be of or make into 7 parts; separate(d) into 7 parts
+ nĂśs/nĹs:
+ âto be of or make into 7 parts; separate(d) into 7 partsâ
- nës/n˙s:
- to the 7th power; to raise to the 7th power
- nüs/nius:
- to the negative 7th power; to divide by the 7th power of
+ nĂŤs/nËs:
+ âto the 7th power; to raise to the 7th powerâ
+ nĂźs/nius:
+ âto the negative 7th power; to divide by the 7th power ofâ
- les/lęs:
- to be indivisible, whole, a single unit; unitary; to unify
- läs/laes:
- to be (an) individual, a distinct entity in itself; to individualize
+ läs/laes:
+ âto be (an) individual, a distinct entity in itself; to individualizeâ
-
- los/lôs:
- something/someone lonely; be or make lonely
- lös/lřs:
- something/someone independent, self-sufficient, singular (i.e.,
+ los/lĂ´s:
+ âsomething/someone lonely; be or make lonelyâ
+ lĂśs/lĹs:
+ âsomething/someone independent, self-sufficient, singular (i.e.,
without need of, connection to, or dependency on others); be or make independent,
- self-sufficient, singular
- lës/l˙s:
- a sole entity, the only one available or able (in terms of sufficiency
- or applicability to the context)
- lüs/lius:
- something/someone one-of-a-kind, unparalleled, without equal or
- peer (in terms of uniqueness of characteristics)
+ lĂźs/lius:
+ âsomething/someone one-of-a-kind, unparalleled, without equal or
+ peer (in terms of uniqueness of characteristics)â
The Ithkuil numerical roots as described in the section above are as follows:
-
+
-s
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
-
+
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@
-
-
+
,
- while one million can be written as
+ while âone millionâ can be written as
instead of writing &#.
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@
orientation, numbers follow the boustrophedon mode the same as the
Ithkuil script (see Sec. 11.3.2).
Similarly to Western languages, small non-compound numbers can be written using
- either their numerical symbols or written out in script (as in English 12
- versus twelve).
The following table gives the Ithkuil numerical symbols along
with their morphological stems:
@@ -422,46 +422,46 @@
Single units (from 1 to 99) are connected by the coordinative affix when they
are part of the number of hundreds or higher base-units.
It should be noted that when pronouncing numbers greater than - 199, it is normal in Ithkuil to omit the word rawirs + 199, it is normal in Ithkuil to omit the word raâwirs (= the PARTITIVE of ras - one hundred) referring to the number of hundreds. This is equivalent - to the custom in colloquial English of saying three twelve for - three hundred (and) twelve. The difference is that in Ithkuil, - this omission of the word for hundred is the preferred option, - the word rawirs being used only in larger numbers for claritys + âone hundredâ) referring to the number of hundreds. This is equivalent + to the custom in colloquial English of saying âthree twelveâ for + âthree hundred (and) twelve.â The difference is that in Ithkuil, + this omission of the word for âhundredâ is the preferred option, + the word raâwirs being used only in larger numbers for clarityâs sake.
These principles are illustrated by the following examples:

- literally: 42 (of hundreds) 29
+ literally: â42 (of hundreds) 29â
4229

- literally: 26 of ten-thousands with 97 (of hundreds) 66 = 26,9766
+ literally: â26 of ten-thousands with 97 (of hundreds) 66â = 26,9766
269,766
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- literally: 21 of hundred of ten-thousands
+ literally: â21 of hundred of ten-thousandsâ
21,000,000
- [NOTE: rawirs is required in this example]

literally:
- 72 of hundreds and 79 of hundred-millions with 3 of hundreds and 53 of
- ten-thousands with 34 of hundreds 60
+ â72 of hundreds and 79 of hundred-millions with 3 of hundreds and 53 of
+ ten-thousands with 34 of hundreds 60â
727,903,533,460
We have already seen that when numbers are used to indicate how many of a certain
noun there are, the noun must appear in the PARTITIVE
- case, since the number itself is functioning as the head of the
- numerical expression (e.g., English 12 boxes being constructed
- in Ithkuil as a 12-set of a box or perhaps more appropriately
- a box-dozen). Another syntactical consequences of numbers being
+ case, since the number itself is functioning as the âheadâ of the
+ numerical expression (e.g., English â12 boxesâ being constructed
+ in Ithkuil as a â12-set of a boxâ or perhaps more appropriately
+ a âbox-dozenâ). Another syntactical consequences of numbers being
full formatives is when a number functions as a label or overt identifier, as
- in the English sentence Youll find him in Room 216. Such usage
+ in the English sentence Youâll find him in Room 216. Such usage
of numbers is not primarily sequential (which would involve the equivalent of
- ordinal numbers such as fourth, twenty-sixth,
+ âordinalâ numbers such as âfourth,â âtwenty-sixthâ,
etc. equivalent to stem No. 3 of each number root) but rather organizational
(e.g., as in the three-dimensional array of room numbers in a hotel). Ithkuil
handles such organizational labeling using either the CONTRASTIVE
@@ -472,17 +472,17 @@
the noun by a numerical name. Examples:
- the room marked 12 OR
- Room 12 OR Room
- No. 12 [i.e., as distinguished from the other numbered rooms]
- the room marked 12 OR
- Room 12 OR Room
- No. 12 [identifying reference only]
Lastly, when numbers comprising multiple number-stems are declined for case,
- configuration, extension, etc., rather than writing out the entire number long-hand,
+ configuration, extension, etc., rather than writing out the entire number âlong-hand,â
the number symbol is used, preceded by the carrier stem kir
(see Sec. 9.4) which carries the appropriate
declensions. This use of the carrier stem applies even to single-stemmed numbers
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion +
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch0-introduction.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch0-introduction.html old mode 100755 new mode 100644 index 5a844ed..746bdff --- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch0-introduction.html +++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch0-introduction.html @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panelintro.html"; determined by cultural and context-driven rules; the realm of style, rhetoric, formal versus informal language, slang, etc., outside the realm of grammar. Because this is a formal grammar for a hypothetical language (i.e., it has - no real world linguistic context), pragmatics and discourse + no âreal worldâ linguistic context), pragmatics and discourse rules will not be covered. @@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panelintro.html";
NOTE: The preceding paragraph may remind some readers of the - Speedtalk - language in Robert Heinleins novella Gulf, in which every morpheme + âSpeedtalkâ + language in Robert Heinleinâs novella Gulf, in which every morpheme (meaningful word-part) is apparently represented by a single phoneme (sound). - To some extent, Ithkuil approaches this ideal. However, Heinleins Speedtalk + To some extent, Ithkuil approaches this ideal. However, Heinleinâs Speedtalk appears to focus only on the morpho-phonological component of language (i.e., the correspondence between sound and individual grammatical components) without - any corresponding focus on the logical redesign of a languages morphology, - lexico-morphology, or lexico-semantics to provide an equally compressed + any corresponding focus on the logical redesign of a languageâs morphology, + lexico-morphology, or lexico-semantics to provide an equally âcompressedâ morpho-syntactical and lexical component. Ithkuil has been designed with an equal focus on these latter linguistic components. Additionally, the apparent purpose of Heinlein's language is simple rapidity/brevity of speech and thought, @@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panelintro.html";
The reader may well wonder why it takes a 19-word sentence
in English to translate a two-word Ithkuil sentence. One might assume the sentence
- cheats in that the two Ithkuil words simply have innately intricate
- and specialized meanings. While it is true that the first word, oumpeá,
- translates as on the contrary, I have a feeling it may turn out at
- some point (that), and the second word, äxää
uktëx,
- means the unevenly high range of mountains in question trails off,
+ âcheatsâ in that the two Ithkuil words simply have innately intricate
+ and specialized meanings. While it is true that the first word, oumpeĂĄ,
+ translates as âon the contrary, I have a feeling it may turn out at
+ some point (that),â and the second word, äxâää
uktĂŤx,
+ means âthe unevenly high range of mountains in question trails off,â
it would be quite erroneous to conclude that these are simply autonomous words
one might theoretically find in an Ithkuil dictionary. Indeed, the only part
- of the sentence that represents any sort of root word is -xä
-,
- a stem more or less meaning hill or upland. The
+ of the sentence that represents any sort of ârootâ word is -xä
-,
+ a stem more or less meaning âhillâ or âupland.â The
remainder of the sentence is made up entirely of morphological, not lexical
components, i.e., prefixes, suffixes, infixes, vowel permutations, shifts in
- stress, etc. For example, the first word, oumpeá,
+ stress, etc. For example, the first word, oumpeĂĄ,
has four parts to it as shown below:
| 1. | ou- | = | -an aspectual prefix translatable as it - turns out that or it is revealed that | +an aspectual prefix translatable as âit + turns out thatâ or âit is revealed thatâ | |||
| @@ -277,76 +277,76 @@ Ithkuil characters. | -mp- | = | an infix indicating both a rebuttal to an allegation - and a conclusion based on the speakers intuition, translatable as - on the contrary, I have a feeling | + and a conclusion based on the speakerâs intuition, translatable as + âon the contrary, I have a feelingâ||||
| 3. | -ea | = | -an aspectual suffix translatable as at - some point or somewhere along the way | +an aspectual suffix translatable as âat + some pointâ or âsomewhere along the wayâ | |||
| 4. | stress on final syllable + falling tone = subjunctive mood, translatable - as may | + as âmayâ||||||
- The second word, äxää
uktëx,
+ The second word, äxâää
uktĂŤx,
breaks down morphologically as follows:
Such detail plus conciseness is possible due to the design of the grammar, essentially
a matrix of grammatical concepts and structures designed for compactness, cross-functionality
@@ -496,15 +496,15 @@ he
words, but in most cases, far exceed the dynamism and range of such English
word series. This is illustrated by the list of Ithkuil words in the table below,
all of which are simply grammatical derivations, using affixes and systematic
- phonemic mutations (i.e., sound shifts), of a single word-root rq
- whose meaning is translatable as EXISTENT THING; TO EXIST
- (AS SOMETHING). Alongside each word is its translation. (Note:
+ phonemic mutations (i.e., sound shifts), of a single word-root râq
+ whose meaning is translatable as âEXISTENT THING; TO EXIST
+ (AS SOMETHING).â Alongside each word is its translation. (Note:
the translations below represent convenient approximations at best, as purely
literal translations would have to capture the systematic and derivative structure
of the Ithkuil words. For example, the word
- amriqoçi
- translated below as destroy literally means unmake
- a constructed componential set by extreme violence. Note also that the
+ amriqoçi
+ translated below as âdestroyâ literally means âunmake
+ a constructed componential set by extreme violence.â Note also that the
list below represents only a small number of the thousands of derivations theoretically
possible for this single word-root.)
| Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh |
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author
and this website.
In furtherance of morpho-phonological efficiency (one of the - languages goals as explained in the introduction), Ithkuil must have + languageâs goals as explained in the introduction), Ithkuil must have a large phonemic inventory, specifically 65 consonants and 17 vowels, illustrated by place and manner of articulation in Table No. 1 below using a special romanized orthography. Because this is far more than most Western languages, Ithkuil has @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";
In addition to the above ejectives, there are three additional
- ejective consonants, all of them affricates, ç,
- x,
- and
,
+ ejective consonants, all of them affricates, çâ,
+ xâ,
+ and
â,
whose rather difficult and exotic pronunciations are described below.
| ç | +çâ |
This sound is a combination of Ithkuil
|
|||
| x | +xâ |
This sound is a combination of Ithkuil k
+ Ithkuil x (the voiceless velar fricative described
above), the combination then ejectivized. There is no English approximation.
When pronounced properly, it should be a harsh, sudden, emphatic k-sound,
accompanied by a high-pitched sound of static, as if someone is verbally
- imitating the sound of a glass breaking. IPA [kx].
+ imitating the sound of a glass breaking. IPA [kxâ].
X-SAMPA [k_x_>].
Example sound file: |
|||
|
This sound is a combination of Ithkuil q
+ Ithkuil @@ -1169,15 +1169,15 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html"; 1.2.2 Pronunciation of Vowels@@ -1197,41 +1197,41 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html"; u is halfway between English cook and kook. Sound files: a e i o uThe vowel â is pronounced as in Western + The vowel â is pronounced as in Western
U.S. all, IPA [ The vowel ä is slightly higher than the
+ Example sound files: â
+ Ä ĂŽ Ă´ Ĺą The vowel ä is slightly higher than the
vowel in American English sat but not as high as in
- set, IPA [ć^]. The vowel ö
+ set, IPA [Ä^]. The vowel Ăś
is the rounded equivalent of e, that is, the vowel in French
- boeuf or German könnte,
- IPA [].
- The vowel ë is pronounced somewhat like the vowel in American
+ boeuf or German kĂśnnte,
+ IPA [Ĺ].
+ The vowel ĂŤ is pronounced somewhat like the vowel in American
English cut or nut, although,
- more exactly, it is the Ithkuil vowel ô but without rounding
+ more exactly, it is the Ithkuil vowel Ă´ but without rounding
of the lips, a vowel which occurs in Estonian, IPA [
@@ -1253,9 +1253,9 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";
a given language, they are not random; rather, their patterns are completely
regular and predictable for any given language (as is true for consonant aspiration
in English). Failure to follow the rules for allophonic distinctions when learning
- a foreign language will result in the speaker having a noticeable foreign
- accent to native speakers of the language (as do most French, Italians,
- and Spanish-speakers when trying to pronounce English top without
+ a foreign language will result in the speaker having a noticeable âforeign
+ accentâ to native speakers of the language (as do most French, Italians,
+ and Spanish-speakers when trying to pronounce English âtopâ without
aspirating the initial t-sound, due to the lack of consonant aspiration
in Romance languages.)
|
hh |
The geminated version of Ithkuil h is
- pronounced as a bi-dental fricative, in that the jaw is
+ pronounced as a âbi-dentalâ fricative, in that the jaw is
completely closed and the upper and lower teeth are in near-contact along
their entire length. The resulting sound is somewhat similar in timbre
to both a voiceless interdental fricative (as in English thin)
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";
Normally pronounced as a voiced labio-velar
approximant (i.e., labialized dorso-velar approximant) as in English wet
(IPA [w]),
- when followed by the Ithkuil vowel ű, this sound,
+ when followed by the Ithkuil vowel Ĺą, this sound,
takes on even greater lip-rounding to become a voiced labio-velar fricative
(i.e., labialized dorso-velar fricative) (IPA [ @@ -1330,18 +1330,18 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html"; | |||
|
- w |
+ In this word-initial combination of
voiced labio-velar approximant followed by a glottal stop is found, the
w is pronounced followed by a brief high central unrounded vowel,
- Ithkuil ď, followed by the glottal stop (IPA [ |
||||
|
- y |
+ Similarly to the combination above,
this word-initial combination has its voiced dorso-palatal approximant
followed by a brief high central unrounded vowel, followed by the glottal
@@ -1407,11 +1407,11 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";
tone (pitch intonation) to achieve these ends. 1.3.1 Gemination-Gemination refers to the audible doubling in + Gemination refers to the audible âdoublingâ in length of a particular sound, usually in reference to consonants. While gemination does not occur in English on true phonological grounds, it does occur on morpho-phonological - grounds, as seen in the difference in pronunciation of the phrase a natural - versus unnatural. There are many languages, however, where phonologically-based + grounds, as seen in the difference in pronunciation of the phrase âa naturalâ + versus âunnatural.â There are many languages, however, where phonologically-based gemination is an intrinsic component of the phonology (e.g., Italian, Japanese, Finnish). In Ithkuil, most consonants can be geminated. Also noteworthy @@ -1463,10 +1463,10 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html"; The aspirated plosives
1.3.1.4 Romanized Orthography of Geminates.
Single character consonants are simply written double when geminated, e.g.,
- bb, dd, nn, .
+ bb, dd, nn, ĹĄĹĄ.
Aspirated digraph-consonants have the first letter of the digraph written doubled
followed by a single superscript h, e.g., The grave accent ( `
) designates an unstressed syllable when stress would otherwise be misinterpreted,
e.g., in distinguishing monosyllabic diphthongs such as au
- and ei from dissyllabic vowel conjuncts aů
- and eě. |
+ and ei from dissyllabic vowel conjuncts aĹŻ
+ and eÄ. |
|||
| 3) | Penultimate stress. Polysyllabic words having penultimate stress are unmarked for stress, except for those containing the dissyllabic - phonemes ě or ů as the penultimate - syllable, which, if stressed, take an acute accent, e.g., the word iskoůt + phonemes Ä or ĹŻ as the penultimate + syllable, which, if stressed, take an acute accent, e.g., the word iskoĹŻt (stress on the o), if adding the syllable -ma, - becomes iskoútma + becomes iskoĂştma (stress on the u). | ||||
|
|
||||
| s,
h, |
+ ll, mm, pçç
|||||
| Monosyllabic | (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C) |
- a, ui, öt, - isk, du, tuil, kleb, tliqs, pskarn, xxort | +a, ui, Ăśt, + isk, du, tuil, kleb, tliqs, pskarn, xxorĹĄt | ||
| Word-initial | @@ -1725,10 +1725,10 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";uran, - tahin, uiwá, + tahin, uiâwĂĄ, prinu, klatma, xmoiskra, kstollap, - ltuirbis, mpeiltum | + ltuirbis, mpeiltâum||||
| Word-medial | @@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html"; m, n,kialun,
ruentik, isteixlam,
- ďkspűzqai, |
+ ÄkspĹązqai, ||||
| Word-final | @@ -1747,8 +1747,8 @@ top.frames[1].location = "nav_panel1.html";lua,
- antoi, tial, eifqés,
- poxurn, ultrönn,
+ antoi, tial, eifqĂŠs,
+ poxĹĄurn, ultrĂśnn,
|
Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh |
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or
excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution
to the author and this website.
2) We have seen throughout this work how Ithkuils matrix-like +
2) We have seen throughout this work how Ithkuilâs matrix-like grammatical structure allows for an incredible amount of synergy in terms of morphological word-derivation, generating wholly new, emergent concepts from word-roots, not simply mere conjugations, declensions, and transparent derivations. @@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ go in to the assigning of concepts to those 3600 roots, in order to optimally accomplish what has been demonstrated throughout this work: using the dynamics of Ithkuil morphology to eliminate the need for the hundred thousand or more - autonomous word roots of natural languages, or to put it colloquially, getting - the most lexico-semantic bang for the morpho-phonological buck.
+ autonomous word roots of natural languages, or to put it colloquially, âgetting + the most lexico-semantic bang for the morpho-phonological buck.âWe will start first with a review of key components in the systemic design of Ithkuil morphology. This will be followed by sections on those areas of Ithkuil lexico-semantics which are most profoundly distinct from Western languages.
The last section deals with comparison to Western categorizations, examining how Ithkuil lexico-semantics reinterprets certain concepts considered - fundamental in English and other Western languages.
+ âfundamentalâ in English and other Western languages.
1 |
s, s or - | + ĹĄnumerical concepts, quantification, comparison, mathematics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 |
f, |
+ ç or spatio-dimensional concepts, form and motion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 |
- p, t, - k or q | +pâ, tâ, + kâ or qâ | taxonomies of physical substances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 |
- c, |
+ câ, |
relational concepts, identity, associations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 |
socially or externally-induced affectations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 |
z, |
+ Ĺž
concepts of intersocial volition and personal relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 |
temporal concepts |
| That box contains the book. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youll find pencils in(side) the small blue can. | +Youâll find pencils in(side) the small blue can. | incidental, temporary, or circumstantial constraint/holder to prevent spillage from gravity | -The small blue can holds the pencils youre seeking. | +The small blue can holds the pencils youâre seeking. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I poured soup in(to) the bowl. | @@ -835,15 +835,15 @@I (re-)fueled the gas tank. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Well never know whats in(side) her head. | +Weâll never know whatâs in(side) her head. | intangible containment | -Well never know her thoughts. | +Weâll never know her thoughts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| He has a tumor in(side) his pancreas. | enveloped to inaccessible depth by surrounding medium | -His pancreas harbors a tumor. | +His pancreas âharborsâ a tumor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| He hammered a nail in(to) the wall. | @@ -868,26 +868,26 @@ 10.4.3 Absolute vs. Relative Spatial/Positional Coordinates
Western languages have several words and/or concepts for which there is no exactly corresponding equivalent in Ithkuil. These include the concepts - embodied in the verb to be and to have. Ithkuil - has no way of truly expressing copula identification corresponding to be - or being, nor any direct translation of possession or ownership - equivalent to have. Essentially this is because Ithkuil grammar + embodied in the verb âto beâ and âto have.â Ithkuil + has no way of truly expressing copula identification corresponding to âbeâ + or âbeingâ, nor any direct translation of possession or ownership + equivalent to âhave.â Essentially this is because Ithkuil grammar and lexico-semantics do not recognize inherent existential identification or inherent existential possession as true semantic functional categories or fundamental cognitive primitives.
Ithkuil grammar inherently recognizes that the universe is, at any and all moments, and on all scales large and small, in a state of flux. The idea that any given entity can be permanently or innately identified as - being some other entity is considered nonsensical. Ithkuil grammar - has no way of clearly indicating any such notions as being or - to be, as the universe is a universe of actions or states that + âbeingâ some other entity is considered nonsensical. Ithkuil grammar + has no way of clearly indicating any such notions as âbeingâ or + âto be,â as the universe is a universe of actions or states that are the results of actions. Even states, as such, are in flux and different from moment to moment, if only because the mere passage of time itself renders - the static condition different than it was the moment before. - Therefore, one cannot be anything else, or for that matter be - anything at all. Rather, one does or functions as - or fulfills a role as or manifests itself as something + the âstaticâ condition different than it was the moment before. + Therefore, one cannot âbeâ anything else, or for that matter âbeâ + anything at all. Rather, one âdoesâ or âfunctions asâ + or âfulfills a role asâ or âmanifests itself asâ something else. Fundamental to Ithkuil grammar are the notions of function and purpose, not mere description; results, not mere means; manifestation, not mere existence. This explains why there is no true distinction between nouns and verbs in Ithkuil, @@ -1309,8 +1309,8 @@ cannot avoid the anthropomorphic morpheme manifests a green color, Stan feels ill [or carries a disease], and Murder controverts morality.
In regard to have or having, Ithkuil + 10.7.2 Translating âTo Haveâ +
In regard to âhaveâ or âhaving,â Ithkuil views the concept of possession as breaking down into more specific functional states and categories, each operating independently and having little relation to each other.
@@ -1341,20 +1341,20 @@ cannot avoid the anthropomorphic morphemeHow old are you?
[= State the amount/number of years you have lived.]
As there are no interjections in Ithkuil, there are no true - equivalents to yes and no in Ithkuil. Nevertheless, + equivalents to âyesâ and ânoâ in Ithkuil. Nevertheless, there are abbreviated ways of answering the requests for information or commands for validation that substitute for questions in Ithkuil. The closest approximations are a few standardized sentences that answer commands using the validative mode. - These sentences translate in various ways, such as It functions/happens/manifests - in that manner or It does not function/happen/manifest in that - manner; or, I can(not) validate that information based on... [state - evidence for validation].
+ These sentences translate in various ways, such as âIt functions/happens/manifests + in that mannerâ or âIt does not function/happen/manifest in that + mannerâ; or, âI can(not) validate that information based on... [state + evidence for validation].âObserve how this operates in the following examples.
-Do you want to dance? No.
- [State whether you will dance with me. I do not want to
- dance with you.
âDo you want to dance?â âNo.â
+ [âState whether you will dance with me.â âI do not want to
+ dance with you.â
Ithkuil grammar also allows for the use of bias affixes (see
Sec. 6.6) to function
as autonomous words to convey attitudes and emotional responses similarly to
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ cannot avoid the anthropomorphic morpheme
-V0qt,
and the two part-whole
affixes -V0
- and -V0.
Proceed to Chapter 11: The Script > >
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ cannot avoid the anthropomorphic morphemeŠ2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion +
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch11-script.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch11-script.html old mode 100755 new mode 100644 index ab45469..9ba1708 --- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch11-script.html +++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch11-script.html @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@| 11.1 A Morpho-Phonemic + | 11.1 A âMorpho-Phonemicâ Script | |||||||||||
| Consonantal character,
Grade 1, primary form. Position immediately following a personal reference
- adjunct infix implies C2 phonemic Value = / |
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
5 |
Vocalic character /â/, + | Vocalic character /â/, Series A, primary but hook-reversed form. Position immediately following an aspectual adjunct infix character indicates start of new word. Position preceding two consonantal characters indicates word is a formative. Primary @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ | Consonantal character, Grade 1, primary form. Phonemic value: /q/. Position following vocalic character and preceding another consonantal character indicates - it is a C1 radical. Adjacent wedge diacritic, + it is a C1 radical. Adjacent âwedgeâ diacritic, in absence of similar diacritic on either the preceding vocalic character or the following consonantal character indicates STATIVE conflation. | @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@Consonantal character, Grade 5, primary form. Position following a C2 radical - indicates a consonantal affix. Phonemic value /q/. + indicates a consonantal affix. Phonemic value /qâ/. Grade 5 = affix-degree 5. Absence of diacritic indicates affix-type 1, non-geminated. | |||||||
Ta
- yâqomüxduď. |
@@ -322,14 +322,14 @@ The first symbol of the phrase above indicates the initial consonant element t- of the personal-reference adjunct tawa (or ta), while the second symbol conveys OBLIQUE - case for the adjunct, interpretable as -a or awa. - The third symbol represents the vocalic prefix â-, as + case for the adjunct, interpretable as -a or âawa. + The third symbol represents the vocalic prefix â-, as well as the form, tone, mode, and vocalic mutation series of the stem. The fourth and fifth characters represents the C1 and C2 consonants of the root respectively, along with the mutational grade, stem number, vowel pattern, syllabic stress - and conflation information which transforms the initial â- - prefix to yâ-. The last two characters represent the + and conflation information which transforms the initial â- + prefix to yâ-. The last two characters represent the two affixes including their degree and affix-type. |
The physical form of the characters in the script is based - on two different types of written strokes: straight bar-like elements, - and pointed sickle-like hooks. These bars and hooks are joined - to one another in a variety of angular offset connections. While + on two different types of written strokes: straight âbarâ-like elements, + and pointed sickle-like âhooks.â These bars and hooks are joined + to one another in a variety of angular âoffsetâ connections. While there can be a number of different bar-like elements comprising a given character, only one arc or hook can occur in a character. These bars and hooks can be easily discerned in the sample of Ithkuil writing shown here.
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@
11.4.1.2 Representing C2 Consonantal @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ Ithkuil represents these using C1 symbols as well. They simply have completely different phonological values than for their usage as C1 symbols. As an example, the C1 - symbol for p + symbol for ĹĄp becomes the symbol for r when representing a C2 radical. Again, it is mere position in the word that clues the reader into interpreting the symbol as a C2 @@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ an alternate form called the secondary used to indicate the secondary mode of the stem (i.e., corresponding to REPRESENTATIVE essence as per Secs. 2.2.3 and 3.8.1). - Both primary and secondary forms in turn have hook-reversed forms, + Both primary and secondary forms in turn have âhook-reversedâ forms, i.e., forms identical to the primary and secondary forms, but with the sickle-like hook portion of the character curved in the opposite direction; these hook-reversed forms are used to indicate Form II of the formative, corresponding to the FORMAL @@ -732,10 +732,10 @@ 2.2.3 and 3.7. The alternate and hook-reversed forms added to the 24 primary vowel characters, renders 96 characters. These 96 in turn have eight modifications to indicate - the nine mutational series of a stems vocalic infix (see Sec. + the nine mutational series of a stemâs vocalic infix (see Sec. 2.5), resulting in 864 vowel characters. One of these 864 vowel symbols will always be the first character of an Ithkuil written formative. The following - table illustrates an example of the basic vowel character ä + table illustrates an example of the basic vowel character ä with its mutations, along with its alternate and hook-reversed forms. Note that, like consonantal characters, the top half of the character carries the distinctions between the nine degrees of mutation.
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ associated with these 60 symbols when written as a suffix is independent of their value when written as a C1 or C2 radical. As with C1 and C2 representations, - the readers clue to interpreting the symbol as an affix is by position + the readerâs clue to interpreting the symbol as an affix is by position within the word; the suffix will always be the third (or more) consonantal symbol in a word. Note that affixes which contain geminated (i.e., doubled) consonants (e.g., mm, @@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ suffix -V2The rules for writing aspectual adjuncts and personal reference adjuncts in Ithkuil script are distinct from writing formatives, employing a - different type of written symbol, specifically composite characters + different type of written symbol, specifically âcompositeâ characters made up of three separate character elements. Note that other adjuncts such as combination adjuncts and affixual adjuncts are not represented autonomously in the Ithkuil writing system, as these adjuncts exist purely for euphonic and @@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ is required, the nine mutations of each being used to show Configuration and; for FORMAL designation, the hook-reversed forms of the four vowel characters are used; for INFORMAL designation - plus POSITIVE focus, the characters for â, - ę, ű and î + plus POSITIVE focus, the characters for â, + Ä, Ĺą and ĂŽ are used, their hook-reversed forms indicating FORMAL designation. For REPRESENTATIVE essence, the above patterns are used but with the vowel character in its secondary form.
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ characters (in all nine degrees) interpreted as having their C1 phonological value for each degree (e.g., theCb is shown via the 60 C1/C2 characters, interpreted as having their C1 phonological value
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ within words themselves various attitudes, moods, and other information which are normally indicated supra-segmentally in Western languages (e.g., by tone or inflection of the voice, hyper-enunciation, etc.), symbols such as exclamation - points and question marks are likewise unnecessary. The only punctuation + points and question marks are likewise unnecessary. The only âpunctuationâ symbols used are to show quotations of direct speech and phonetic transliteration (as when spelling non-Ithkuil words and names). These two sets of symbols are shown below. Note that the quotation marks are used only to indicate direct @@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@The following tables detail the characters of the Ithkuil script
along with the various phonemic values assigned to the symbol depending on the
- characters function within the word. The specific usages of the various
+ characterâs function within the word. The specific usages of the various
sets of vowels, their secondary forms, their hook-reversed forms, and the primary
versus secondary forms of consonant characters have been previously explained
above in Section 11.4.1 and its various sub-sections.
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion +
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch2-morpho-phonology.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch2-morpho-phonology.html old mode 100755 new mode 100644 index aabc14d..cdc9601 --- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch2-morpho-phonology.html +++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch2-morpho-phonology.html @@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ languages are Turkish, Japanese, Swahili, and Esperanto.
Synthetic languages (also called fusional, flexional, or inflecting languages) manipulate word roots via internal phonetic manipulation - and/or via affixes which function in multiple functional roles (known as portmanteau + and/or via affixes which function in multiple functional roles (known as âportmanteauâ affixes). Examples are Latin, Russian, and Sanskrit.
Polysynthetic (sometimes called incorporating) languages generally do not have pre-designated words, but rather join together semantic-formative - elements in sequential fashion, each resulting string constituting + elements in sequential fashion, each resulting âstringâ constituting a single word conveying an entire sentence of information. Examples are Inuit (Eskimo), Shawnee, and many other American Indian languages, as well as several Paleo-Siberian languages.
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@For example, shown below is an analytical breakdown of the
Ithkuil word
(Listen:
).
- The stem of this word, ciůk
,
- meaning derived product of a ewe, has been completely transformed
+ The stem of this word, ciĹŻk
,
+ meaning âderived product of a ewe,â has been completely transformed
into the nearly unrecognizable form
,
all due to the systematic mutation of its consonants and vowels. To this stem,
are then added the prefix eu-,
an infix -w-,
- and the affix -[V1]t,
+ and the affix -[V1]tâ,
where [V1] represents a vowel increment to be determined
by other morphological factors. As a result the simple root is transformed into
a word containing no less than eleven morphemes (i.e., eleven semantically distinct
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@
APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION: concerning a hypothetical diminishing in everything having to do with ewe-wool clothing +APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION: âconcerning a hypothetical diminishing in everything having to do with ewe-wool clothingâ
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
p + x+ + câ tr - + c ks + xl @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ radical interfix. For example, a vowel such as a would be infixed into the radical interfix t+r to give the stem tar, - an Ithkuil word for name. The manner in which such vowels are + an Ithkuil word for âname.â The manner in which such vowels are infixed into radical interfixes to form stems is entirely systematic but quite complex. It is described in the next several sections.
@@ -337,62 +337,62 @@ 1 a- e- ä- aî- eě+ aě+ ä+ aĂŽ+ eÄ aÄ stem 2 u- o- ö+ uî+ Ăś uĂŽ- oi+ uě uÄ stem 3- i- ë- ü- eî- oě+ ëě+ ĂŤ+ Ăź+ eĂŽ+ oÄ ĂŤÄ Form II- stem 1- â+ ę+ â Ä- ae- aű- ač+ aů+ aĹą+ aÄ aĹŻ- stem 2- ű- ô- ř- oű- oů+ ëů+ Ĺą+ Ă´+ Ĺ+ oĹą+ oĹŻ ĂŤĹŻ- stem 3- î+ ˙+ ĂŽ Ë- iu- eű- eů+ iů+ eĹą+ eĹŻ iĹŻThe three patterns are labelled Pattern 1, Pattern 2, and @@ -414,11 +414,11 @@
Lastly, there are two modes, labelled Primary and Secondary. Mode is used to signify a rather complex morphological category called Essence, detailed in Section - 3.8. It differentiates alternate versions of entities within + 3.8. It differentiates âalternateâ versions of entities within hypothetical, imagined, or representational contexts, which would otherwise - be contradictory or nonsensical. An example would be the word boy + be contradictory or nonsensical. An example would be the word âboyâ in the sentence The brown-eyed boy had blue eyes (e.g., in the newspaper - account). A stems Essence category does not change its underlying meaning.
+ account). A stemâs Essence category does not change its underlying meaning.
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ We can now examine how each root instantiates meaning into the above array of stems. First of all, because Mode distinguishes a morphological - category (Essence) that does not change a stems underlying meaning, it + category (Essence) that does not change a stemâs underlying meaning, it will be ignored in the analysis below. We will start with the six stems (three for each Form) associated with Pattern 1; these are the holistic stems. This will be followed in a subsequent section by an analysis of the twelve stems @@ -442,12 +442,12 @@ generates the following stems:
1. tar - name of something or someone; to name something or someone
+ âname of something or someone; to name something or someoneâ
- 2. tur designation - or reference; to assign a designation, to refer to something
- 3. tir a - (temporary or informal) reference, nickname; to give a (temporary - or informal) reference or name to, to (temporarily) nickname
+ 2. tur âdesignation + or reference; to assign a designation, to refer to somethingâ
+ 3. tir âa + (temporary or informal) reference, ânicknameâ; to give a (temporary + or informal) reference or name to, to (temporarily) nicknameâThe semantic relationship between each stem and the underlying root is specific to each root. Nevertheless, certain patterns are common. Stem @@ -458,14 +458,14 @@ Stem 1, or a tangential or related concept. For example, compare the relationship between the individual stems for the root t+r above with that of the Form I root x+n - (VISION/SIGHT) below.
+ (âVISION/SIGHTâ) below.1. xan - a sighting, an act of seeing something; to see something
+ âa sighting, an act of seeing something; to see somethingâ
- 2. xun an - eye; to be an eye/become an eye/use ones eye, etc.
- 3. xin an - image in ones mind; to visualize, to picture in ones mind
+ 2. xun âan + eye; to be an eye/become an eye/use oneâs eye, etc.â
+ 3. xin âan + image in oneâs mind; to visualize, to picture in oneâs mindâNote that each stem carries both a nominal (noun) and a verbal meaning. This will be important later when we discuss parts of speech and nominal/verbal @@ -479,22 +479,22 @@ morphological shift in Designation earlier described. While Form I implies a temporary, contextual interpretation, Form II implies a permanent, authoritative interpretation beyond the mere context of a specific utterance. Note that the - vowel infixes associated with the three stems of Form II are â, - ű, and î, as shown above in Table + vowel infixes associated with the three stems of Form II are â, + Ĺą, and ĂŽ, as shown above in Table 5.
-1. târ - title; to (be) title(d)
-
- 2. tűr - formal designation, label; to label
- 3. tîr - formal role; to function in a formal role1. xân - visual observation; to visually observe
+
- 2. xűn - optical device; to use an optical device
- 3. xîn - a rendered image; to render an image1. târ + âtitle; to (be) title(d)â
+
+ 2. tĹąr + âformal designation, label; to labelâ
+ 3. tĂŽr + âformal role; to function in a formal roleâ1. xân + âvisual observation; to visually observeâ
+ 2. xĹąn + âoptical device; to use an optical deviceâ
+ 3. xĂŽn + âa rendered image; to render an imageâ@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ component parts of the main stem. Many Ithkuil stems which translate common English nouns and verbs are, in fact, such complementary derivatives, rather than being holistic word-stems. -
2.3.2 Complementary StemsBy complementary is meant that the manifestation +
By âcomplementaryâ is meant that the manifestation of a concept appears in any given context as either one sort of entity or another, but never both simultaneously; yet, neither manifestation can be considered to be a discrete contextual whole without the existence of the other. In Ithkuil, @@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ tel
, while the second complementary stem is derived by mutation from Pattern 1 into Pattern 3, e.g., tal- täl. Several examples of complementary stem derivation + täl. Several examples of complementary stem derivation are given below:
Form I examples:
| 2nd Comp. Stem | -qöm: + | qĂśm: female person |
2.3.2.2 Complementary Stems in Translation. As illustrated
above, the structure of Ithkuil holistic vs. secondary complementary roots often
- neatly parallels English lexical distinctions, e.g., speak/speech
- breaking down into the physical aspect of talking versus the communicative
- aspect of saying/telling or person breaking down
- into male and female. However, it is often the case
+ neatly parallels English lexical distinctions, e.g., âspeak/speechâ
+ breaking down into the physical aspect of âtalkingâ versus the communicative
+ aspect of âsaying/tellingâ or âpersonâ breaking down
+ into âmaleâ and âfemale.â However, it is often the case
that this principle of complementarity creates a semantic situation which is
counterintuitive to Western semantic notions.
For example, let us analyze the root h+n - NUCLEAR FAMILY MEMBER. While most languages + âNUCLEAR FAMILY MEMBERâ. While most languages would consider the concept parent as fundamentally opposite from the concept child and assign separate word-roots to each, Ithkuil recognizes that one implies the other. No person can be a parent unless they've had a child, @@ -749,13 +749,13 @@ archetypal complementary relationship, the whole two-sided nature of which is referred to by the holistic stem han. One way to interpret the meaning, then, of han - is to say that the word means both parent and child, + is to say that the word means both âparentâ and âchild,â which of course strikes a Westerner as being problematical, perhaps even non-sensical. - But in fact, the word does not mean either parent or child, + But in fact, the word does not mean either âparentâ orâ child,â but rather a person who is one of the members of a parent-child relationship, i.e., a member of a nuclear family. With such a root, Stem 2 and Stem 3 in turn subdivide Stem 1 into the further complementary derivatives of male and female. - Such bi-level derivations of complementary concepts using Stem + Such âbi-levelâ derivations of complementary concepts using Stem 2 and Stem 3 are common in Ithkuil root/stem derivation. Here then are the actual meanings of the stems for h+n in Form I.
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ nuclear family member@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ radicals, each of these specific stem-infixes can in turn mutate into eight variations for a total of nine mutations, termed Series A, Series B, Series C, etc. (Note that the ninth series is termed Series J rather than Series I, - in order not to confuse the use of I as a letter versus a Roman + in order not to confuse the use of âIâ as a letter versus a Roman numeral). Consequently each root has a total of 324 different vocalic infixes depending on the Stem, Mode, Form, Pattern, and Series. These series of vowel mutations are shown in Tables 8(a) through 8(f) below, with each table indicating @@ -998,27 +998,27 @@k
+ çk/- g
k + g
kâ
kf
km
- çk/
k -
çk/
k
k +
çkâ/
kâ
pl
bl
pr
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ tt
rt
lt
t -
t +
ĹĄt
sst
@@ -1088,31 +1088,31 @@
stem 3
@@ -1180,33 +1180,33 @@
@@ -1275,33 +1275,33 @@
@@ -1370,33 +1370,33 @@
@@ -1465,33 +1465,33 @@
@@ -1563,8 +1563,8 @@ a verb can only be made by analyzing its derivational morphology and syntactical relationship to the rest of the sentence. Consequently, there are no stems/formatives that refer only to nouns or only to verbs as in Western languages. The formative - klâd illustrated above in Section 2.3.2.1 means both - river and to flow/run (as a river) with neither + klâd illustrated above in Section 2.3.2.1 means both + âriverâ and âto flow/run (as a river)â with neither meaning being seen as more intrinsic or fundamental, nor one deriving from the other. Such hierarchies of nominal over verbal meaning (or vice-versa) arise only in translating Ithkuil to English or other Western languages, where such @@ -1576,18 +1576,18 @@
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- by the time of his death OR
- by the time he dies
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- the awful-smelling woman OR
- the woman smells awful
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- what the eagle sees OR
- the eagles seeing something
The reason why nouns and verbs can function as morphological derivatives of
a single part of speech is because Ithkuil morpho-semantics does not see nouns
@@ -1597,8 +1597,8 @@
these two components can be thought of as spacetime. It is in this continuum
of spacetime that Ithkuil instantiates semantic ideas into lexical roots, giving
rise to the part of speech termed the formative. The speaker then chooses to
- either spatially reify this formative into an object
- or entity (i.e., a noun) or to temporally activize it
+ either spatially âreifyâ this formative into an object
+ or entity (i.e., a noun) or to temporally âactivizeâ it
into an act, event, or state (i.e., a verb). This complementary process can
be diagrammed as follows:
@@ -1609,8 +1609,8 @@2.6.2 Adjuncts
Adjuncts are so named because they operate in conjunction with adjacent formatives to provide additional grammatical information about the - formative, somewhat like auxiliary verbs in English (e.g., may, will, - would, do, have) or like noun determiners (e.g., the, this, those). + formative, somewhat like auxiliary verbs in English (e.g., âmay, will, + would, do, haveâ) or like noun determiners (e.g., âthe, this, thoseâ).
Adjuncts are formed from one or more consonantal and/or vocalic affixes, combined agglutinatively. There are several different types of adjuncts, @@ -1737,40 +1737,40 @@ 1
-iC- -Cai- -îC+ -Cëi+ -ĂŽC -CĂŤi- -ieC+ -Caď -CaÄDegree 2 -eC- -Cei+ -ęC / -eiC -ÄC / -eiC- -Ceu- -iëC+ -Ceď+ -iĂŤC -CeÄDegree 3 -+ -äC / -aeC -äC / -aeC- -Cia- -âC /-aiC+ -Câ+ -âC /-aiC -Câ- -iuC+ -Ciď -CiÄDegree 4 -+ -öC -ĂśC- -Cua+ -řC / -euC -ĹC / -euC -Ciu- -ioC+ -Coď -CoÄDegree @@ -1779,48 +1779,48 @@ -Ca -uiC- -Cui- -iäC+ -Cuď+ -iäC -CuÄDegree 6 -- -üC / -ëuC- -Cü+ -˙C / -auC+ -ĂźC / -ĂŤuC+ -CĂź -ËC / -auC- -Cau- -uäC+ -Cäi+ -uäC -CäiDegree 7 -- -ďC / -ëiC- -Cď- -ëC+ -Cëu+ -ÄC / -ĂŤiC+ -CÄ+ -ĂŤC -CĂŤu- -uoC+ -Cöi -CĂśiDegree 8 -oC- -Coi+ -ôC / -oiC / -ouC -Ă´C / -oiC / -ouC- -Cou- -uëC+ -Cäu+ -uĂŤC -CäuDegree 9 -uC- -Cu- -űC+ -Cű+ -ĹąC -CĹą- -ueC+ -Cöu -CĂśuApplying the above rules to three example suffixes we can see @@ -1843,67 +1843,67 @@
Degree 1 - ritik / ritkai- ritîk / ritkëi+ ritiek / ritkaď+ ritĂŽk / ritkĂŤi ritiek / ritkaÄDegree 2 - ritek / ritkei- ritęk / riteik / ritkeu+ ritiëk / ritkeď+ ritÄk / riteik / ritkeu ritiĂŤk / ritkeÄDegree 3 -- ritäk / ritaek / ritkia- ritâk / ritaik / ritkâ+ ritiuk /ritkiď+ ritäk / ritaek / ritkia+ ritâk / ritaik / ritkâ ritiuk /ritkiÄDegree 4 -- ritök / ritkua- ritřk / riteuk / ritkiu+ ritiok / ritkoď+ ritĂśk / ritkua+ ritĹk / riteuk / ritkiu ritiok / ritkoÄDegree 5 ritk / ritak / ritka- rituik / ritkui+ ritiäk / ritkuď ritiäk / ritkuÄDegree 6 -- ritük / ritëuk / ritkü- rit˙k / ritauk / ritkau+ rituäk / ritkäi+ ritĂźk / ritĂŤuk / ritkĂź+ ritËk / ritauk / ritkau rituäk / ritkäiDegree 7 -- ritďk / ritëik / ritkď- ritëk / ritkëu+ rituok / ritköi+ ritÄk / ritĂŤik / ritkÄ+ ritĂŤk / ritkĂŤu rituok / ritkĂśiDegree 8 - ritok /ritkoi- ritôk / ritoik / ritouk / ritkou+ rituëk / ritkäu+ ritĂ´k / ritoik / ritouk / ritkou rituĂŤk / ritkäu- Degree 9 - rituk / ritku- ritűk / ritkű+ rituek / ritköu+ ritĹąk / ritkĹą rituek / ritkĂśuBecause the reversed -CV form of the suffix +
Because the âreversedâ -CV form of the suffix reinforces a CVC syllabic structure for the stem syllable of the word, such reversed word-final suffixes are common in Ithkuil (see Sec. 1.4.5).
@@ -1941,14 +1941,14 @@- 3-äd / -aed / -dia +-äd / -aed / -dia not enough / insufficient(ly) / under-[+verb] - 4-öd / -dua +-Ăśd / -dua not quite enough / somewhat insufficient(ly) / slightly under-[+verb] @@ -1962,14 +1962,14 @@ - 6-üd / -ëud / -dü +-Ăźd / -ĂŤud / -dĂź a little too (much) / more than needed / slightly over-[+verb] - 7-ďd / -ëid / -dď +-Äd / -ĂŤid / -dÄ too / too much / over-[+verb] @@ -1991,14 +1991,14 @@ 2.7.3 Vocalic Affixes -Other than the stem-infixes previously discussed in Section 2.3 et seq., the use of vocalic affixes (i.e., affixes based on vowels rather - than consonants) in Ithkuil occurs in several contexts vocalic prefixes + than consonants) in Ithkuil occurs in several contexts â vocalic prefixes to formatives, vocalic prefixes and suffixes to adjuncts, and the anaptyctic - affixes -ď-, and -a. Each of these contexts + affixes -Ä-, and -a. Each of these contexts is discussed below:
2.7.3.1 Vocalic Prefixes. Vocalic prefixes are used with both formatives and adjuncts, and consist of either single vowels or two-vowel conjuncts or diphthongs (e.g., a-, ui-, - ae-, ia-, ö-, eu-, + ae-, ia-, Ăś-, eu-, etc.). Additionally, these prefixes can take an initial w- or y- increment. While these prefixes are often highly synthetic morphologically (i.e., a single prefix can carry information for multiple grammatical @@ -2012,17 +2012,17 @@ can be multiple vocalic suffixes on an adjunct, joined agglutinatively (i.e., added on one after the other) with intervening consonantal affixes.
2.7.3.3 Anaptyctic Vowels - -ď- and -a. Sometimes the grammatical rules of a language require + -Ä- and -a. Sometimes the grammatical rules of a language require a meaningless phonemic increment to be affixed to a word, whether as a prefix, suffix, or infix. This is known as anaptyxis. As will be discussed in Chapter - 7: Using Affixes, an anaptyctic infix, -ď-, is used + 7: Using Affixes, an anaptyctic infix, -Ä-, is used in Ithkuil to separate consonantal prefixes from the C1 stem consonantal radical wherever necessary for phonotactical euphony or to prevent confusion in misinterpreting the prefix consonant(s) as part of the C1 radical. For example, while the prefix s- is phonotactically permissible before the stem kaf, - the resulting word must be sďkaf, + the resulting word must be sÄkaf, not skaf, as the latter is a completely different stem employing a C1 radical sk-.
@@ -2032,10 +2032,10 @@ In such cases, the number of syllables must be increased to three. Sometimes this can be done by restructuring any consonantal affixes the word may have, but more often than not, anaptyctic vowels must be affixed. In this case the - anaptyctic vowel ď- can be prefixed to a word beginning + anaptyctic vowel Ä- can be prefixed to a word beginning with a consonant (usually nominal formatives), and/or an anaptyctic vowel -a can be suffixed to the end of a word, e.g., kfuil -ďkfůila. +
ÄkfĹŻila. This anaptyctic suffix -a is also required for phonotactical euphony when grammatical rules require the mutation of the second radical C2 to a form which is not permissible in word-final position, e.g., t @@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@
Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or +
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch3-basic-morphology.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch3-basic-morphology.html old mode 100755 new mode 100644 index 3a2e8c7..e355917 --- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch3-basic-morphology.html +++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch3-basic-morphology.html @@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ cognitively distinct from one another, but rather as complementary manifestations of ideas existing in a common underlying semantic continuum whose components are space and time. The equivalents to nouns and verbs in other languages are - merely reified (or nominalized) and activized (or - verbalized) derivatives of semantic formatives. Nevertheless, for simplicitys + merely âreifiedâ (or nominalized) and âactivizedâ (or + verbalized) derivatives of semantic formatives. Nevertheless, for simplicityâs sake, we will refer to nominal formatives as nouns and verbal formatives as verbs when discussing their morphology.
All Ithkuil formatives, whether functioning as nouns or verbs, @@ -138,20 +138,20 @@ composition, separability, compartmentalization, physical similarity or componential structure. This is best explained and illustrated by means of analogies to certain English sets of words.
-Consider the English word tree. In English, a +
Consider the English word âtree.â In English, a single tree may stand alone out of context, or it may be part of a group of trees. Such a group of trees may simply be two or more trees considered as a plural category based on mere number alone, e.g., two, three, or twenty trees. However, it is the nature of trees to exist in more contextually relevant groupings than merely numerical ones. For example, the trees may be of like species as - in a grove of trees. The grouping may be an assortment of different - kinds of trees as in a forest or occur in patternless disarray - such as a jungle.
-As another example, we can examine the English word person. - While persons may occur in simple numerical groupings such as a (single) - person or three persons it is more common to find persons + in a âgroveâ of trees. The grouping may be an assortment of different + kinds of trees as in a âforestâ or occur in patternless disarray + such as a âjungle.â
+As another example, we can examine the English word âperson.â + While persons may occur in simple numerical groupings such as âa (single) + personâ or âthree personsâ it is more common to find persons (i.e., people) referred to by words which indicate various groupings such as - group, gathering, crowd, etc.
+ âgroup,â âgathering,â âcrowd,â etc.Segmentation and amalgamated componential structure are further configurative principles which distinguish related words in English. The relationships between car versus convoy, hanger versus rack, @@ -162,18 +162,18 @@
Another type of contextual grouping of nouns occurs in binary sets, particularly in regard to body parts. These binary sets can comprise two identical referents as in a pair of eyes, however they are more often - opposed or mirror-image (i.e., complementary) sets as in limbs, + opposed or âmirror-imageâ (i.e., complementary) sets as in limbs, ears, hands, wings, etc.
In Ithkuil, the semantic distinctions implied by the above examples as they relate to varying assortments of trees or persons would be - accomplished by inflecting the word-stem for tree or person + accomplished by inflecting the word-stem for âtreeâ or âpersonâ into one of nine configurations. Additional semantic distinctions on the basis of purpose or function between individual members of a set could then be made by means of Affiliation (see Section 3.2 below) and by - the use of specific affixes. For example, once the words for forest - or crowd were derived from tree and person - via Configuration, the Ithkuil words for orchard, copse, - team or mob could easily be derived via affiliation + the use of specific affixes. For example, once the words for âforestâ + or âcrowdâ were derived from âtreeâ and âpersonâ + via Configuration, the Ithkuil words for âorchard,â âcopse,â + âteamâ or âmobâ could easily be derived via affiliation and affixes. (Such derivations into new words using affixes are explored in detail in Chapter 7: Using Affixes.)
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@The DUPLEX configuration is marked by Grade 2 mutation of the C1 radical consonant and indicates - a related binary set. While it often refers to body parts, e.g., ones + a related binary set. While it often refers to body parts, e.g., oneâs eyes, ears, lungs, wings, etc., it can also be used to describe any set of two identical or complementary objects or entities, e.g., a matched pair of vases, a two-volume set, a set of bookends, mutual opponents. Thus, the Ithkuil word for spouse inflected for the DUPLEX configuration would translate as a man and wife or a married couple.
One context in which the DUPLEX appears - for both nouns and verbs is with events which contain two complementary halves + for both nouns and verbs is with events which contain two complementary âhalvesâ exemplified by English words such as bounce, flash, arc, wag, swing, switch, breathe/respiration, indeed, any concept which involves a dual-state notion of up/down, to/fro, back/forth, @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ For example the word for hammer blow inflected for the UNIPLEX would signify the singular impact of the hammer, whereas the same word inflected for the DUPLEX signifies a single down-then-up cycle of - the swing of the hammer, the two complementary halves of the action + the swing of the hammer, the two complementary âhalvesâ of the action being divided by the impact.
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ or object inflected for the DISCRETE configuration. Note that the distinction between a spatially configured set versus a temporally (i.e., iterative) configured set would be made by use of an additional affix, - -V1k, + -V1ĹĄk, specifying which spacetime axis is implied. This affix is analyzed in Sec. 7.7.13.For verbs, the DISCRETE signifies a single @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ by Grade 9 mutation of the C1 radical consonant and is the most difficult to explain, as there is no Western linguistic equivalent. The MULTIFORM serves to identify the noun as an individual - member of a fuzzy set. A fuzzy set is a term which originates + member of a âfuzzyâ set. A fuzzy set is a term which originates in non-traditional logic, describing a set whose individual members do not all share the same set-defining attributes to the same degree, i.e., while there may be one or more archetypical members of the set which display the defining @@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ vary from this archetypical norm by a wide range of degrees, whether in physical resemblance, degree of cohesion or both. Indeed, some members of the set may display very little resemblance to the archetype and be closer to the archetype - of a different fuzzy set, i.e., fuzzy sets allow for the idea of gradient - overlap between members of differing sets.
+ of a different fuzzy set, i.e., fuzzy sets allow for the idea of âgradient + overlapâ between members of differing sets.It is difficult to accurately translate into English without resorting to paraphrase the sorts of concepts that Ithkuil easily expresses using the MULTIFORM. For example, the Ithkuil word for - tree inflected for the MULTIFORM configuration + âtreeâ inflected for the MULTIFORM configuration would mean something like a group of what appear to be trees, or better yet, a group of tree-like objects (i.e., some being trees, and others seeming less like trees). Essentially, any set of entities whose similarity @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ normally applied to nouns in the UNIPLEX configuration when spoken of in a neutral way, since a noun in the UNIPLEX specifies one single entity without reference to a set, therefore the concept - of shared function would be inapplicable. Examples: a man, + of âsharedâ function would be inapplicable. Examples: a man, a door, a sensation of heat, a leaf. With verbs, the CONSOLIDATIVE would imply that the act, state, or event is occurring naturally, or is neutral as to purpose or design.
@@ -550,12 +550,12 @@ orchard.The ASSOCIATIVE affiliation can also be used with nouns in the UNIPLEX configuration to signify - a sense of unity amongst ones characteristics, purposes, thoughts, etc. + a sense of unity amongst oneâs characteristics, purposes, thoughts, etc. For example, the word person inflected for the UNIPLEX and ASSOCIATIVE would translate as a single-minded person. Even nouns such as rock, tree or work of art could be inflected this way, subjectively translatable as a well-formed - rock, a tree with integrity, a balanced work of art.
+ rock, a tree with integrity, a âbalancedâ work of art.With verbs, the ASSOCIATIVE signifies that the act, state or event is by design or with specific purpose. The CONSOLIDATIVE versus ASSOCIATIVE distinction could be used, for example, @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ a rag-tag group, a dysfunctional couple, a cacophony of notes, of a mess of books, a collection in disarray. It operates with nouns in the UNIPLEX to render meanings such as a man at odds with himself, an ill-formed rock, - a chaotic piece of art, a lefthand-righthand situation.
+ a chaotic piece of art, a âlefthand-righthandâ situation.With verbs, the VARIATIVE indicates an act, state, or event that occurs for more than one reason or purpose, and that those reasons or purposes are more or less unrelated. This sense can probably @@ -615,16 +615,16 @@
The COALESCENT affiliation indicates that the members of a configurational set share in a complementary relationship with respect to their individual functions, states, purposes, benefits, etc. - This means that, while each members function is distinct from those of + This means that, while each memberâs function is distinct from those of other members, each serves in furtherance of some greater unified role. For example, the Ithkuil word translating English toolset would be the word for tool in the AGGREGATIVE configuration - (due to each tools distinct physical appearance) and the COALESCENT + (due to each toolâs distinct physical appearance) and the COALESCENT affiliation to indicate that each tool has a distinct but complementary function in furtherance of enabling construction or repair activities. Another example would be the Ithkuil word for finger inflected for the SEGMENTATIVE configuration and the COALESCENT affiliation, translatable - as the fingers on ones hand (note the use of the SEGMENTATIVE + as the fingers on oneâs hand (note the use of the SEGMENTATIVE to imply the physical connection between each finger via the hand). A further example would be using the COALESCENT with the word for (piece of) food to signify a well-balanced meal.
@@ -632,10 +632,10 @@ often in conjunction with the DUPLEX configuration since binary sets tend to be complementary. It is used, for example, to signify symmetrical binary sets such as body parts, generally indicating a lefthand/righthand mirror-image - distinction, e.g., ones ears, ones hands, a pair of wings. + distinction, e.g., oneâs ears, oneâs hands, a pair of wings. Pairs that do not normally distinguish such a complementary distinction (e.g., - ones eyes) can nevertheless be optionally placed in the COALESCENT - affiliation to emphasize bilateral symmetry (e.g., ones left and + oneâs eyes) can nevertheless be optionally placed in the COALESCENT + affiliation to emphasize bilateral symmetry (e.g., oneâs left and right eye functioning together).With verbs, the COALESCENT signifies that related, synergistic nature of the component acts, states, and events which @@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ specifically address the quantity to which a formative is instantiated within a given context, nor when it occurs relative to the present, but rather the manner in which it is spatio-temporally instantiated. Specifically, - Perspective indicates whether a noun or verb is to be identified as 1) a bounded + Perspective indicates whether a noun or verb is to be identified as 1) a âboundedâ contextual entity (i.e., having a spatio-temporally unified or accessible manifestation), 2) an unbounded entity (i.e., manifested as spatio-temporally separated or inaccessible), 3) as a unified collective or generic entity throughout spacetime, or 4) as @@ -676,21 +676,21 @@ Affiliation (see Secs. 3.1 and 3.2 above) already contain an implicit numerical element due to the fact that they usually describe - multi-membered sets. It is for all these reasons that the terms singular - and plural have been avoided.
+ multi-membered sets. It is for all these reasons that the terms âsingularâ + and âpluralâ have been avoided.Perspective with Verbs. For verbs, the aspect - of boundedness inherent in Perspective does not imply a quantitative - context but rather an aspect of spatio-temporal accessibility, + of âboundednessâ inherent in Perspective does not imply a quantitative + context but rather an aspect of spatio-temporal âaccessibility,â i.e., whether or not an act, state, or event can be viewed as a unified whole - within the present temporal context. This is a long way from the tense + within the present temporal context. This is a long way from the âtenseâ categories of Western languages. In Ithkuil, the notion of linearly progressive time is not inherently expressed in the verb (although it can be specified, if necessary, using various aspectual markers - see Sec. 6.4).
There are four perspectives in Ithkuil: MONADIC, UNBOUNDED, NOMIC, and ABSTRACT. - They are shown morpho-phonologically by shifts in a formatives syllabic - stress patterns. Each perspectives specific meaning and usage is detailed + They are shown morpho-phonologically by shifts in a formativeâs syllabic + stress patterns. Each perspectiveâs specific meaning and usage is detailed below.
@@ -703,21 +703,21 @@The MONADIC signifies a bounded embodiment - of a particular configuration. By bounded embodiment is meant + of a particular configuration. By âbounded embodimentâ is meant a contextual entity which, though possibly numerous in membership or multifaceted in structure, or spread out through a time duration, is nevertheless being contextually - viewed and considered as a monad, a single, unified whole perceived + viewed and considered as a âmonad,â a single, unified whole perceived to exist within a literal or figurative psychologically uninterrupted boundary. This is important, since configurations other than the UNIPLEX technically imply more than one discrete entity/instance being present or taking place. For nouns, this boundary is physically contiguous, like a container, - corresponding to the surface of an object (whether literal or + corresponding to the âsurfaceâ of an object (whether literal or psychological). For verbs, this boundary is psychologically temporal, specifically - the present (which in Ithkuil might be better thought of as the - context at hand or the immediately accessible context). - This distinction as to how bounded embodiment is interpreted for + the âpresentâ (which in Ithkuil might be better thought of as the + âcontext at handâ or the âimmediately accessible contextâ). + This distinction as to how âbounded embodimentâ is interpreted for nouns and verbs is appropriate, given that Ithkuil considers nouns as spatially - reified concepts while considering verbs to be their temporally activized + reified
concepts while considering verbs to be their temporally âactivizedâ counterparts (see Section 2.6.1).Thus, using the word tree for example, while there might be many trees present in terms of number, the MONADIC @@ -726,16 +726,16 @@ an example, the MONADIC would mean there is only one AGGREGATIVE set of trees, i.e., one forest.
At this point, it should be noted in regard to Perspective - that Ithkuil makes no distinction between count and non-count - (or mass) nouns. In languages such as English, nouns differ between + that Ithkuil makes no distinction between âcountâ and ânon-countâ + (or âmassâ) nouns. In languages such as English, nouns differ between those that can be counted and pluralized (e.g., one apple, four boys, several nations), and those which cannot be counted or pluralized (e.g., water, sand, plastic, air, laughter). All nouns are countable in Ithkuil in that all nouns can exist as contextual monads. As a result, English translations - of certain Ithkuil nouns must often be contextual rather than + of certain Ithkuil nouns must often be âcontextualâ rather than literal, employing various conventions to put the noun in a numerical and pluralizable - context, e.g., some dirt, the air here or a - puff of air rather than a dirt or an air.
+ context, e.g., âsome dirt,â âthe air hereâ or âa + puff of airâ rather than âa dirtâ or âan air.âWith verbs, the MONADIC superficially corresponds in a very approximate fashion with Western present tense categories except in a habitual sense. As noted above, the bounded embodiment conveyed @@ -775,12 +775,12 @@
By accessible past or accessible future +
By âaccessible pastâ or âaccessible futureâ is meant a past or future where the speaker was (or will be) spatially present - at the time and the time elapsed between then and now is psychologically + at the time and the time elapsed between then and ânowâ is psychologically contiguous, i.e., the speaker views the passage of time from then till now as one continuous temporal flow of moments, not as disconnected memories, disconnected - predictions, or historical reports. Conversely, inaccessible would + predictions, or historical reports. Conversely, âinaccessibleâ would mean a past or future where the speaker was not or will not be present or which he/she knows only from memory, reports, or predictions.
The MONADIC is marked by penultimate @@ -795,19 +795,19 @@
The UNBOUNDED signifies unbounded - embodiment of a particular configurative entity, meaning that the noun +
The UNBOUNDED signifies âunbounded + embodimentâ of a particular configurative entity, meaning that the noun or verb manifests itself as not being contained within an uninterrupted boundary, - i.e., in contextually disconnected manifestations. For nouns, - the term plural has been avoided so as not to imply that the member + i.e., in contextually âdisconnectedâ manifestations. For nouns, + the term âpluralâ has been avoided so as not to imply that the member nouns are not being referred to quantitatively per se, but rather as a non-monadic (i.e., non-unified) manifestation of a configurative set. While the most convenient translation into English would be to use the plural, e.g., trees, groves, lumps of dirt, a semantically (if not morphologically) more accurate rendering would - be a tree here, a tree there, this grove and another and - another , dirt-lump after dirt-lump after dirt-lump . + be âa tree here, a tree there,â âthis grove and another and + anotherâŚ,â âdirt-lump after dirt-lump after dirt-lumpâŚ.â
-For verbs, unbounded embodiment means that the +
For verbs, âunbounded embodimentâ means that the psychological temporal boundary of an act, state, or event is not accessible from the present context. This would apply to an act, state, or event which:
With verbs, the ABSTRACT is used in verbal @@ -916,12 +916,12 @@
The ABSTRACT is marked in either of two ways: (1) by preantepenultimate stress, i.e., on the fourth-to-last syllable, or (2) by a combination of ultimate stress plus the addition of an anaptyctic - vowel -ď- or -a- in any morpho-phonologically + vowel -Ä- or -a- in any morpho-phonologically permissible position of the word (as previously described in Sec. 2.7.3.3). This extra vowel can be placed at any position within the word except within the stem, as long as the vowel does not lead to confusion or ambiguity in interpreting the phonological boundaries of any other suffixes to the stem. - (Note that in word-final position, only anatyctic -a, not -ď, + (Note that in word-final position, only anatyctic -a, not -Ä, is permitted.)
@@ -981,39 +981,39 @@

The graphic to the right illustrates
the spatio-temporal relationship of a noun or verbal concept in the PROXIMAL
- to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal present). |
+ to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal âpresentâ).
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The graphic to the right illustrates the spatio-temporal
relationship of a noun or verbal concept in the INCEPTIVE
- to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal present). |
+ to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal âpresentâ).
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The graphic to the right illustrates the spatio-temporal
relationship of a noun or verbal concept in the TERMINATIVE
- to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal present). |
+ to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal âpresentâ).
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The DEPLETIVE extension focuses on the - terminal boundary or trailing edge of a noun, where this terminus - is ill-defined, diffuse or extended to some degree, (i.e. the - at-hand context of the noun peters out or terminates gradually). + terminal boundary or âtrailingâ edge of a noun, where this terminus + is ill-defined, âdiffuseâ or extended to some degree, (i.e. the + at-hand context of the noun âpeters outâ or terminates gradually). Essentially, it applies to any context involving actual or figurative fading. It would be used in translating the words water, strength, and twilight in the sentences He drank the last of the water, I have little strength left, She disappeared into the twilight. With verbs, it is exemplified by the phrases to wind down, to fade out, to disappear - gradually and similar notions, e.g., Shes eating less and less + gradually and similar notions, e.g., Sheâs eating less and less these days.
The graphic to the right illustrates the spatio-temporal
relationship of a noun or verbal concept in the DEPLETIVE
- to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal present). |
+ to the context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal âpresentâ).
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The GRADUATIVE extension is the inverse - of the DEPLETIVE, focusing on a diffuse, extended fade-in + of the DEPLETIVE, focusing on a diffuse, extended âfade-inâ or gradual onset of a noun. It would be used in translating the words darkness, wonder, and music in the following sentences: Darkness came upon us, I felt a growing sense of wonder, The music was very soft at first. With verbs it is illustrated by verbs and phrases such as to fade in, to - start gradually, to build up, and similar notions, e.g., Shes + start gradually, to build up, and similar notions, e.g., Sheâs been eating more and more lately.
The graphic to the right illustrates the spatio-temporal
relationship of a noun in the GRADUATIVE to the
- context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal present). |
+ context at-hand (i.e., the spatio-temporal âpresentâ).
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Ithkuil uses the Focus category to accomplish the same options
that such vocal inflections accomplish in English. Any formative or formatives
within an Ithkuil sentence can be marked as FOCUSED to
@@ -1344,9 +1344,9 @@ of knowing the formative's nominal or verbal status.
Mother entered the room and she turned on the lights.
In the first sentence, the absence of the reduplicative pronoun
- she before turned implies that the entire sentence
+ âsheâ before âturnedâ implies that the entire sentence
is to considered as one reported event with no particular element having the
- focus. In the second sentence, however, the reduplicative she
+ focus. In the second sentence, however, the reduplicative âsheâ
implies the sentence is to viewed as two separate events, the first reported
as background, the second having the focus. (For example, one might utter the
second sentence as a complaint about the lights being turned on.) The Ithkuil
@@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@ of knowing the formative's nominal or verbal status.
the nuances of the second sentence would be conveyed by marking the equivalent
of the verb form as FOCUSED.
Finally, Focus functions to disambiguate sentences such as - Chicago defeated Oakland, too, which means either (1) Chicago - was one of the teams that defeated Oakland, or (2) Oakland was - one of the teams that Chicago defeated. Ithkuil would mark one team name + Chicago defeated Oakland, too, which means either (1) âChicago + was one of the teams that defeated Oakland,â or (2) âOakland was + one of the teams that Chicago defeated.â Ithkuil would mark one team name or the other as FOCUSED to show which of these two meanings is implied.
The UNFOCUSED attribute is morpho-phonologically
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ of knowing the formative's nominal or verbal status.
For example, in our previous sentence A cat ran past the doorway, if we now place the cat, doorway, and act of running each into - the FUNCTIONAL, the cat no longer simply + the FUNCTIONAL, the âcatâ no longer simply identifies a participant, it makes its being a cat (as opposed to say, a dog) significant, e.g., because the speaker may fear cats, or because the cat could get into the room and ruin the furniture, or because cats are associated with - mystery, or because a neighbor has been looking for a lost cat, etc. The doorway + mystery, or because a neighbor has been looking for a lost cat, etc. The âdoorwayâ now conveys its purpose as an entry, reinforcing what the cat may do upon entering. - Likewise, the verb ran in the FUNCTIONAL + Likewise, the verb âranâ in the FUNCTIONAL now implies the furtive nature of the cat.
| - | natural environment | natural environment |
awareness |
@@ -1661,9 +1661,9 @@ of knowing the formative's nominal or verbal status.Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh |
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or
excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution
to the author and this website. Anyone who has studied German, Latin, Russian, Classical Greek
or Sanskrit, is familiar with the concept of Case. Case generally refers to
a morphological scheme in which a noun, whether via internal mutation of its
- phonemes or via affixes, shows what grammatical role it plays
+ phonemes or via affixes, shows what grammatical âroleâ it plays
in the phrase or sentence in which it appears. For example, in the English sentence
- It was me she saw, the use of the word she as opposed
- to her and the use of me as opposed to I
+ It was me she saw, the use of the word âsheâ as opposed
+ to âherâ and the use of âmeâ as opposed to âIâ
distinguishes the subject of the sentence (the person seeing) from the object
of the verb (the one being seen). Similarly, in the German sentence Der
- Bruder des Knaben sah den Mann (= The boys brother saw the
- man), the words der, des and den
- distinguish the subject of the sentence brother (nominative case)
- from the possessor boy (genitive case) from the object man
+ Bruder des Knaben sah den Mann (= âThe boyâs brother saw the
+ manâ), the words âderâ, âdesâ and âdenâ
+ distinguish the subject of the sentence âbrotherâ (nominative case)
+ from the possessor âboyâ (genitive case) from the object âmanâ
(accusative case). The concept of case can extend far beyond the
+ The concept of âcaseâ can extend far beyond the
notions of subject, object and possessor. Depending on the particular language,
there may be noun cases which specify the location or position of a noun, whether
a noun accompanies another or derives from another or is the recipient of another.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
Note that in regard to gender categories from other languages,
Ithkuil has no distinctions of gender (e.g., masculine, feminine, neuter, etc.),
although word-roots do fall into one of 17 morpho-semantic classes (see Sec.
- 10.2). However, there is no agreement or morpho-phonological
+ 10.2). However, there is no âagreementâ or morpho-phonological
concord of any kind between a noun and other words or morphological elements
in a sentence, i.e., there is none of the required matching of masculine or
feminine or singular/plural agreement between nouns, articles, and adjectives
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
In most languages, case operates at the surface structure level
of language to signify arbitrary grammatical relations such as subject, direct
- object, indirect object. The deeper level of semantic role is
+ object, indirect object. The deeper level of âsemantic roleâ is
ignored in terms of morphological designations. The notion of semantic role
can be illustrated by the following set of sentences:
@@ -165,26 +165,26 @@
(1c) The wind opened the door.
(1d) The door opened.
In each of these sentences case is assigned based on slot, +
In each of these sentences case is assigned based on âslotâ, i.e., the position of the nouns relative to the verb, irrespective of their - semantic roles. Thus the subjects of the sentences are, respectively, + semantic roles. Thus the âsubjectsâ of the sentences are, respectively, John, the key, the wind, and the door. Yet it can be seen that, semantically speaking, these four sentences are interrelated in a causal way. Specifically, Sentence (1b) results directly from sentence (1a), and sentence (1d) results directly from either (1b) or (1c). We see that - the case of the noun key in sentence (1a) is prepositional, while + the case of the noun âkeyâ in sentence (1a) is prepositional, while in sentence (1b) it is the subject. Yet, the key plays the same semantic role in both sentences: the physical instrument by which the act of opening is accomplished. - As for the noun door, it is marked as a direct object in the first + As for the noun âdoor,â it is marked as a direct object in the first three sentences and as a subject in the fourth, even though its semantic role in all four sentences never changes, i.e., it is the noun which undergoes a - change in its state as a result of the act of opening. The noun John - in sentence (1a) is marked as a subject, the same case as key - in (1b), the wind in (1c) and the door in (1d), - yet the semantic role of John is entirely different than the role - of key in (1b) and different again from door in + change in its state as a result of the act of opening. The noun âJohnâ + in sentence (1a) is marked as a subject, the same case as âkeyâ + in (1b), the âwindâ in (1c) and the âdoorâ in (1d), + yet the semantic role of âJohnâ is entirely different than the role + of âkeyâ in (1b) and different again from âdoorâ in (1c), i.e., John is acting as the conscious, deliberate initiator of the act - of opening. Finally, the noun wind in (1c), while marked as a + of opening. Finally, the noun âwindâ in (1c), while marked as a subject, operates in yet another semantic role distinct from the subjects of the other sentences, i.e., an inanimate, blind force of nature which, while being the underlying cause of the act of opening, can make no conscious or willed @@ -200,23 +200,23 @@ or primary level of language irrespective of the surface case marking of nouns in other languages. Thus Ithkuil noun declension more accurately reflects the underlying semantic function of nouns in sentences. Consequently, the Western - grammatical notions of subject and object have little + grammatical notions of âsubjectâ and âobjectâ have little meaning or applicability in Ithkuil grammar.
The following semantic roles are marked by noun cases in Ithkuil. - They correspond roughly to the subjects and objects + They correspond roughly to the âsubjectsâ and âobjectsâ of Western languages:
AGENT: The animate, (and usually conscious and deliberate) initiator of an act which results in another noun undergoing - a consequent change in state or behavior, e.g., John in Sentence + a consequent change in state or behavior, e.g., âJohnâ in Sentence (1a) above.
FORCE: An inanimate, unwilled cause of an - act such as a force of nature like wind in Sentence (1c) above.
+ act such as a force of nature like âwindâ in Sentence (1c) above.INSTRUMENT: The noun which functions as the - physical means or tool by which an act is initiated or performed, e.g., key + physical means or tool by which an act is initiated or performed, e.g., âkeyâ in Sentences (1a) and (1b) above.
PATIENT: The noun which undergoes a change in state or behavior as a result of an act initiated or caused by itself or - by another noun, e.g., door in all four sentences above.
+ by another noun, e.g., âdoorâ in all four sentences above.Additional semantic roles corresponding to subjects and objects @@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ an agent who initiates a change in the children (i.e., the fact that they become entertained). But, in fact, the act of entertainment is not one whose result (enjoyment by the audience) can be guaranteed by the party doing the entertaining. - In fact, the result of the act of entertainment is not Marys to determine, - but rather the childrens, based on whether they feel a - sense of enjoyment at experiencing Marys act. And so, Mary is more like + In fact, the result of the act of entertainment is not Maryâs to determine, + but rather the childrenâs, based on whether they âfeelâ a + sense of enjoyment at experiencing Maryâs act. And so, Mary is more like a patient here, not an agent, as she is undergoing a change in her state or behavior (she is performing an attempt to entertain) which she herself has chosen to initiate and undergo, yet the act has the potential to cause a resulting @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ ENABLER. And how do the children make the decision as to whether they are entertained or not (i.e., what is their semantic role?). Can the children deliberately or consciously choose to feel a sense of enjoyment, or are they not themselves - unwilling patients to their own emotional reactions? In case grammar, + unwilling âpatientsâ to their own emotional reactions? In case grammar, a party such as the children who undergo an unwilled experience are termed EXPERIENCERS. Besides emotional reactions, such unwilled experiences include autonomic sensory perceptions (e.g., parties that see or hear because their eyes were open and @@ -262,44 +262,44 @@ autonomic bodily reactions or responses as well as proprioceptive sensations (e.g., coughing, sneezing, perspiring, feeling hot or cold, feeling pain, etc.).
This notion of EXPERIENCER is likewise illustrated by Sentence - (2c) Mary sees the children, in which the verb see denotes + (2c) Mary sees the children, in which the verb âseeâ denotes an automatic sensory experience, not a deliberately initiated action. In other words, it is the nature of the sense of sight to function automatically whenever - a person is conscious and his/her eyes are open. The verb see - does not necessarily imply a conscious or deliberately willed action of seeing - (as would be implied by the verb to look [at]). Therefore, the - action is automatic and uninitiated; it is, in fact, not an action + a person is conscious and his/her eyes are open. The verb âseeâ + does not necessarily imply a conscious or deliberately willed action of âseeingâ + (as would be implied by the verb âto look [at]â). Therefore, the + âactionâ is automatic and uninitiated; it is, in fact, not an action at all, but rather an experiential state which the person doing the seeing undergoes. - In other words, the person seeing is actually a kind of patient, + In other words, the person seeing is actually a kind of âpatient,â as it is he/she who undergoes the experience of (and physical or emotional reaction to) the particular sight. Such undergoers of sensory verbs and other unwilled states (e.g., emotional states or reactions, autonomic bodily reactions such as sneezing, physical states of sensation such as being hot or cold, etc.) are - categorized in the role of EXPERIENCERS. And what of the childrens role + categorized in the role of EXPERIENCERS. And what of the childrenâs role in sentence (2c)? Unlike the first three sentences, the children do not undergo - any action. Certainly the process of being seen by Mary does not + any action. Certainly the process of âbeing seenâ by Mary does not in itself cause a physical change or reaction of any kind in the entity being - seen. Nor can the children be analyzed as initiating the act of + seen. Nor can the children be analyzed as âinitiatingâ the act of sight, as they may be completely unaware that Mary is seeing them. As a result, - the childrens semantic role is merely that of STIMULUS, a neutral, unwitting + the childrenâs semantic role is merely that of STIMULUS, a neutral, unwitting originating reason for the experiential state being undergone by the other noun participant.
In Sentence (2d) Mary tells the children a story, Mary is a patient who initiates the action which she herself undergoes, the telling of a story. The children do not undergo an unwilled emotional, sensory, or bodily reaction here, but rather are the passive and more or less willing - RECIPIENT of information, the role of an indirect object in Western + RECIPIENT of information, the role of an âindirect objectâ in Western languages. The story, on the other hand, is merely a non-participatory abstract referent, whose role is termed CONTENT.
The role of CONTENT also applies to the children in Sentence - (2e) Mary wants children, where they function as the object - of Marys desire. Since no tangible action is occurring, nor are the children - undergoing any result of change of state, nor need they be even aware of Marys + (2e) Mary wants children, where they function as the âobjectâ + of Maryâs desire. Since no tangible action is occurring, nor are the children + undergoing any result of change of state, nor need they be even aware of Maryâs desire, they are, like the story in sentence (2d), merely non-participatory - referents. As for Marys role in (2e), the emotional state of desire, + referents. As for Maryâs role in (2e), the emotional state of desire, being unwilled, self-activating, and subjectively internal, creates a situation similar to an automatic sensory perception or autonomic body response; thus, - Marys role is again that of EXPERIENCER.
+ Maryâs role is again that of EXPERIENCER.
A highly stilted but approximate English translation of the above, capturing as many of the nuances of the Ithkuil phrase as possible, would - be: despite apparently being on the verge, contrary to the + be: ââŚdespite apparently being on the verge, contrary to the allegation, of just so happening to want to succeed in vowing to maybe return periodically to the honorable practice of superlative architecture for others - to follow by example
+ to follow by exampleâIn this chapter we will examine eight of the 14 morphological categories particular to verbal formatives. The six categories specific to aspectual adjuncts will be described in Chapter @@ -190,13 +190,13 @@
The DIRECTIVE illocution is marked by
- the affix -- (i.e., the glottal stop). For stems whose
+ the affix -â- (i.e., the glottal stop). For stems whose
C1 radical is a single stop or affricate consonant (i.e.,
plus corresponding ejectives or aspirates) in mutational grades 1 through 8,
this illocution is shown by gemination of the initial consonant of C1
consonantal form rather than by a glottal stop (e.g., aqq
wet,
- not aq
wet).
+ not aâq
wet).
The DIRECTIVE illocution is for the purpose of committing
the hearer to undertake a course of action represented by the proposition, where
the proposition describes a mental wish, desire, or intention on the part of
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
The DECLARATIVE illocution is marked - by the affix -ç- + by the affix -ç- with alternate forms -p-, -t- or -k- where euphonically appropriate and/or to avoid confusion with a geminated C1 @@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ convention, cultural rules, law, subjective authority, or personal authority or control of a situation. The commitment imposed upon the hearer is one of recognition or non-recognition. Such utterances include declarations, announcements, - proclamations, and various performative expressions. Certain languages + proclamations, and various âperformativeâ expressions. Certain languages mark this function of a verb using a mood known as hortative. Examples would - be: I dub thee Clown Master!, The king will hear all grievances + be: I dub thee âClown Masterâ!, The king will hear all grievances at noon each day, This court is now in session, We hereby declare this treaty null and void!
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ one is not asking Would you like to dance with me? Rather, one is expressing what can only be translated either a specialized command (State whether) you will dance with me or a specialized assertion (I inquire whether) - you will dance with me. One does not say Whats your name?, + you will dance with me. One does not say Whatâs your name?, but rather Tell me your name.
Indeed, Ithkuil has no words corresponding to the English words - question or ask, the nearest equivalents being derived - from the words for investigation and determine. + âquestionâ or âask,â the nearest equivalents being derived + from the words for âinvestigationâ and âdetermine.â Consequently, there is no question mark used at the end of the sentence, nor does the pitch of the voice rise as is usual with Western languages when asking questions. The commitment on the part of the listener in regard to the INTERROGATIVE @@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ used where euphonically appropriate and/or to avoid confusion with a geminated C1 consonantal form. The ADMONITIVE is used for admonitions and warnings, corresponding to English phrases such - as (I) caution you lest , (I) warn you against , - or Be careful not to . The utterance is neither true nor + as â(I) caution you lestâŚ,â â(I) warn you againstâŚ,â + or âBe careful not toâŚ.â The utterance is neither true nor false because it describes only a potential act or situation which may occur unless avoided. The commitment on the part of the hearer is to assess the degree of likelihood of the potentiality, followed by a choice whether to heed or ignore/defy @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ verb, i.e., participation by one party automatically implies participation by another party to the same act, event, or state in either a parallel, corollary, or complementary fashion. Such dual participation occurs naturally in the verbs - of world languages and is the province of what is known as co-active + of world languages and is the province of what is known as âco-activeâ verbs. While all languages implicitly have co-active verbs, Ithkuil explicitly shows this dual participation in a formal and systematic way. To illustrate the concept of co-activity in English compare the following pairs of sentences:
@@ -405,31 +405,31 @@ that the verbs find, throw at, and perform have been replaced by the semantically similar meet, throw, and entertain. Nevertheless, the use of inanimate objects with these latter three verbs appears - unacceptable. The reason is that the verbs in the first set are mono-active, + unacceptable. The reason is that the verbs in the first set are âmono-active,â i.e., they do not require that the object participate in the action in any way, - whereas the verbs in the second set are co-active, requiring that + whereas the verbs in the second set are âco-active,â requiring that the object participate in the action along with the subject. Thus, while I can find an old man without the old man doing anything about it or even being aware of it, I cannot meet an old man without the old man also meeting me. I can throw a ball at Sam without Sam noticing, but if I throw Sam a ball it implies that he is expected to participate by - catching it. Similarly, I can perform in front of someone even if theyre - asleep, but I cant entertain them unless they are participating + catching it. Similarly, I can perform in front of someone even if theyâre + asleep, but I canât entertain them unless they are participating in the situation by observing me.The participatory relationship involving the second party of a co-active verb differs depending on the context. It can be a parallel relationship (i.e., both parties participate identically) as implied by the English adverb - together in He and I jog together, or a reciprocal relationship + âtogetherâ in He and I jog together, or a reciprocal relationship as in the sentence I met the old man (i.e., and so he met me) or in - verbs used with the adverbial phrase each other, as in We + verbs used with the adverbial phrase âeach other,â as in We love each other. The relationship can be one of accompaniment as in I played along with him (e.g., as he sang), or a complementary relationship as in I threw Sam the ball (i.e., and so he caught it).
Other sorts of co-active relationships are possible. It is the differences in these relationships that are systematized in Ithkuil into the category called valence. In English and other languages co-activity is rarely - explicit and systematic (the use of adverbs such as together, - each other, or prefixes such as out- as in out-perform + explicit and systematic (the use of adverbs such as âtogether,â + âeach other,â or prefixes such as âout-â as in out-perform are some exceptions), and when lexified within a verb itself, are implicitly specific to that verb, giving rise to monoactive/co-active pairs such as find/meet, throw at/throw, perform/entertain, etc.
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ where Vv is the vocalic prefix signifying the valence and version of the verb. These prefixes are shown below in Table 12. Following the table are explanations of each valence. It should be noted - that placement of a glottal stop infix -- between the + that placement of a glottal stop infix -â- between the Vv prefix and
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
The RECIPROCAL valence indicates identical activity by each party directed at the other, thus translating the English adverbial - phrases each other and one another, as in They + phrases âeach otherâ and âone another,â as in They looked at each other, The clown and the grocer despise one another.
The COMPLEMENTARY valence indicates that the second party performs a complementary activity to that of the first party. - By complementary is meant an activity different from that of the + By âcomplementaryâ is meant an activity different from that of the first party, but necessary to complete the whole of the joint activity, i.e., - the other half of the joint activity. This is exemplified in sentences + the âother halfâ of the joint activity. This is exemplified in sentences such as The man and his son played catch, Hortense took me into the woods, - The clown read the children a story, where played catch implies - the complementary activities of throwing and catching, took (into the - woods) implies someone leading while the other follows, and read + The clown read the children a story
, where âplayed catchâ implies + the complementary activities of throwing and catching, âtook (into the + woods)â implies someone leading while the other follows, and âreadâ implies a reader and an audience.
The INDICATIVE valence indicates that - the second party perceives a cue, nuance, or implication from the first partys + the second party perceives a cue, nuance, or implication from the first partyâs activity. Thus the sentence I looked at her in the INDICATIVE - would mean She understood what I meant from my looking at her - while the sentence I spoke to them would mean They gleaned what - I really meant from my words.
+ would mean âShe understood what I meant from my looking at herâ + while the sentence I spoke to them would mean âThey gleaned what + I really meant from my words.â
Version refers to a six-way aspectual distinction indicating whether the verb refers to an act, event or state which is goal- or result-oriented, - and/or whether it has been successfully actualized subsequent to ones + and/or whether it has been successfully actualized subsequent to oneâs initial intention. Like many Ithkuil morphological categories, version addresses semantic distinctions which are usually rendered by lexical differentiation (i.e., word choice) in other languages.
@@ -867,19 +867,19 @@ versions respectively but are specific to acts, events, or states initially expressed (whether explicitly or implicitly) as unrealized intentions, attempts, desires, needs, etc., often in conjunction with a modality affix to the verb - (see Sec. 5.5). Such unrealized + (see Sec. 5.5). Such âunrealizedâ verbs are exemplified in the following sentences: I want to dance, She needs to work, I tried to finish, She must find him, I choose to celebrate. Each - of these sentences in itself does not specify whether the action was realized - or not, i.e., just because I want to dance doesnt necessarily mean that - I actually do dance; her need to work doesnt tell us by itself whether + of these sentences in itself does not specify whether the action was ârealizedâ + or not, i.e., just because I want to dance doesnât necessarily mean that + I actually do dance; her need to work doesnât tell us by itself whether she in fact will work, etc.The INEFFECTUAL version indicates that - the outcome of an unrealized PROCESSUAL + the outcome of an âunrealizedâ PROCESSUAL verb is unsuccessful. Thus the sentence I want to dance in the INEFFECTUAL - would be translated as I want to dance but Im not going to, + would be translated as I want to dance but Iâm not going to, while the sentence I tried to eat in the INEFFECTUAL - means I tried to eat but couldnt.
+ means I tried to eat but couldnât.
The INCOMPLETIVE version indicates that - the outcome of an unrealized COMPLETIVE + the outcome of an âunrealizedâ COMPLETIVE verb is unsuccessful. It functions identically to the INEFFECTUAL, except that it refers to a verb that is result/goal-oriented, as illustrated in the comparative chart shown above for the COMPLETIVE version. Thus, the sentence I tried to eat in the INCOMPLETIVE - means I tried to eat all of it but couldnt.
+ means I tried to eat all of it but couldnât.
| OPR |
OPERATIVE | To perform the action - of X; to do what X does; to carry out Xs function | + of X; to do what X does; to carry out Xâs function
| STA |
STATIVE | Stative manifestation, - i.e. to be in a (temporary) state; does NOT mean be in the - sense of copula identification as in I am John | + i.e. to be in a (temporary) state; does NOT mean âbeâ in the + sense of copula identification as in âI am Johnâ
| MNF |
MANIFESTIVE | To manifest or be identified - as a specific entity; this is the nearest equivalent to the be + as a specific entity; this is the nearest equivalent to the âbeâ copula of identification in Western languages |
SCHEMATIC |
- |
Indicates that the - verb specifies the manner of the conflated primary sense, e.g., Im + verb specifies the manner of the conflated primary sense, e.g., Iâm speeding through the book = reading speedily; Clouds blanketed the city = cover like a blanket | - |
Indicates that the verb specifies the subsequent cause-and-effect result or purpose (not the - concurrent result) of the conflated sense, e.g., Ill look in + concurrent result) of the conflated sense, e.g., Iâll look in on the stew (conflated sense: GO [to kitchen]) |
p
+ yei |
+ = pâei
@@ -1297,10 +1297,10 @@
shown in Sec. 5.4.2 above, indicating the covert sense
of the conflated verb.
Examples of basic conflation adjuncts are bram
,
- téu
,
+ tĂŠu
,
wiu
,
- llëu
,
- and c˙
ua.
+ llĂŤu
,
+ and cË
ua.
The following tables show the CN prefixes and the overt senses associated with these derivations.
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@
âŠ2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt
any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution
to the author and this website. As we saw in Sections
3.8 and 4.3.9,
it is possible in human language to speak about events that are either unreal,
as-yet-unrealized, or alternative versions of reality. Specifically, nouns and
verbs can make reference to hypothetical representations of real-world counterparts
- from within an alternative mental space created psychologically
+ from within an âalternative mental spaceâ created psychologically
(and implied linguistically). This alternative mental space is essentially the
psychological realm of potential and imagination. It is seen, for example, in
the following sentences.
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@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@
of both the Essence (see Sec.
3.8) and the Perspective (see Sec.
3.3) of the verb, as well as invoking the use of the ACTIVATIVE
- case to mark the subject noun (see Sec.
+ case to mark the âsubjectâ noun (see Sec.
4.3.9). The nature of these modifications is explained as follows:
The ASPIRATIVE corresponds to English constructions expressing wishing or hoping, e.g., to wish that, to hope that, - etc. It is marked by adding the suffix -ü to a conflational + etc. It is marked by adding the suffix -Ăź to a conflational or valence adjunct.
The EXPECTATIVE corresponds to English constructions expressing expectation, as in He expected her to be beautiful, - or I imagine hes reached his destination. It is marked by adding - the suffix -ď to a conflational or valence adjunct.
+ or I imagine heâs reached his destination. It is marked by adding + the suffix -Ä to a conflational or valence adjunct.
The OPPORTUNITIVE corresponds to the - English modal verb can/could/be able where it means have the opportunity - to, as in Can we pass by our old house when we visit town? or + English modal verb can/could/be able where it means âhave the opportunity + to,â as in Can we pass by our old house when we visit town? or Because of the delay, she was able to go to the museum after all. It is marked by adding the suffix -ai to a conflational or valence adjunct.
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@The CAPACITATIVE corresponds to the English - modal verb can/could/be able where it means have the ability - or capacity to, as in Can she sing opera? or He could run + modal verb can/could/be able where it means âhave the ability + or capacity to,â as in Can she sing opera? or He could run like the wind. Note that it would also be used when translating English generic statements implying ability or capacity as in He speaks French like a native [i.e., the sentence does not imply he is speaking French at the @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
The PERMISSIVE corresponds to the English modal verbs can/could/be able or may/might where they mean - be permitted to, as in Very well, you can have ice cream for + âbe permitted to,â as in Very well, you can have ice cream for dessert; or Could I talk to you? It is marked by adding the suffix -oi to a conflational or valence adjunct.
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@
The POTENTIAL corresponds to the English - modal verb can/could/be able where it means have the potential - to or the possibility of, as in Remember it can flood suddenly in + modal verb can/could/be able where it means âhave the potential + to or the possibility of,â as in Remember it can flood suddenly in this area, or That man could fly into rages for no reason. It is also used when translating generic statements implying potential or possibility, as in It rains unpredictably in the Northwest. It is marked by adding - the suffix -ëi to a conflational or valence adjunct.
+ the suffix -ĂŤi to a conflational or valence adjunct.The IMPOSITIVE corresponds to English expressions such as be supposed to, be expected to, or be to - which impose an expectation upon a party, as in Youre supposed to + which impose an expectation upon a party, as in Youâre supposed to smile when introduced, or He is to give a speech at the banquet. It is marked by adding the suffix -au to a conflational or valence adjunct.
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@The DISPOSITIVE corresponds to the English expression to be willing to, conveying willingness as in He is willing to give his life to defeat the clowns. It is marked by addition - of the suffix -äi to a conflational or valence adjunct. + of the suffix -äi to a conflational or valence adjunct.
The PREPARATIVE corresponds to the English expressions be ready to or be prepared to, indicating readiness, - as in Shes ready to host the party, or They are prepared - to endure harsh weather. It is marked by addition of the suffix -öi + as in Sheâs ready to host the party, or They are prepared + to endure harsh weather. It is marked by addition of the suffix -Ăśi to a conflational or valence adjunct.
The DECISIVE corresponds to English expressions such as decide to or choose to, indicating choice, as in Peter decided to cook breakfast or Colleen chose to visit the clowns. It is marked by addition of - the suffix -aď to a conflational or valence adjunct.
+ the suffix -aÄ to a conflational or valence adjunct.
| Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh |
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author
and this website.
Having explained the structure of the aspectual adjunct, we @@ -149,17 +149,17 @@
Technically, Validation expresses the degree or type of evidence supporting a statement, a grammatical requirement of Ithkuil. Such categories - are usually termed evidentials or factives in various + are usually termed âevidentialsâ or âfactivesâ in various non-Western languages which have them. However, Validation imparts more than simply the evidential verifiability of a statement; it also operates in conjunction with Mood (see Section 6.5 below) to indicate the precise factuality of a statement, i.e., to what extent it is likely or certain that the statement is, in fact, valid or real. We will see that Ithkuil moods generally indicate the factuality of a statement as being either certain or uncertain. - Validation in turn fine tunes this distinction into levels of + Validation in turn âfine tunesâ this distinction into levels of nuance, corresponding to various English phrases which convey the specific validity - of a statement, e.g., must be so, likely that, unlikely, perhaps, supposedly, - presumably, apparently etc. The nine validations are CONFIRMATIVE, + of a statement, e.g., âmust be so, likely that, unlikely, perhaps, supposedly, + presumably, apparentlyâ etc. The nine validations are CONFIRMATIVE, REPORTIVE, INTUITIVE, INFERENTIAL, PRESUMPTIVE, CONJECTURAL, TENTATIVE, PUTATIVE and HORTATIVE. As explained above, they are shown in conjunction with the categories of Phase and Sanction (see Secs. 6.2 @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ The specific usage of each validation is explained following the tables.
Tables
- 18 (a
+ 18 (a â
i): Cx Affixes By Validation, Phase and Sanction
Table 18(a): Cx Affixes for
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
The CONFIRMATIVE indicates that a statement
is based on facts actually perceived by and/or personally known to the speaker.
- It can be considered the default validation, in that it can be
+ It can be considered the âdefaultâ validation, in that it can be
unmarked (i.e., the aspectual adjunct can be deleted) if the other categories
shown by the adjunct are likewise in their default modes and there is no aspect
being conveyed.
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@
The REPORTIVE validation indicates that
the statement, while not personally known or perceived by the speaker, is assumed
true based on evidence considered trustworthy by the speaker, such as direct
- testimony of a trusted party or knowledgeable source based on that partys
- or sources personal knowledge or observation. If necessary, this degree
- of factivity can be translated into English by the terms most likely
- or probably.
+ testimony of a trusted party or knowledgeable source based on that partyâs
+ or sourceâs personal knowledge or observation. If necessary, this degree
+ of factivity can be translated into English by the terms âmost likelyâ
+ or âprobably.â
The INTUITIVE validation indicates that
- the statement is based on the speakers own intuition, instinct or gut
- feeling. This can be translated by English phrases such as I feel that
- or Ive got a feeling that
.
+ the statement is based on the speakers own intuition, instinct or âgutâ
+ feeling. This can be translated by English phrases such as âI feel thatâŚâ
+ or âIâve got a feeling thatâŚ.â
The FLUCTUATIVE indicates a random pattern - of both punctual and longer occurrences. An example would be the sputtering + of both punctual and longer occurrences. An example would be the âsputteringâ of a lighted fuse, the random patterns of tongues of flames, the chirping of birds in the wild, etc.
-Visual representation: - - - - - - - - -
+Visual representation:ââ + ⢠⢠ââ + ⢠â + ⢠â˘â + ââ⢠+ ⢠â ⢠+ ⢠⢠â⢠+ â˘â + ââ ⢠â + ⢠â˘
The ALLEGATIVE identifies an utterance
as an ontologically subjective assertion or allegation, i.e., a proposition
- expressing ones opinion, belief, or interpretation, open to challenge
+ expressing oneâs opinion, belief, or interpretation, open to challenge
or refutation. Examples would be That mountain is beautiful or No
one in the United States goes hungry.
Aspect provides detailed and specific temporal information
- about the verb, not in relation to the speakers present moment of utterance
+ about the verb, not in relation to the speakerâs present moment of utterance
(as with Perspective in Sec.
- 3.3), but rather in relation to the contextual present of
+ 3.3), but rather in relation to the contextual âpresentâ of
the act, condition, or event being spoken about. There are 32 aspects, each
shown by a vocalic prefix to an aspectual adjunct. A second aspect may be shown
by a vocalic suffix. For the most part, they translate various common adverbial
@@ -805,23 +805,23 @@
with an Ithkuil verb; however, where there is no modality, the verb displays
conflation (see Sec. 5.4.1)
but no derivation, and the version and valence have default values, the conflation
- adjunct can be eliminated and the verbs format can be indicated by forms
- 1 through 8 of the aspect prefix to the verbs aspectual adjunct. Thus,
+ adjunct can be eliminated and the verbâs format can be indicated by forms
+ 1 through 8 of the aspect prefix to the verbâs aspectual adjunct. Thus,
in the sentence
,
the conflation adjunct
indicating INSTRUMENTATIVE format for the ACTIVE
conflation shown by the main verb, can instead be shown by changing the prefix
- â-
- on the aspectual adjunct to wâ-
+ â-
+ on the aspectual adjunct to wâ-
and eliminating the conflation adjunct, thus:
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- Wâloi uatumul.
+ Wâloi uatumul.
- The motion being caused by means of an asteroid is indeed recurring
+ âThe motion being caused by means of an asteroid is indeed recurringâ
OR
- Whats indeed happening is a recurrence of motion using an
- asteroid.
The thirty-two aspectual categories are explained below.
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@| EXPERIENTIAL |
| INTERCOMMUTATIVE |
Note that, while any aspectual adjunct can show two different aspects, several aspect categories above operate as complements to each other. For example, the PROSPECTIVE aspect complements the RETROSPECTIVE aspect, both being essentially opposites. Such complementary aspects normally - dont appear in the same adjunct together. If they do appear in the same + donât appear in the same adjunct together. If they do appear in the same adjunct, they are interpreted as not applying to the same verb, i.e., the first aspect (shown by the prefix) applies to the adjacent verb, while the second aspect (shown by the suffix) applies to the next verb in the sentence. Such combinations of complementary aspects within a single adjunct can be considered - an optional shortcut to utilizing a separate aspectual adjunct + an optional âshortcutâ to utilizing a separate aspectual adjunct with the second verb.
All of the aspectual prefixes shown in Table
19 above can in turn take an initial prefix y-
- (or yď-
+ (or yÄ-
before a w-)
to show that the associated verbal formative has semantic focus (as described
in Sec. 3.5), i.e.,
it is an alternate to the usual -w-
- infix to the formative previously described in Sec. 3.5. Examples: ęstiu
-
yęstiu,
+ infix to the formative previously described in Sec. 3.5. Examples: Ästiu
+
yÄstiu,
iwuil
yiwuil,
- wďttu
- yďwďttu.
This y-
- (or yď-)
- prefix can in turn be augmented to yď
- (spelled y
- before a vowel but still pronounced yď)
+ (or yÄ-)
+ prefix can in turn be augmented to yÄâ
+ (spelled yâ
+ before a vowel but still pronounced yÄâ)
to indicate that the semantic focus instead applies to the aspectual meaning
- indicated by the aspectual prefix. Examples: ęstiu
-
yęstiu,
+ indicated by the aspectual prefix. Examples: Ästiu
+
yâÄstiu,
iwuil
- yiwuil, wďttu
-
yďwďttu.
Most languages have a morphological category for verbs known - as mood, serving to indicate specific attitudes or perspectives + as âmood,â serving to indicate specific attitudes or perspectives on the act, condition, or event, or the degree of factuality involved. Example moods common to Western languages include the indicative (factual utterances), - subjunctive (showing doubt or probability, expressed by may/might + subjunctive (showing doubt or probability, expressed by âmay/mightâ in English), imperative (indicating commands, e.g., Go now!, Sing it for us! ), conditional (expressing hypotheticals, e.g., She would travel if she could), optative (indicating wishes, hopes, expectations, e.g., - I wish hed go, I expect him to be here), and hortative (indicating + I wish heâd go, I expect him to be here), and hortative (indicating exhortations, e.g., May he live 100 years! Let them see for themselves!).
We have already seen in Section 5.1 above that in Ithkuil the functions of certain moods in Western languages @@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
The FACTUAL mood is shown by penultimate stress and falling tone on the aspectual adjunct. This mood signifies that the - factuality of the speakers statement is certain and that there either + factuality of the speakerâs statement is certain and that there either is no underlying presupposition to the statement, or if there is, its factuality is also certain or has no bearing on the factuality of the statement. As described above, the actual interpretation (and translation) of any statement in the FACTUAL @@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ Examples:
His kids are ill. [i.e., it is known he has kids and it is known they are ill]
-Were taking a walk later on. [i.e., it is our +
Weâre taking a walk later on. [i.e., it is our
intention and we have the opportunity to do so]
The SUBJUNCTIVE mood is shown by ultimate stress and falling tone on the aspectual adjunct. This mood indicates that the factuality of an explicit or implicit presupposition underlying the statement - is certain, but the factuality of the speakers statement itself is questionable + is certain, but the factuality of the speakerâs statement itself is questionable or uncertain, the specific nuance of factuality intended being subject to the particular Bias and Validation associated with the verb. Corresponds roughly - with English may, maybe or might, + with English âmay,â âmaybeâ or âmight,â with the added distinction that an explicit or implicit (i.e., underlying) presupposition is true. Examples:
Maybe his kids are ill. [i.e., it is known that he @@ -1403,16 +1403,16 @@ adjunct. This mood functions identically to the FACTUAL except that the factuality of an underlying presupposition is unknown. It therefore conveys an act, state, or event whose factuality is dependent on whether something - else is factual, thus corresponding to certain usages of English maybe - and will (where will primarily conveys possibility, + else is factual, thus corresponding to certain usages of English âmaybeâ + and âwillâ (where âwillâ primarily conveys possibility, not future tense). As with all moods, the specific translation is subject to the particular Bias and Validation associated with the verb. Examples:
-His kidsll be ill OR +
His kidsâll be ill OR If he has kids, they are ill. [i.e., it is unknown whether he has kids, but if he does, they are certainly ill.]
-Well take a walk later on [i.e., if we can] +
Weâll take a walk later on [i.e., if we can]
OR We intend to take a walk.
- [i.e., but we dont know if well be able to]
+ [i.e., but we donât know if weâll be able to]
| REACTIVE |
| CONTEMPLATIVE |
| SOLICITIVE |
| SKEPTICAL |
| CONTEMPTIVE |
| INDIGNATIVE |
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NOTE: For convenience sake, when referring to a particular +
NOTE: For convenienceâ sake, when referring to a particular affix of specific type and degree, we will use the notation in the paragraph above, followed by a slash and a number indicating the degree. Thus, the affix -nt of Type 1 and 4th degree will be written -V1nt/4, @@ -281,23 +281,23 @@ affix types but again convey a different overall connotation on the words to which they are affixed.
For example, the Type 1 suffix -ej (or -jei), - i.e., -V1j/2, means hardly any - (of) as in the word qumjéi hardly - any persons, while its Type 2 counterpart -ęj + i.e., -V1j/2, means âhardly any + (of)âŚâ as in the word qumjĂŠi âhardly + any persons,â while its Type 2 counterpart -Äj (or -jeu), i.e., -V2j/2, - has the completely different meaning of somewhat like/sort of like - as in qumjéu sort of like some persons. + has the completely different meaning of âsomewhat like/sort of likeâŚâ + as in qumjĂŠu âsort of like some persons.â Compare this, however, to the Type 1 suffix -up (or -pu), i.e., -V1p/9, and its Type 2 counterpart - -űp (or -pű), i.e., -V2p/9, - which both mean exactly similar to /identical , the + -Ĺąp (or -pĹą), i.e., -V2p/9, + which both mean âexactly similar toâŚ/identicalâŚ,â the difference in usage being that the Type 1 affix conveys merely a circumstantial or incidental similarity, while the Type 2 suffix implies that the similarity is an integral aspect of the word. In English, such a distinction would most likely be conveyed by using a different word. For example, note the difference - when we add these two suffixes to the Ithkuil word qum person: - qumpu means identical-looking person, whereas - qumpű means twin. In this way, we can say + when we add these two suffixes to the Ithkuil word qum âpersonâ: + qumpu means âidentical-looking person,â whereas + qumpĹą means âtwin.â In this way, we can say that the suffix -Vp with Type 1 vocalic infixes conveys a circumstantial application of its meaning to a stem, while with Type 2 vocalic infixes, it conveys a derivational application of its meaning (i.e., wholly new concepts @@ -321,17 +321,17 @@ can be used to modify another suffix (usually the one following, unless there are only two affixes on the stem, in which case the suffix order is irrelevant); this is done by using Type 3 vocalic infixes. For example, the suffix -Vd/5, - which means enough / sufficient(ly), can be used both circumstantially + which means âenough / sufficient(ly),â can be used both circumstantially (using Type 1 infixes) and derivationally (using Type 2 infixes) to modify a stem, or can be used to modify only the adjacent suffix (using Type 3 infixes). This is illustrated below:
-qumad (or qumda): a
- sufficient person (i.e., one able to perform the task at hand)
- qumuid (or qumdui): a recruit
+
qumad (or qumda): âa
+ sufficient personâ (i.e., one able to perform the task at hand)
+ qumuid (or qumdui): âa recruitâ
(i.e., one able to meet performance or entry requirements)
- qumüxduď (or qumiädüx):
- a sufficiently large person (where suffix -V1x/6
- = large)
All in all, there are five different patterns in which the meanings/functions of affixes are distributed. There are those like -ej - and -ęj above where the Type 1 meaning/function is completely + and -Äj above where the Type 1 meaning/function is completely different than that of Type 2. We will label these classes of affixes V1C affixes and V2C affixes respectively, as they represent two totally independent affixes.
Additionally there are those like -up and - -űp which are essentially a single affix with one meaning/function + -Ĺąp which are essentially a single affix with one meaning/function that alternates between Type 1 and Type 2 infixes to distinguish a circumstantial versus a derivational aspect in the stem to which they are affixed. We will label such affixes V0C suffixes.
@@ -444,20 +444,20 @@ its optional vowel component, giving rukas, or the suffix can be reversed to give ruksa. Such reversals are permitted under certain circumstances such as when the suffix is word-final, as is the case - here. An astute reader may be wondering at this point, wouldnt the -ks- + here. An astute reader may be wondering at this point, wouldnât the -ks- conjunct in ruksa once again be mistaken for the Grade 4 mutation of s as it was in ruks? In this case, the answer is no because there is no other reason for the final -a to be there. In words where a final vowel appears for no possible reason, then - it means it is the vocalic portion of a reversed suffix. However, + it means it is the vocalic portion of a âreversedâ suffix. However, one must be certain there is not another reason for the final vowel. For example, - in the word ďruksá, one might be tempted to interpret + in the word ÄruksĂĄ, one might be tempted to interpret the final vowel as being the vocalic portion of a reversed -(a)s suffix, however, in fact this word represents the word rus with Grade 4 mutation of the C2 radical s, declined into the ABSTRACT perspective, a morphological category shown by - ultimate stress plus the addition of an anaptyctic (i.e., extra) - vowel, in this case, the word-initial ď- (see Secs. + ultimate stress plus the addition of an anaptyctic (i.e., âextraâ) + vowel, in this case, the word-initial Ä- (see Secs. 2.7.3.3 and 3.3.4).Note that forms such as sďkuilei and - ďpkuilu above are considered highly affected morphological - forms, since their standard forms are far more euphonically desirable +
Note that forms such as sÄkuilei and + Äpkuilu above are considered highly affected morphological + forms, since their âstandardâ forms are far more euphonically desirable (i.e., kuiles and kuilpu). In such cases, - these affected prefixed forms have the rhetorical effect of emphasizing + these âaffectedâ prefixed forms have the rhetorical effect of emphasizing or highlighting the affix as having exaggerated significance.
Deictic affixes refer to the grammatical process of deixis, the act of pointing to or pointing out. The affixes correspond to the different - variants of the concepts of here and there. In Ithkuil, + variants of the concepts of âhereâ and âthere.â In Ithkuil, distinctions are made in these affixes as to whether a referent is near the speaker, near the listener, distant from both, whether it is observable or accessible, and in some case, whether it is alienable or inalienable (i.e., whether the @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
| -V1 |
+ -V1 |
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+ -V2 |
DXX |
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| -V0c | +-V0câ | SQC |
Sequence of Cause and Effect |
| Degree 2 | and / also - / additionally/ furthermore/ moreover/ whats more | + / additionally/ furthermore/ moreover/ whatâs more||
| Degree 3 | @@ -1261,17 +1261,17 @@|||
| Degree 1 | still / - nevertheless / however (despite seemingly inherent conflict or contradiction) | + nevertheless / however â (despite seemingly inherent conflict or contradiction)||
| Degree 2 | besides - / not just . . . but also / in addition to X also | + / not just . . . but also / in addition to X⌠also||
| Degree 3 | even / - or even / still [e.g., thicker still] | + or even / ⌠still [e.g., thicker still]||
| Degree 4 | @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@|||
| Degree 7 | however - / on the other hand (simple difference in expected outcome, no inherent + / on the other hand â (simple difference in expected outcome, no inherent conflict) | ||
| Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh | |||
Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt
any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution
to the author and this website. The above four affixes are used to affirm or negate a formative. Because much
of the information associated with an Ithkuil formative is carried in adjuncts,
the above affixes are used to indicate exactly which morpho-semantic information
- is being affirmed or negated. For example, in English the sentences I dont
+ is being affirmed or negated. For example, in English the sentences I donât
want to stop eating, I want to not stop eating, and I want to stop not eating
mean different things. The above four affixes are used with the following degrees.
This affix and the following identify a formative as filling a specific semantic
role corresponding in many cases to the semantic roles discussed in Sections
4.1.1 and 4.1.2. In
- several instances, these affixes would translate the English agentive
+ several instances, these affixes would translate the English âagentiveâ
suffixes -er, or -or. The above affix distinguishes movement of an entity from the trail or spread left behind, e.g., movement which leaves behind a wake or affected area; used with motion roots as well as roots designating shapes/forms. Use of the above suffixes in conjunction with the various roots pertaining to paths of translative movement allows for very nuanced translations of English words such as surround, cover, inundate, enclose, expand, spread out, encompass, etc. The above affix distinguishes movement of an entity from the âtrailâ or spread left behind, e.g., movement which leaves behind a wake or affected area; used with motion roots as well as roots designating shapes/forms. Use of the above suffixes in conjunction with the various roots pertaining to paths of translative movement allows for very nuanced translations of English words such as surround, cover, inundate, enclose, expand, spread out, encompass, etc. The above affix is used with the number stems (see Chapter 12) to provide words for forms, shapes, and solids bearing a distinct number of angles, points, sides, facets, etc. The first type of adjunct we will analyze are those relating
- to personal reference. By personal reference is meant the grammatical
+ to personal reference. By âpersonal referenceâ is meant the grammatical
description of nouns by abbreviated forms of reference. In most languages, this
is accomplished by means of personal pronouns (e.g., English he, she, it, I,
you, him, her, mine, ours, etc.). Generally, personal pronouns are distinguished
- by person (1st, 2nd , or 3rd) and case (e.g., compare English
+ by âpersonâ (1st, 2nd , or 3rd) and case (e.g., compare English
we, us, and ours). Ithkuil accomplishes the equivalent function by means of
personal reference adjuncts, of which there are two types: single-referent and
dual-referent. 8.1.1.1 8.1.1.2 From the viewpoint of Ithkuil grammar, only a single individual
can speak. Even if there are two or more persons speaking the same utterance
simultaneously it is but a collection of single individuals, each of which is
- one speaker. Therefore, the first person of Ithkuil, the speaker,
+ one speaker. Therefore, the âfirst personâ of Ithkuil, the speaker,
can be only MONADIC, never UNBOUNDED.
- Thus, in Ithkuil, there is no true equivalent to the word we,
- since inherent in the various categories which translate we is
- the concept of I plus some other entity or entities. From this
- we can begin to see how it is the idea of inclusion or exclusion in the speakers
+ Thus, in Ithkuil, there is no true equivalent to the word âwe,â
+ since inherent in the various categories which translate âweâ is
+ the concept of âI plus some other entity or entities.â From this
+ we can begin to see how it is the idea of inclusion or exclusion in the speakerâs
utterance that determines the various personal reference categories. The second person in Ithkuil is the addressee,
+ The âsecond personâ in Ithkuil is the addressee,
the person(s) being addressed or spoken to. There can be one addressee, or more
than one addressee, i.e., MONADIC or UNBOUNDED. The third person in Ithkuil is where things get
+ The âthird personâ in Ithkuil is where things get
very complicated, in that a party being referenced who is not the speaker or
the addressee can have many distinctions, including the presence or absence
of animacy, being MONADIC versus UNBOUNDED,
@@ -213,18 +213,18 @@ additional types of adjuncts are introduced. 8.1.1.4 8.1.1.5 8.1.1.9 8.1.1.10 ˇ One should
+ ¡ One should
never speak to clowns alone. 8.1.1.11 Inclusivity vs. Exclusivity. Since
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ additional types of adjuncts are introduced. Adjuncts with one personal referent are termed single-referent
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ additional types of adjuncts are introduced. Examples: pawik Examples: pâawik Table 30: Personal Reference
@@ -852,16 +852,16 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts 8.1.3.2 Illustration of a Dual-Referent Adjunct:
Based on the above information, we can now analyze an example dual-referent
- adjunct diawŕsműç While such a word might seem contrived at first, it nevertheless
- proves quite functional in a sentence such as the following (which a Star TrekŠ
- character might say to a Borg after the latter has produced an assimilated
+ proves quite functional in a sentence such as the following (which a Star TrekŠ
+ character might say to a Borg after the latter has produced an âassimilatedâ
spider from its pocket and let it loose during the night): Subsidiary adjuncts refer to adjuncts which are essentially
- subsets or pieces of the conflation adjunct first introduced in
+ subsets or âpiecesâ of the conflation adjunct first introduced in
Chapter 5. Conflation adjuncts comprise the morphological categories of Derivation,
Valence, Version, Format, Modality and Level, and are of the form CN
- + VV + CK + Vm [+ tone], exemplified by the word tuilliaŻ
- = t+ui+ll+ia+Ż. Example: oweiç Example: oweiç The form of a single-affix affixual adjunct is CVa,
+ The form of a single-affix affixual adjunct is CVâa,
where CV represents the word-final
- reversed form of a standard suffix for formatives from Sec.
+ âreversedâ form of a standard suffix for formatives from Sec.
7.7 (see Secs. 2.7.2
and 7.5.2 on the alternate
- reversed forms of suffixes). So, for example, the suffix -eu The form for a dual-affix affixual adjunct is CVVC,
+ âreversedâ forms of suffixes). So, for example, the suffix -eu The form for a dual-affix affixual adjunct is CVââVC,
where the first part, CV, is
the same reversed form of a standard suffix as for the single-affix adjunct
above. The second part, VC,
- represents the normal, unreversed form of a standard suffix. When
+ represents the ânormal,â unreversed form of a standard suffix. When
pronouncing such an adjunct, it is important to geminate (i.e., double) the
glottal stop, so as not to confuse the word with a simple formative in Secondary
Mode, Series B vowel mutation (see Sec.
2.5). So, combining the two suffixes -V2v/7
and -V1kt/9
- would give the adjunct vëukt,
- meaning probably this one. Using stress and tone, it becomes possible to combine Mood
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts In looking at the tables in Sec.
2.5, one can see that several vocalic mutational series cause an additional
syllable to be added to a formative (e.g., kad
- To illustrate this process for the
- two example adjuncts Just as affixual adjuncts can stand on their own as informal
expressions, so can the consonantal Bias affixes (shown Table 20 of Sec.
- 6.6.1) be used autonomously to informally convey ones attitude toward
+ 6.6.1) be used autonomously to informally convey oneâs attitude toward
a situation. For example, if one wishes to convey a sense of awe, one could
state the Ithkuil equivalent to the sentence, I feel a sense of awe!
- or one can simply hiss out a long s-sound, ss,
+ or one can simply hiss out a long s-sound, âss,â
which is the intensive form of the affix for the STUPEFACTIVE
bias category, whose translation can be approximated by the English expressions
- Well, Ill be! or Who wouldve thought?! Other examples would be the expression It is even possible to combine two biases into a single bias
- adjunct, using the form C+ď+C, where each C
+ adjunct, using the form C+Ä+C, where each C
represents a single consonantal bias affix. For example, combining the intensive
forms of the REVELATIVE and the ASSURATIVE
- biases gives the adjunct llďnn,
- translatable as Aha! I told you so! Proceed
to Chapter 9: Syntax >> Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
+ Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author
and this website. We have already seen the extreme to which Ithkuil marks semantic
roles morphologically as opposed to syntactically. And since grammatial relations
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
The highly inflected nature of Ithkuil morphology allows the
order of words within a sentence to be quite flexible. Nevertheless, two neutral
- or default patterns exist, one for main clauses, the other for
+ or âdefaultâ patterns exist, one for main clauses, the other for
case frames. ERGATIVE When ordering such phonaesthetically-induced adjuncts, it is
important that they can be easily associated with the formative to which they
@@ -287,25 +287,25 @@
understanding of what is being described, i.e., the order of the words themselves
reflects information about how we are to understand the utterance. Such a phenomenon
is known as iconicity. In English and other Western languages,
- the most common way in which iconicity is manifested is what is termed sequential
- order iconicity, the idea that the actual sequential order of words in
+ the most common way in which iconicity is manifested is what is termed âsequential
+ order iconicity,â the idea that the actual sequential order of words in
a phrase or sentence reflects the sequential order of the events they describe.
- For example, the phrases eye it, try it, buy it, I came,
- I saw, I conquered, or dine and dash describe sequential
+ For example, the phrases âeye it, try it, buy it,â âI came,
+ I saw, I conquered,â or âdine and dashâ describe sequential
events where the sequence of the words reflect the sequence of the events. What
is most important is that re-ordering of the words either changes the meaning
- of the phrase or leads to semantic nonsense, e.g., buy it, eye it, try
- it implies that a different sequence of events actually takes place than
- eye it, try it, buy it. This can be more dramatically illustrated
+ of the phrase or leads to semantic nonsense, e.g., âbuy it, eye it, try
+ itâ implies that a different sequence of events actually takes place than
+ âeye it, try it, buy it.â This can be more dramatically illustrated
with the following pair of sentences. 1) Jane got married and had a baby. In English, the ambiguous word and is interpreted
- as connecting a sequence of events, i.e., and is interpreted to
- mean sequential then (= and following that, then
- next or then later). As a result, the meanings of the two
+ In English, the ambiguous word âandâ is interpreted
+ as connecting a sequence of events, i.e., âandâ is interpreted to
+ mean sequential âthenâ (= âand following that,â âthen
+ nextâ or âthen laterâ). As a result, the meanings of the two
sentences imply very different social interpretations about Jane. Besides the reflection of sequential order, other types of
word-order iconicity are possible. For example, compare the subtle difference
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@
painted before. In the second sentence, not only do we know what color the fence
had been, but also that it was not previously unpainted, however, we do not
necessarily know what its new color is. This sort of iconicity is used to convey
- a resultative state of affairs, i.e., by placing the adjective white
- after the word fence (seemingly in violation of the usual adjective-before-noun
+ a resultative state of affairs, i.e., by placing the adjective âwhiteâ
+ after the word âfenceâ (seemingly in violation of the usual adjective-before-noun
word order used in English), we describe a resulting state of affairs. Yet another type of word-order iconicity is displayed in comparing
the following two sentences. Most grammar textbooks would state that these two sentences
- are semantically equivalent, the first employing a ditransitive
- pattern (i.e., juxtaposing an indirect object Sue with a direct
- object wedding gift), while the second uses a complement
+ are semantically equivalent, the first employing a âditransitiveâ
+ pattern (i.e., juxtaposing an indirect object âSueâ with a direct
+ object âwedding giftâ), while the second uses a âcomplementâ
pattern in which the indirect object follows the direct object and is changed
- to a prepositional phrase using to. However, there is a subtle
+ to a prepositional phrase using âto.â However, there is a subtle
semantic distinction between the two sentences. The first strongly implies that
the wedding gift is for Sue, i.e., Sue is the bride and intended recipient.
The second sentence, however, invites the possibility that Sue is only a temporary
or circumstantial goal for the act of giving, but not the bride and intended
recipient. For example, if Sue is merely a guest at the wedding and Loretta
- needed Sues help carrying an armload of wedding gifts, she might give
+ needed Sueâs help carrying an armload of wedding gifts, she might give
a wedding gift to Sue, but that does not mean she would give Sue
a wedding gift. This type of iconicity distinguishing a recipient from a directional
- goal is an example of what is termed distance iconicity, because
- the two linked words are made more distant from each other in
+ goal is an example of what is termed âdistance iconicity,â because
+ the two linked words are made more âdistantâ from each other in
the sentence as a reflection of their more circumstantial association. Ithkuil does not display iconicity. While the order of words
in an Ithkuil phrase or sentence may coincidentally reflect a temporal or causative
@@ -352,21 +352,21 @@
resulting states, and the distinction of recipients from directional goals,
no iconicity patterns are required. For example, we saw in sentences (1) and (2) above how English
- and can be used to convey not just mere coordination, but also
+ âandâ can be used to convey not just mere coordination, but also
a sequencing function. In Sections
7.7.3 and 7.7.4, we saw
that Ithkuil has no less than thirty-six suffixes (four suffix categories, each
with nine different degrees) which convey various coordinative and sequencing
patterns with great specificity. Thus, Ithkuil has no morpheme directly equivalent
- to the ambiguous English word and. There is an affix corresponding
- to and in its use as a mere additive listing device (e.g., pears
- and apples and bananas), another corresponding to its use as an indicator
- of simultaneity (e.g., I clenched my fists and scowled), another
- corresponding to its use as an indicator of additional information (e.g., The
- clown likes children and loves to eat), another to its use as an indicator
- of parallel description or activity (e.g., We went dancing and so did
- they), and yet another as a temporal sequencing indicator (e.g., I
- went to the window and looked out). In Ithkuil, the distinction in focus and viewpoint in these
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@
carrying semantic focus need be spoken. Similarly, the topicalization
suffix in conjunction with the INTERROGATIVE
illocution affix, allows for abbreviated inquiries within a known contextual
- discourse, similar to such abbreviated sentences in English, e.g., and
- Bill? in lieu of the full sentence Comment on how this applies
- to Bill. Both of these sentences are describing the same property of
- the path its steepness. The distinction in the sentences comes from
+ the path â its steepness. The distinction in the sentences comes from
the point of view being reflected by the speaker. In sentence (1) the implied
point of view is from the bottom of the canyon upward, while in sentence (2)
the viewpoint is from the top of the canyon downward. What is important is that,
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
Similarly, care must be made, when comparing Ithkuil sentence
structure with other languages, to note that Ithkuil grammar allows for a more
overt reflection of the underlying semantic roles inherent in a given sentence.
- As a result, sentence structures in Western languages which mask
+ As a result, sentence structures in Western languages which âmaskâ
potentially anomalous semantic structures are avoided in Ithkuil. For example,
compare the following pairs of sentences. The syntactical patterns of these two pairs of sentences are
identical, yet the word-order in sentence (4b) is ungrammatical (as indicated
by the asterisk), while the same word-order in sentence (3b) presents no problem.
- The underlying reason for the difference is one of semantic role. While analysts
- can function in the role of Recipients, stains cannot (they are
+ The underlying reason for the difference is one of semantic role. While âanalystsâ
+ can function in the role of Recipients, âstainsâ cannot (they are
merely directional Goals, i.e., where the solvent gets applied). Cognitively,
- stains cannot possess a solvent the way analysts can possess
+ stains cannot âpossessâ a solvent the way analysts can âpossessâ
a report. In Ithkuil, the semantic roles would be clearly defined by the case-markings
of the participants. Therefore, syntactically inconsistent pairs such as (3b)
and (4b) do not occur. Sometimes, rather than semantic role, it is a participants
+ Sometimes, rather than semantic role, it is a participantâs
relationship to an underlying clause that presents the problem. For example,
- Hes a tall president means Hes a president who
- is tall. So why doesnt Hes a likely president
- mean *Hes a president who is likely? The reason is that,
- while tall describes its adjacent referent president,
- likely does not describe its adjacent referent. Rather, likely
+ Heâs a tall president means âHeâs a president who
+ is tall.â So why doesnât Heâs a likely president
+ mean â*Heâs a president who is likelyâ? The reason is that,
+ while âtallâ describes its adjacent referent âpresident,â
+ âlikelyâ does not describe its adjacent referent. Rather, âlikelyâ
describes an underlying process in which that referent is or will be engaged,
- i.e., running for president. Therefore, while these two sentences
+ i.e., ârunning for president.â Therefore, while these two sentences
are morpho-syntactically identical in English, their Ithkuil translations are
quite different from one another morpho-syntactically: Negation is another morpho-semantic area where translation
from English or other Western languages can be tricky. Consider the English
- sentence Shelly doesnt think they like her cooking. Note this
+ sentence Shelly doesnât think they like her cooking. Note this
sentence does not mean what a literal word-for-word analysis implies, i.e.,
- That they like her cooking is not something that Shelly is thinking.
- Rather, the correct meaning is Shelly thinks that they dont like
- her cooking. Ithkuil is very precise in specifying exactly what components
+ âThat they like her cooking is not something that Shelly is thinking.â
+ Rather, the correct meaning is âShelly thinks that they donât like
+ her cooking.â Ithkuil is very precise in specifying exactly what components
of a sentence are to be negated. Use of the four affirmation/negation affixes
from Sec. 7.7.9 ( I dont want to begin singing. Im beginning to not want to sing. I donât want to begin singing. Iâm beginning to not want to sing. I want to not begin singing. Im beginning to want to not sing. Iâm beginning to want to not sing. Thus when translating negative sentences into Ithkuil, care
- must be taken to not syntactically rearrange a sentence as with
- Shelly doesnt think they like her cooking. Additionally, Ithkuil
+ must be taken to not syntactically ârearrangeâ a sentence as with
+ Shelly doesnât think they like her cooking. Additionally, Ithkuil
makes a morpho-semantic distinction not found in Western languages: the difference
between absolute negation and relative negation.
Absolute negation implies that the non-existence or non-occurrence of an entity,
@@ -558,16 +558,16 @@
is illustrated in the two sentences below: The six primary stems of the carrier root (kar,
- kur, kir and their Form II counterparts kâr,
- kűr, kîr) are respectively associated with animate
+ kur, kir and their Form II counterparts kâr,
+ kĹąr, kĂŽr) are respectively associated with animate
beings (the two complementary derivatives being humans versus non-humans or
figuratively/metaphorically animate entities); inanimate entities (the two complementary
derivatives being objectively concrete entities versus subjective entities such
@@ -600,11 +600,11 @@
Another use of the carrier root is to emphasize or topicalize
a particular affix or grammatical element associated with a word. For example,
- in English we can say a big house with extra intonation
- on the word big to emphasize that word. To accomplish such emphasis
+ in English we can say âa big houseâ with extra intonation
+ on the word âbigâ to emphasize that word. To accomplish such emphasis
in Ithkuil, the carrier root is used with the augmentative suffix in conjunction
- with the noun house as opposed to simply using the augmentative
- suffix on the stem for house. No change in vocal pitch or intonation
+ with the noun âhouseâ as opposed to simply using the augmentative
+ suffix on the stem for âhouse.â No change in vocal pitch or intonation
is required, as the grammatically unnecessary use of the carrier root serves
to accomplish the required emphasis. Any morphological category manifested by
a carrier root rather than an adjunct or mutation serves to emphasize that category.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
Ideally, the best way to represent the meanings of Ithkuil stems would be to
- use a semantic meta-language comprised of a closed set of semantically
- universal (or near-universal) primitives to create semantic formulas
+ use a semantic âmeta-languageâ comprised of a closed set of semantically
+ universal (or near-universal) âprimitivesâ to create semantic âformulasâ
which define the use of a particular stem. (The design and use of such a meta-language
to translate the meanings of words from one language to another can be found
in the writings of linguist Anna Wierzbicka.) However, the author has chosen
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
H- WHOLE NUMBER/INTEGER H-Ĺ âWHOLE NUMBER/INTEGERâ INFORMAL Stems L-S ONE/UNITY L-S âONE/UNITYâ INFORMAL Stems K-S TWO/DUALITY K-S âTWO/DUALITYâ INFORMAL Stems N-S SEVEN N-S âSEVENâ INFORMAL Stems 3. to the negative 7th power; to divide by the 7th power of THE ABOVE PATTERN FOR TWO AND SEVEN APPLIES TO THE REMAINING NUMBER ROOTS AS FOLLOWS: THE ABOVE PATTERN FOR âTWOâ AND âSEVENâ APPLIES TO THE REMAINING NUMBER ROOTS AS FOLLOWS: H-P FACT/KNOW/LEARN/UNDERSTAND/EXPERTISE H-P âFACT/KNOW/LEARN/UNDERSTAND/EXPERTISEâ INFORMAL Stems H-T - (CRIMINAL) LAW/ADJUDICATION H-T - â(CRIMINAL) LAW/ADJUDICATIONâ INFORMAL Stems 3. gather material evidence as part of criminal investigation, e.g., questioning of witnesses, viewing of records, inspecting clues and material evidence 3. act by law enforcement for purposes of criminal identification or apprehension, e.g., interrogation or component of sting-type operation, or legal trap set up 3. act by law enforcement for purposes of criminal identification or apprehension, e.g., interrogation or component of sting-type operation, or legal âtrapâ set up 3. presentation of evidence in support of alleged crime; prosecution 3. formal weighing of evidence by judge or jury K-P GOOD/BENEFICIAL K-P âGOOD/BENEFICIALâ INFORMAL Stems K-T QUESTION/INQUIRY/ANSWER/RESPONSE K-T âQUESTION/INQUIRY/ANSWER/RESPONSEâ INFORMAL Stems L-T DEITY / SPIRITUAL ENTITY / SUPERNATURAL ENTITY L-T âDEITY / SPIRITUAL ENTITY / SUPERNATURAL ENTITYâ INFORMAL Stems 1. angel 2. deity / god / overseer spirit 2. deity / god / âoverseerâ spirit 2. God / Supreme Being / Creator deity P-Q REMEMBER/RECALL/MEMORY/RECORD P-Q âREMEMBER/RECALL/MEMORY/RECORDâ INFORMAL Stems 1. a memory itself (i.e., the content thereof) 1. faculty of memory/recall (i.e., the process of using ones memory) 1. faculty of memory/recall (i.e., the process of using oneâs memory) same as above 3 stems with focus on that which the physical manifestation memorializes or gives evidence/remembrance of same as above 3 stems with focus on the object/event/physical manifestation itself which conveys the memory or record 3. process of committing something to memory MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIONS: recollect(ion), remind, memorize, memento, monument, archive, commemorate, commemoration, souvenir/keepsake, relic, to bear in mind, ponder/relish a memory, sear into ones memory MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIONS: recollect(ion), remind, memorize, memento, monument, archive, commemorate, commemoration, souvenir/keepsake, relic, to bear in mind, ponder/relish a memory, sear into oneâs memory P-K FANTASTIC OR IMAGINARY CREATURE PĹ -K âFANTASTIC OR IMAGINARY CREATUREâ INFORMAL Stems R-K THOUGHT/IDEA/REASON R-K âTHOUGHT/IDEA/REASONâ INFORMAL Stems EXAMPLE MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIVES FROM THE ABOVE STEMS: ponder, deliberate/deliberation, plan, contemplate, theory, hypothesis, deduce/deduction, postulate, infer(ence), judge, conclude/conclusion S-T MIND S-T âMINDâ INFORMAL Stems 1. mental faculty / mind 1. application of mental faculty; act of mentation / use ones mind 1. application of mental faculty; act of mentation / use oneâs mind 1. feeling of sentience 1. act of self-reflection 3. instinct 3. instinctual act; to act instinctively 3. intellect; use ones intellect 3. product of ones intellect / intellectual feat 3. intellect; use oneâs intellect 3. product of oneâs intellect / intellectual feat EXAMPLE MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIVES FROM THE ABOVE STEMS: philosophy, metaphysics ST-K COMPARISON/MEASUREMENT/WEIGH ST-K âCOMPARISON/MEASUREMENT/WEIGHâ INFORMAL Stems 2. discern 3. weigh/ponder choice/pro-con analysis 3. âweighâ/ponder choice/pro-con analysis 3. relate/collate/determine relationships between H-C WEATHER CONDITION H-C âWEATHER CONDITIONâ INFORMAL Stems K-C - BAKE/SOMETHING BAKED K-C - âBAKE/SOMETHING BAKEDâ INFORMAL Stems L- Č BINARY REVERSAL / POLARITY L- Č âBINARY REVERSAL / POLARITYâ INFORMAL Stems 1. utensil, specialized implement for assisting in refined task 2. tool, instrument as means of defying nature (e.g., wheel, wedge, fulcrum, etc. 2. tool, instrument as means of âdefying natureâ (e.g., wheel, wedge, fulcrum, etc. 2. mechanical/motorized/electric/electronic implement/device M-Č SWITCH/ALTERATION BETWEEN MULTI-VALUED SETTINGS M-Č âSWITCH/ALTERATION BETWEEN MULTI-VALUED SETTINGSâ INFORMAL Stems P-C GROWTH/CULTIVATION/HUSBANDRY P-C âGROWTH/CULTIVATION/HUSBANDRYâ INFORMAL Stems P-Č LARGE IMPLEMENT FOR COUNTERING GRAVITY P-Č âLARGE IMPLEMENT FOR COUNTERING GRAVITYâ INFORMAL Stems Q-Č PHYSICAL CONTACT Q-Č âPHYSICAL CONTACTâ INFORMAL Stems 1. physical contact between 2 or more objects [contact + effect] FORMAL Stems for this root have the same meanings as the INFORMAL stems except that the context is specific to physical contact by ones default appendage(s) for volitional physical contact, i.e., hands/fingers, beak, snout, tongue, pseudopod, tendril, tentacle, etc. FORMAL Stems for this root have the same meanings as the INFORMAL stems except that the context is specific to physical contact by oneâs âdefaultâ appendage(s) for volitional physical contact, i.e., hands/fingers, beak, snout, tongue, pseudopod, tendril, tentacle, etc. 2. application of physical pressure/force + effect C-M SENSE OF TASTE / THE TASTE OF SOMETHING C-M âSENSE OF TASTE / THE TASTE OF SOMETHINGâ INFORMAL Stems 2. flavor detected via instrument 3. imagine a taste in ones mind 3. imagine a taste in oneâs mind 3. an imagined taste 3. create/manufacture a flavor 3. flavor created C-Ņ SPECIALIZED VOLITIONAL BODILY SOUNDS C-Ņ âSPECIALIZED VOLITIONAL BODILY SOUNDSâ INFORMAL Stems Same as above 3 stems referring to the sound itself SSD Derivations from Informal Stem 1: 1) whistle 2) hum 3) raspberry 4) hoot/whoop 5) non-avian animal call 6) bird call 7) scream 8) click-sound (i.e., w/ ingressive airstream) 9) non-phonemic consonantal gibberish sound SSD Derivations from Informal Stem 3: 1) slap 2) rubbing sound 3) footfall (--> stomp) 4) snap of fingers 5) finger tap 6) toe/foot tap 7) suction-based sound (e.g., armpit fart) 8) knuckle crack 9) other joint cracking SSD Derivations from Informal Stem 1: 1) whistle 2) hum 3) âraspberryâ 4) hoot/whoop 5) non-avian animal call 6) bird call 7) scream 8) click-sound (i.e., w/ ingressive airstream) 9) non-phonemic consonantal gibberish sound SSD Derivations from Informal Stem 3: 1) slap 2) rubbing sound 3) footfall (--> stomp) 4) snap of fingers 5) finger tap 6) toe/foot tap 7) suction-based sound (e.g., âarmpit fartâ) 8) knuckle crack 9) other joint cracking Ċ-N IN-LAW/FOSTER RELATIONS Ċ-N âIN-LAW/FOSTER RELATIONSâ INFORMAL Stems Ç-M LOWER ORDER LIFE FORM Ă-M âLOWER ORDER LIFE FORMâ INFORMAL Stems Ç-Ņ HEAR(ING)/SOUND Ă-Ņ âHEAR(ING)/SOUNDâ INFORMAL Stems 1. listen to a (specific) sound / discern aurally a (specific) sound 2. ear (aural organ + physical part of body, i.e., Spanish oído + oreja) 2. ear (aural organ + physical part of body, i.e., Spanish oĂdo + oreja) 2. aural instrument / device for detecting sound waves + sound detected 2. sound detected via aural instrument 3. imagine a sound / hear in ones mind 3. imagine a sound / hear in oneâs mind 3. imagined sound 3. create or manufacture a sound 3. sound created F-N COUSIN F-N âCOUSINâ INFORMAL Stems COMPLEMENTARY Stems 1. cousin [male or female related through ones mother] 1. cousin [male or female related through ones father] 1. cousin [male or female related through ones stepmother] 1. cousin [male or female related through ones stepfather] 1. cousin [male or female â related through oneâs mother] 1. cousin [male or female â related through oneâs father] 1. cousin [male or female â related through oneâs stepmother] 1. cousin [male or female â related through oneâs stepfather] 2. male cousin [related through ones mother] 2. male cousin [related through ones father] 2. male cousin [related through ones stepmother] 2. male cousin [related through ones stepfather] 2. male cousin [related through oneâs mother] 2. male cousin [related through oneâs father] 2. male cousin [related through oneâs stepmother] 2. male cousin [related through oneâs stepfather] 3. female cousin [related through ones mother] 3. female cousin [related through ones father] 3. female cousin [related through ones stepmother] 3. female cousin [related through ones stepfather] 3. female cousin [related through oneâs mother] 3. female cousin [related through oneâs father] 3. female cousin [related through oneâs stepmother] 3. female cousin [related through oneâs stepfather] FL-Ņ TYPES OF HARD OR NON-LIVING BODILY TISSUES FL-Ņ âTYPES OF HARD OR NON-LIVING BODILY TISSUESâ INFORMAL Stems H-N NUCLEAR FAMILY MEMBER H-N âNUCLEAR FAMILY MEMBERâ INFORMAL Stems KS-Ņ COMPONENT OF BODYS RESPIRATORY/CARDIO-VASCULATORY SYSTEM KS-Ņ âCOMPONENT OF BODYâS RESPIRATORY/CARDIO-VASCULATORY SYSTEM INFORMAL Stems Ķ-Ņ ABDOMEN/THORAX/TORSO/CHEST Ķ-Ņ âABDOMEN/THORAX/TORSO/CHESTâ INFORMAL Stems 1. thorax/torso [both body part and function] FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to mid-section of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to âmid-sectionâ of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. 2. abdomen/midsection (lower front half of torso) [both body part and function] M-Ņ CLASSES OF ANIMAL M-Ņ âCLASSES OF ANIMALâ INFORMAL Stems FORMAL Stems 1. animal of land or air (i.e., terroid) 1. animal of land or air (i.e., âterroidâ) Same as INFORMAL holistic stems but domesticated, tamed, captive, or bred 2. waterlife (i.e., aquoid) 2. waterlife (i.e., âaquoidâ) 3. amphibian K-N GENDER K-N âGENDERâ INFORMAL Stems KL-Ņ BODILY JOINT KL-Ņ âBODILY JOINTâ INFORMAL Stems KŞ-Ņ NECK KŞ-Ņ âNECKâ INFORMAL Stems 1. neck (as gestalt entity) [body part + function] FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to neck of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, complex 3-dimensional form, plant, etc. FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to âneckâ of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, complex 3-dimensional form, plant, etc. 2. neck (as bodily support/swivel point for head) [body part + function L-M SIBLING L-M âSIBLINGâ INFORMAL Stems L-N CLASSES OF WATERLIFE L-N âCLASSES OF WATERLIFEâ INFORMAL Stems 2. crustacean 2. non-standard-shaped fish (e.g., ray, eel, squid, octopus, etc.) 2. ânon-standardâ-shaped fish (e.g., ray, eel, squid, octopus, etc.) 3. shellfish Ļ-Ņ CLASSES OF LAND/AIR ANIMAL Ļ-Ņ âCLASSES OF LAND/AIR ANIMALâ INFORMAL Stems M-L TRAGICOMIC-BASED VOCAL/FACIAL GESTURE M-L âTRAGICOMIC-BASED VOCAL/FACIAL GESTUREâ INFORMAL Stems 2. whine, moan 3. light up (referring to ones face) 3. âlight upâ (referring to oneâs faceâ) 3. crestfallen look, look of dejection N-N FOOD PLANT N-N âFOOD PLANTâ INFORMAL Stems P-M SMELL/ODOR P-M âSMELL/ODORâ INFORMAL Stems 3. manufactured odor EXAMPLE MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIVES FROM THE ABOVE STEMS: sniff, aroma, bouquet, perfume, stench EXAMPLE MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIVES FROM THE ABOVE STEMS: sniff, aroma, âbouquetâ, perfume, stench P-Ņ STATE OF HEALTH/ILLNESS/WELL-BEING P-Ņ âSTATE OF HEALTH/ILLNESS/WELL-BEINGâ INFORMAL Stems Same as above 3 stems w/ focus on cause SSD affix used with Stem 2 of both INFORMAL and FORMAL stem in conjunction w/ the AGC2/7 affix give: 1) nurse 2) emergency technician 3) therapist 4) caregiver 5) doctor 6) surgeon 7) healer 8) medicine man 9) medical assistant SSD affix used with Stem 2 of both INFORMAL and FORMAL stem in conjunction w/ the AGC2/7 affix give: 1) nurse 2) emergency technician 3) therapist 4) caregiver 5) doctor 6) surgeon 7) healer 8) âmedicine manâ 9) medical assistant PL-Ņ THROAT (interior tract of neck)/GULLET PL-Ņ âTHROAT (interior tract of neck)/GULLETâ INFORMAL Stems 1. throat (= interior respiratory/digestive tract of neck) FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to throat/gullet of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, complex 3-dimensional form, plant, etc. FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to âthroat/gulletâ of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, complex 3-dimensional form, plant, etc. 2. gullet (= tube- or trumpet-shaped digestive conduit from oral cavity) Same as above 3 stems referring to function SSD derivatives: pharynx, larynx, syrinx, epiglottis, glottis, trachea/windpipe, vocal fold/chord, hyoid bone / Adams apple SSD derivatives: pharynx, larynx, syrinx, epiglottis, glottis, trachea/windpipe, vocal fold/chord, hyoid bone / âAdamâs appleâ PS-Ņ GASTRO-INTESTINAL/UROLOGICAL COMPONENT PS-Ņ âGASTRO-INTESTINAL/UROLOGICAL COMPONENTâ INFORMAL Stems PŞ-Ņ PREGNANCY/GESTATION PŞ-Ņ âPREGNANCY/GESTATIONâ INFORMAL Stems Q-M HIGHER ORDER ANIMAL LIFE Q-M âHIGHER ORDER ANIMAL LIFEâ INFORMAL Stems R-N DČ- HAND R-N DÄ- âHANDâ INFORMAL Stems 1. hand (as gestalt entity) [both physical body part and function] FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to hand of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to âhandâ of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. 2. hand (as holder, grasper, striker) [both physical body part and function]; to grasp-->hold 1. hand as physical body part 1. function of hand as feeler- focuser of bodys tactile sense 1. function of hand as âfeelerâ- focuser of bodyâs tactile sense 2. hand as main tool of body 3. function of hand as manipulator/handler SSD derivatives: 1) fist 2) palm 3) knuckle 4) hand as flat blade, e.g., for karate chop 5) finger 6) thumb 7) butt of hand [=lower part of palm] 8) fingernail 9) bottom side of fist [as when pounding fist onto table; for individual fingers, use following affixes + SSD/5 for finger: index = main finger or first finger, middle finger = mid-finger or long finger or 2nd finger, ring finger = 3rd finger, pinkie = 4th finger or small(est) finger SSD derivatives: 1) fist 2) palm 3) knuckle 4) hand as flat âbladeâ, e.g., for karate chop 5) finger 6) thumb 7) âbuttâ of hand [=lower part of palm] 8) fingernail 9) bottom side of fist [as when pounding fist onto table; for individual fingers, use following affixes + SSD/5 for âfingerâ: index = âmain fingerâ or âfirst fingerâ, middle finger = âmid-fingerâ or âlong fingerâ or â2nd fingerâ, ring finger = â3rd fingerâ, pinkie = 4th finger or small(est) finger R-Ņ COLLATERAL FAMILY MEMBER/RELATIVE R-Ņ âCOLLATERAL FAMILY MEMBER/RELATIVEâ INFORMAL Stems R-M NUTRITION / NUTRITIONAL CONSUMPTION R-M âNUTRITION / NUTRITIONAL CONSUMPTIONâ INFORMAL Stems Ŗ-N CLASSES OF MAMMAL Ŗ-N âCLASSES OF MAMMALâ INFORMAL Stems INFORMAL Stems S-M LEG S-M âLEGâ INFORMAL Stems 1. leg (as gestalt entity) [both physical body part and function] FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to arm of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. FORMAL stems are the same as INFORMAL stems but applied to âarmâ of a non-animal entity, e.g., a mechanical device, vehicle, plant, etc. 2. leg (as support) [both physical body part and function] SIMILAR PATTERNS EXIST FOR: S-N PLANT TYPES S-N âPLANT TYPESâ INFORMAL Stems S-Ņ RESPIRATORY PAROXYSM S-Ņ âRESPIRATORY PAROXYSMâ INFORMAL Stems SX-M MOUTH/ORAL SX-M âMOUTH/ORALâ INFORMAL Stems Ş-Ņ BODY PART Ş-Ņ âBODY PARTâ INFORMAL Stems MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATIVES: body, corpse -N NON-SANGUINE RELATION Ĺ -N âNON-SANGUINE RELATIONâ INFORMAL Stems -Ņ SOIL/GROUND/DIRT (MIXED ORGANIC + MINERAL) Ĺ -Ņ âSOIL/GROUND/DIRT (MIXED ORGANIC + MINERAL)â INFORMAL Stems
-
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
-V0q
+ -V0qâ
Temporal Position Relative to Present
Degree 9
in the
- remote future / far in the future / long after were gone
+ remote future / far in the future / long after weâre gone
Degree 2
eagerly
- awaited; cant wait for / dying to
+ awaited; canât wait for / dying to
Degree 3
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
Degree 6
[cyclic]
- return of... / ...once again; return to /
back again [e.g., summers
+ return of... / ...once again; return to / âŚback again [e.g., summerâs
back]
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
Degree 8
approximate(ly)
- / somewhere around / just about; or something like that /
or so
+ / somewhere around / just about; or something like that / âŚor so
Degree 9
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
Degree 7
a whole
lot of / a verly large amount or number of / immensely, in an incredible
- amount / so much
; so
+ amount / so muchâŚ; so
Degree 8
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
Degree 7
a whole
lot of / a very large amount or number of / immensely, in an incredible
- amount / so much
; so
+ amount / so muchâŚ; so
Degree 8
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
Degree 1
none at
- all; not
at all
+ all; notâŚat all
Degree 2
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
-
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
-VSq
+ -VSĹĄq
Dynamically Changing Degree or Extent
Back & forth; to & fro in place (e.g., pendulum, wagging tail)
-
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@
-Von
+ -VonĹĄ
Back & forth over linear vector (e.g., snake-like; zig-zag)
Degree 1
unmovable
- integrated
+ â integrated
Degree 2
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@
Degree 1
inconsequential/sham/having
- no effect; like it didnt even happen/with no effect
+ no effect; like it didnât even happen/with no effect
Degree 2
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
Degree 1
bottom
- rung / the dregs
+ rung / the âdregsâ
Degree 2
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@
-
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@
-V0
+
-V0
â
Degree of Intelligence Manifested
Degree 4
- naďve(ly)
+ naÄve(ly)
/ simplistic(ally)
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@
Degree 9
wise(ly);
- [V2c = philosophical(ly)]
+ [V2câ = âphilosophical(ly)]
Degree 6
- yesteryear;
+ âyesteryearâ;
in the era just passed; in the previous zeitgeist
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
Degree 1
on
- the contrary
most cerainly does NOT/is NOT [absolute negation]; no
+ the contraryâŚmost cerainly does NOT/is NOT [absolute negation]; no
X whatsoever; absolutely not = emphatic negation/denial
Degree 2
on the
- contrary
does NOT or is NOT [absolute negation contrary to expectation]
+ contraryâŚdoes NOT or is NOT [absolute negation contrary to expectation]
Degree 3
on the
- contrary
does NOT or is NOT [relative negation contrary to expectation]
+ contraryâŚdoes NOT or is NOT [relative negation contrary to expectation]
Degree 4
no; not
- [absolute negation] = e.g., I will not win the race (because Im
+ [absolute negation] = e.g., I will not win the race (because Iâm
not in the race)
@@ -1983,12 +1983,12 @@
Degree 8
-
does
+ âŚdoes
(too) / is (too) [= simple affirmation contrary to expectation]
@@ -2004,12 +2004,12 @@
Degree 9
-
is
+ âŚis
indeed / does indeed / most certainly is / most certainly does [emphatic
affirmation]
Degree 1
reversal
- or undoing of process = un- / de- / dis-
+ or undoing of process = âun-â / âde-â / âdis-â
Degree 2
reversal/undoing
- of process in large chunks = un- / de- / dis-
+ of process in large chunks = âun-â / âde-â / âdis-â
Degree 3
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@
Degree 5
well-maintained
- / well-kept / healthy; keep X going / maintain X-ing
+ / well-kept / âhealthyâ; keep X going / maintain X-ing
Degree 6
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@
Degree 4
suspicious-looking
- / fishy seeming; presumably /allegedly / gives the appearance
+ / âfishyâ seeming; presumably /allegedly / gives the appearance
of having
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@
-
@@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@
-V3ç
+ -V3ç
Degree of Physical Force Exerted
Degree 9
a synergy
- of
/ sum beyond total of parts / a synergistic composite of ; to
+ of⌠/ sum beyond total of parts / a synergistic composite of ; to
X synergistically
Degree 9
totally
- right / totally correct(ly) / totally well-Xd
+ right / totally correct(ly) / totally well-Xâd
Degree 7
declining/fading;
trail off/fade / getting softer or weaker / faded / decrepit / has-been
- / past ones prime
+ / past oneâs prime
Degree 8
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@
-
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@
-V1k
+ -V1kĹĄ
Degree of Directness
-
@@ -2909,22 +2909,22 @@
-V0m
+ -V0mĹĄ
Degree of Suddenness
Degree 9
overly
- precise(ly) / nit-picky / with too much scrutiny / overly
+ precise(ly) / ânit-pickyâ / with too much scrutiny / overly
meticulous(ly)
-
-V2k
+ -V2kĹĄ
Degree of Concern or Consideration
Degree 1
-
the
- hell
! / what the hell . . . / . . . who cares
+ âŚthe
+ hellâŚ! / what the hell . . . / . . . who cares
Degree 2
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@
-
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@
-V0çt
+ -V0çt
Degree of Covertness versus Overtness
Degree 3
secretive(ly)
/ covert(ly) / behind the scenes / between the lines / under the table /
- back-room
+ âback-roomâ
Degree 4
@@ -3056,17 +3056,17 @@
Degree 6
somewhat
- open(ly) / somewhat up front
+ open(ly) / somewhat âup frontâ
Degree 7
open(ly)
- / overt(ly) / up front / out in the open / honest / forthcoming(ly)
+ / overt(ly) / âup frontâ / out in the open / honest / forthcoming(ly)
Degree 8
very open(ly)
- / very overt(ly) / very up front / flaunting(ly) / brutally
+ / very overt(ly) / very âup frontâ / flaunting(ly) / brutally
honest
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@
Degree 9
too organized
- / overly structured / anal(ly)
+ / overly structured / âanal(ly)â
Degree 3
some sort
- of / some kind of / sort of (like) / kind of; in a way / halfway
- / does and doesnt
+ of / some kind of / sort of (like) / âkind ofâ; in a way / halfway
+ / does and doesnât
Degree 4
@@ -3233,38 +3233,38 @@
Degree 9
what (a)
- ...!; how . . .! ; Boy! Did (does) X ever
+ ...!; how . . .! ; Boy! Did (does) X ever âŚ
-
-V3t
+ -V3ĹĄt
Degree of Contrariness to Expectation(s) or Shift in Subject
Degree 1
- but X would
- / if things were otherwise X WOULD
/ on the contrary, X WOULD [affirmation
+ but X wouldâŚ
+ / if things were otherwise X WOULD⌠/ on the contrary, X WOULD [affirmation
of hypothetical contrary to statement/suggestion otherwise
Degree 2
but / X
- DOES/IS . . . / on the contrary
[affirmation of fact contrary to
+ DOES/IS . . . / on the contrary ⌠[affirmation of fact contrary to
suggestion or statement otherwise]
Degree 3
like it
- or not
/ well, as much as we didnt want to think it would happen...
+ or notâŚ/ well, as much as we didnât want to think it would happen...
Degree 4
against
- expectation or belief
after all well, what
- do you know
X!
+ expectation or belief â⌠after allâ âwell, what
+ do you knowâŚX!â
Degree 5
@@ -3278,25 +3278,25 @@
Degree 7
- at
- least/at any rate
+ âat
+ least/at any rateâ
Degree 8
- by
- the way/ just to mention
+ âby
+ the way/ just to mentionâ
Degree 9
not to
- change the subject but
/ sorry to change the subject, but
/
- I dont mean to change the subject, but
+ change the subject butâŚ/ sorry to change the subject, butâŚ/
+ I donât mean to change the subject, butâŚ
-
@@ -3313,7 +3313,7 @@
-V3
+
-V3
â
Degree of Physical Control
Degree 3
losing
- control / losing the ability to
+ control / losing the ability toâŚ
Degree 4
@@ -3323,12 +3323,12 @@
Degree 5
amateur(ishly)
- / superficially able to
+ / superficially able toâŚ
Degree 6
learn(ing)
- to
/ begin(ning) to be able to
+ to⌠/ begin(ning) to be able toâŚ
Degree 7
@@ -3420,10 +3420,10 @@
-V3
![]()
- attempted, attempt at a
; try to, attempt to
+ attempted, attempt at a âŚ; try to, attempt to
- -V3çç
+ -V3çç
capable, able; can / able to / capable of
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@
-V3
![]()
-
on impulse; feel like X-ing
+ âŚon impulse; feel like X-ing
-V3
@@ -3519,13 +3519,13 @@
![]()
not unexpected; be prone to / be apt to / tend to
-
-V3ç
+ -V3çâ
agreed-upon; agree to
- -V3x
+ -V3xâ
responsible for/in charge of
@@ -3543,10 +3543,10 @@
-V3
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- to guess or think [that]
+ to guess or think [that]âŚ
- -V3
+ -V3
â
available; available to/for
@@ -3631,7 +3631,7 @@
@@ -3704,7 +3704,7 @@
Degree 2
medium
- by/through which one Xs
+ by/through which one Xâs
Degree 3
@@ -3744,7 +3744,7 @@
@@ -3951,7 +3951,7 @@
-
@@ -3756,7 +3756,7 @@
-V0
+ -V0Ĺž
Degree of Consent
Degree 2
without
- consent or knowledge as a precaution or for their own good
+ consent or knowledge as a precaution or âfor their own goodâ
Degree 3
@@ -3799,12 +3799,12 @@
-V0t
- Type of Mechanical Instrumentality = by means of
+ Type of Mechanical Instrumentality = âby means ofâ
Degree 1
- the bodys
+ the bodyâs
natural method of doing so (e.g., on foot, by hand, etc.)
@@ -3853,7 +3853,7 @@
-V0

- Bodily Instrumentality = by means of
+ Bodily Instrumentality = âby means ofâ
Degree 1
@@ -3874,7 +3874,7 @@
Degree 5
- ones
+ oneâs
eyes
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@
-V0mp
- Additional Bodily Instrumentality = by means of
+ Additional Bodily Instrumentality = âby means ofâ
@@ -3917,32 +3917,32 @@
Degree 4
- ones
+ oneâs
head
Degree 5
- ones
+ oneâs
teeth
Degree 6
- ones
+ oneâs
lips
Degree 7
- ones
+ oneâs
tongue
Degree 8
- ones
+ oneâs
elbow
Degree 9
- ones
+ oneâs
fingers
-V0
![]()
- Type of Social Instrumentality = by means of
+ Type of Social Instrumentality = âby means ofâ
@@ -3966,7 +3966,7 @@
Degree 3
- fronts,
+ âfrontsâ,
or disguised go-betweens
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@
- -V0
+ -V0ĹĄĹĄ
Reason for an Emotional State or Motivation for an Action
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@
Degree 2
for foolish
- or naďve reason
+ or naÄve reason
Degree 3
@@ -4191,7 +4191,7 @@
Degree 5
against
- better judgement / cant help but / cant help it
+ better judgement / canât help but / canât help it
Degree 6
@@ -4244,7 +4244,7 @@
Degree 5
by direct
- order based on ones real or perceived authority
+ order based on oneâs real or perceived authority
Degree 6
@@ -4308,17 +4308,17 @@
Degree 7
with moderate
- effect or resulting change unanticipated
+ effect or resulting change â unanticipated
Degree 8
with the
- resulting effect to a high degree unanticipated
+ resulting effect to a high degree â unanticipated
Degree 9
with the
- max. resulting effect possible unanticipated
+ max. resulting effect possible â unanticipated
7.7.13 Miscellaneous Affixes
-
@@ -4434,7 +4434,7 @@
including Sentence Topic.
-V1_
+ -V1_â
Topic, Frame and Focus
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
- -V2_
+ -V2_â
Switch Reference & Obviative Specification (For an explanation
and illustration of this affix, see Sec.
@@ -4492,7 +4492,7 @@
-V0s
- Place, State, Setting Where
+ Place, State, Setting WhereâŚ
Degree 1
@@ -4553,8 +4553,8 @@
Degree 2
- even
- as in I dont even like them = in the least bit, to
+ âevenâ
+ as in âI donât even like themâ = in the least bit, to
the slightest extent
@@ -4570,7 +4570,7 @@
Degree 5
on first
- blush / at first / upon initial impression / [my] first thought is/was
+ blush / at first / upon initial impression / [my] first thought is/wasâŚ
Degree 6
@@ -4812,23 +4812,23 @@
-
-V0
+ -V0ĹĄ
Part/Whole Gestalt Componential Metaphors
Degree 1
- baseportion
+ âbaseâportion
(e.g., upper arm)
Degree 2
- extension
- portion (e.g., forearm) or flange
+ âextensionâ
+ portion (e.g., forearm) or âflangeâ
Degree 3
- trunk
+ âtrunkâ
or central bulk portion
@@ -4853,12 +4853,12 @@
Degree 8
- head
+ âheadâ
extension or main interface area
Degree 9
- extension/arm
+ extension/âarmâ
-
@@ -4976,7 +4976,7 @@
-V1t
+ -V1tâ
Stem-Specific Derivatives
-
-
@@ -5035,7 +5035,7 @@
-V2t
+ -V2tâ
Subset of Configurative Set
@@ -5310,11 +5310,11 @@
-
@@ -5047,7 +5047,7 @@
-V1k
+ -V1kâ
Degree of Attention or Determination
Degree 2
concentrate
- to point of distraction, to be lost in X-ing
+ to point of distraction, to be âlostâ in X-ing
Degree 3
@@ -5062,7 +5062,7 @@
Degree 5
pay attention
- to; attend to; be careful that you
; heed
+ to; attend to; be careful that youâŚ; heed
Degree 6
@@ -5089,14 +5089,14 @@
@@ -5158,17 +5158,17 @@
-
-V1k
+ -V1ĹĄk
Dispersion or Separability of a Configurative Set
Degree 1
in total
- contact / contiguous mass of; pile, ball of
+ contact / contiguous mass of; pile, âball ofâŚâ
Degree 2
@@ -5122,23 +5122,23 @@
Degree 6
- virtual
+ âvirtualâ
association only
Degree 7
temporal
- (iterative) set iteration at long intervals
+ (iterative) set â iteration at long intervals
Degree 8
temporal
- (iterative) set iteration at frequent intervals
+ (iterative) set â iteration at frequent intervals
Degree 9
temporal
- (iterative) set iteration at very short, immediate intervals / one
+ (iterative) set â iteration at very short, immediate intervals / one
after another
Degree 2
Loosely
- integrated spatially one positioned far away from another
+ integrated spatially â one positioned far away from another
Degree 3
Loosely
- integrated spatially one positioned a little ways away from another
+ integrated spatially â one positioned a little ways away from another
Degree 4
Well-integrated
- spatially one positioned right next to or behind another
+ spatially â one positioned right next to or behind another
Degree 5
@@ -5178,17 +5178,17 @@
Degree 6
Well-integrated
- temporally one right after the other
+ temporally â one right after the other
Degree 7
Loosely
- integrated temporally one a little while after the other
+ integrated temporally â one a little while after the other
Degree 8
Loosely
- integrated temporally one a long while after the other
+ integrated temporally â one a long while after the other
Degree 9
@@ -5206,26 +5206,26 @@
Degree 1
first,
- top, front, lefthand or lead half of duplex set or pair (e.g.,
+ top, front, lefthand or lead âhalfâ of duplex set or pair (e.g.,
upper lip, inhale/inhalation, left hand)
Degree 2
beginning
- or leading edge of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead
- half of a duplex event or object
+ or leading âedgeâ of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead
+ âhalfâ of a duplex event or object
Degree 3
middle
- section of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead half of
+ section of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead âhalfâ of
a duplex event or object
Degree 4
ending
- or trailing edge of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead
- half of a duplex event or object
+ or trailing âedgeâ of the first, top, front, lefthand or lead
+ âhalfâ of a duplex event or object
Degree 5
@@ -5235,25 +5235,25 @@
Degree 6
beginning
- or leading edge of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing
- half of a duplex event or object
+ or leading âedgeâ of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing
+ âhalfâ of a duplex event or object
Degree 7
middle
- section of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing half of
+ section of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing âhalfâ of
a duplex event or object
Degree 8
ending
- or trailing edge of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing
- half of a duplex event or object
+ or trailing âedgeâ of 2nd, bottom, back, righthand or trailing
+ âhalfâ of a duplex event or object
Degree 9
2nd, bottom,
- back, righthand or trailing half of duplex set or pair (e.g.,
+ back, righthand or trailing âhalfâ of duplex set or pair (e.g.,
lower lip, exhale/exhalation, right hand)
Degree 1
- quasi-linear trail or wake left behind on path of linear movement; trail or wake is not composed of the moving entity itself but shows effect of its passage (e.g., slime trail left by snail, footprints left on snow, mowed down foliage left by moving convoy, etc.)
+ quasi-linear âtrailâ or wake left behind on path of linear movement; trail or wake is not composed of the moving entity itself but shows effect of its passage (e.g., slime trail left by snail, footprints left on snow, mowed down foliage left by moving convoy, etc.)
Degree 2
- quasi-linear spread of entity stretching behind linearly moving head (e.g., a line of soldiers put in place to create a front, a line left on a piece of paper as written by an ink pen, path of a ball of string or skein of yarn as it unravels while rolling down an incline)
+ quasi-linear spread of entity stretching behind linearly moving âheadâ (e.g., a line of soldiers put in place to create a front, a line left on a piece of paper as written by an ink pen, path of a ball of string or skein of yarn as it unravels while rolling down an incline)
Degree 3
@@ -5345,7 +5345,7 @@
3-d volume left behind passage of moving front as volume/spatial area of demarcation/zone/restricted space
@@ -5399,11 +5399,11 @@
Degree 1
- uneven /assymmetrical nsided 2-D obtusely angled form (e.g., quadrilateral, pentagonoid, hexagonoid
+ uneven /assymmetrical nâsided 2-D obtusely angled form (e.g., quadrilateral, pentagonoid, hexagonoid
Degree 2
- uneven/assymetrical n-pointed 2-D acutely angled star formation
+ uneven/assymetrical n-pointed 2-D acutely angled âstarâ formation
Degree 3
@@ -5427,11 +5427,11 @@
Degree 8
- symetrical n-pointed 2-D acutely angled star formation (can be used with numbers as low as 2, which would refer to an elongated diamond shape)
+ symetrical n-pointed 2-D acutely angled âstarâ formation (can be used with numbers as low as 2, which would refer to an elongated diamond shape)
Degree 9
- symmetrical nsided 2-D form (e.g., square, pentagon, hexagon)
+ symmetrical nâsided 2-D form (e.g., square, pentagon, hexagon)
- -V0çç
+ -V0çç
Locational Quadrant Markers for Object Being Located (These
affixes will be explained and illustrated in Chapter
@@ -5448,22 +5448,22 @@
Degree 1
+X / +Y
- / +Z = right / ahead / above = Quadrant 1
+ / +Z = âright / ahead / aboveâ = Quadrant 1
Degree 2
+X / +Y
- / -Z = right / ahead / below = Quadrant 2
+ / -Z = âright / ahead / belowâ = Quadrant 2
Degree 3
+X / -Y
- / +Z = right / behind / above = Quadrant 3
+ / +Z = âright / behind / aboveâ = Quadrant 3
Degree 4
+X / -Y
- / -Z = right / behind / below = Quadrant 4
+ / -Z = âright / behind / belowâ = Quadrant 4
Degree 5
@@ -5473,28 +5473,28 @@
Degree 6
-X / +Y
- / +Z = left / ahead / above = Quadrant 5
+ / +Z = âleft / ahead / aboveâ = Quadrant 5
Degree 7
-X / +Y
- / -Z = left / ahead / below = Quadrant 6
+ / -Z = âleft / ahead / belowâ = Quadrant 6
Degree 8
-X / -Y
- / +Z = left / behind / above = Quadrant 7
+ / +Z = âleft / behind / aboveâ = Quadrant 7
Degree 9
-X / -Y
- / -Z = left / behind / below = Quadrant 8
+ / -Z = âleft / behind / belowâ = Quadrant 8
-
@@ -5657,7 +5657,7 @@
-V0p
+ -V0pâ
Degree of Proximity
-Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
+Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author
and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch8-adjuncts.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch8-adjuncts.html
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 480bd6c..8f1b7a0
--- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch8-adjuncts.html
+++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch8-adjuncts.html
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ additional types of adjuncts are introduced.
Monadic vs. Unbounded. These terms were discussed in detail in Sec.
- 3.3 on Perspective. For simplicitys sake, the difference between
+ 3.3 on Perspective. For simplicityâs sake, the difference between
a MONADIC third party versus an UNBOUNDED
- third party can be thought of as the difference between he/she/it
- and they.
Speaker and Addressee. These terms refer respectively to the party
@@ -182,22 +182,22 @@ additional types of adjuncts are introduced.
- Mixed Third-Party Reference. It is possible for the third
+ âMixedâ Third-Party Reference. It is possible for the third
party being referenced to be two or more entities of different natures. For
- example a speaker could make reference to I, you, and they where
- they consists of a group consisting of one person (i.e., a monadic
+ example a speaker could make reference to âI, you, and theyâ where
+ âtheyâ consists of a group consisting of one person (i.e., a monadic
animate entity), three boxes (i.e., a polyadic inanimate entity), and an intangible
- concept such as happiness (i.e., an abstract entity). In such
- cases, Ithkuil personal reference categories provide for such mixed
+ concept such as âhappinessâ (i.e., an abstract entity). In such
+ cases, Ithkuil personal reference categories provide for such âmixedâ
parties to be included in a particular personal referent.
Collective Reference. This corresponds to the NOMIC
Perspective in which a noun can be spoken of as a generic collective. For example,
- the word dog in the sentence The dog is a noble beast
+ the word âdogâ in the sentence The dog is a noble beast
refers to all dogs in a collective sense, not any dog in particular. This COLLECTIVE
category has its own set of personal reference affixes in Ithkuil, depending
on what other entities are included in the context of the utterance.
- indicates an indefinite animate party, i.e., English anyone or
- anybody, while the referent
- indicates an indefinite inanimate party, i.e., English anything.
+ indicates an indefinite animate party, i.e., English âanyoneâ or
+ âanybody,â while the referent
+ indicates an indefinite inanimate party, i.e., English âanything.â
Universal Reference. This category indicates that the third party refers
to every third party within the specified parameters. For example, the referent
-l
- indicates a universal animate party, i.e., English everyone or
- everybody, while the referent -lŻ
+ indicates a universal animate party, i.e., English âeveryoneâ or
+ âeverybody,â while the referent -lĹť
- indicates a universal inanimate party, i.e., English everything.
+ indicates a universal inanimate party, i.e., English âeverything.â
Impersonal Reference. This category corresponds to the German pronoun
man or French pronoun on, as well as the various circumlocutions
- used in English to describe impersonal reference (e.g., one, you,
- they, the passive voice, and certain usages of someone).
+ used in English to describe impersonal reference (e.g., âone,â âyou,â
+ âthey,â the passive voice, and certain usages of âsomeoneâ).
Such impersonal reference is illustrated in the following English sentences:
-
- ˇ To dance the tango you need a partner.
- ˇ They say it never rains in August.
- ˇ That town is said to be haunted.
- ˇ She just wants to talk to someone
+ ¡ To dance the tango you need a partner.
+ ¡ They say it never rains in August.
+ ¡ That town is said to be haunted.
+ ¡ She just wants to talk to someone
without being criticized.
8.1.2 Single-Referent Personal Reference Adjunctsvocalic suffix
showing Context for Referent 1: -a = EXS; -u
- = FNC; -ű = SYM; -â
+ = FNC; -Ź = SYM; -â
= AMG
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
which indicates the degree of
.
The values of
are shown in Table 26 below. The affix-type
- of is shown by the adjuncts stress pattern. Optional terms are
,
+ of is shown by the adjunctâs stress pattern. Optional terms are
,
one of four vocalic suffixes showing the Context of the personal referent, and
,
a consonantal bias affix previously introduced in Sec.
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
Degree 1
-
+
Degree 2
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
Degree 3
-
+
Degree 4
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
Degree 6
-
+
Degree 7
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
Degree 8
-
+
Degree 9
@@ -565,10 +565,10 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
a personal referent, just as an affix category would normally apply to the formative
to which it is affixed. This allows personal referents to be spoken of in contexts
created by affix categories, such as when combining -V1
/7
- there (by addressee) with paw(a)
+ âthere (by addressee)â with paw(a)
to give the form pawo
- meaning you people there.
+ meaning âyou people there.â

@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
Form 3:
-
- Examples: űksaiwénz
- Examples: ççäyokluss
+ Examples: ĹąksaiwĂŠnz
+ Examples: ççäyokluss
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
=
vocalic suffix
showing Affiliation of Referent 2: -a = CSD, -u
- = ASO, -ű = VAR, -â
+ = ASO, -Ź = VAR, -â
= COA
@@ -722,13 +722,13 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
-
+
FORMAL
-
+
@@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
-
+
-
+
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
renders the composite prefix sf-,
while the combination of the prefix t-
with the prefix q-
- gives the composite t-.
+ gives the composite tâ-.
Table 30 below illustrates how the 23 single-consonant prefixes combine with
each other.
composite prefixes from Table 30 under the following
circumstance: to show that two different parties are governed by the same case
and participate equally with the verb, equivalent to connecting two pronouns
- in English by and as in He and I went to the store or
- The man looked at them and me. Examples: ksauŻ,
- xnű,
+ in English by âandâ as in He and I went to the store or
+ The man looked at them and me. Examples: ksauĹť,
+ xnĹą,
hhea
.
Note in the last example hhea
how the combination of a low-toned referent and a high-toned referent combines
to give a rising-toned adjunct.
:
:
-
- PROLATIVE case infix (meaning along [the
- surface of] X) for Referent No. 1
+ PROLATIVE case infix (meaning âalong [the
+ surface of] Xâ) for Referent No. 1
@@ -900,12 +900,12 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
configuration for Referent No. 2
-
+
VARIATIVE affiliation for Referent No. 2
-
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
+
REACTIVE bias
[= along my body] + what belongs to a rag-tag amalgamation of you (singular)
and all those things + [sense of surprise].
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@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
party relevant to a discourse, even to a third party not previously mentioned.
-
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts -V2_
+ -V2_â
Switch Reference & Obviative Specification
for these 23 consonants (from which the 46 categories are derived) is shown
by distinguishing between the V+C standard form of the suffix and its reversed
C+V form (see Sec. 7.5.2 on
- the reversed form of suffixes). Unlike other -V3C
+ the âreversedâ form of suffixes). Unlike other -V3C
suffixes, there are no -V1C or -V2C
counterparts to these suffixes (or rather, the -V1C or
-V2C counterparts have completely different meanings and
@@ -1086,20 +1086,20 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
+ + VV + CK + Vm [+ tone], exemplified by the word tâuilliaĹť
+ = tâ+ui+ll+ia+Ĺť.
However, it is possible to take this same adjunct and present only select portions
of it. We already saw this in Sec. 5.2 when we were introduced to valence adjuncts,
- which are essentially composed of the VV + CK subset of a conflation
+ which are essentially composed of the VV + CK âsubsetâ of a conflation
adjunct. Similarly we can have simple modality adjuncts of the form Vm
- [+ tone] as in the word iaŻ which also shows
+ [+ tone] as in the word iaĹť which also shows
the category of Level (via the tone indication). A simple format adjunct is
possible by simply using CK by itself as a word, e.g., ll.
To this can be added the Vm [+ tone] increment to provide a
- subsidiary adjunct showing Format, Modality and Level, as in lliaŻ.
or y- plus
tone (the tone pattern is shown in Table 32 below). This is followed by one
of the 32 aspect suffixes from Table
- 19 in Sec. 6.4.1. Examples: weaŻ,
- yaď
.
+ 19 in Sec. 6.4.1. Examples: weaĹť,
+ yaÄ
.
Note that, in the absence of an aspectual adjunct (which normally shows mood),
this simple element can function by itself as a mood adjunct
by simply using the neutral -VS suffix,
e.g., wa,
- yaŻ.
+ yaĹť.
Table 32: Consonant + Tone Values for Mood Adjuncts and Mood+Aspect Adjuncts
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
in Section 6.5
.
.
Table 33: Vj
Format + Level Vocalic Infixes for Combination Adjuncts
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
forms of the Format/Focus infix from Table 33 above are now used to indicate
affix-type instead of Level.
Examples: psiyoul,
- juwämm.
+ juwäâmm.
@@ -1202,36 +1202,36 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
removed from the formative and positioned as an adjacent adjunct for purposes
of euphony. Additionally, since affix categories represent common concepts generally
applicable to many contexts, an affixual adjunct can also be informally used
- as a short cut method of conveying a notion, essentially as an
+ as a âshort cutâ method of conveying a notion, essentially as an
abbreviated one-word sentence somewhat like an interjection or exclamation in
English, thus conveying the concept of the affix category. For example, the
affix -V1
/7
- connotes disappointing typicality, but as an affixual adjunct,
ď.a,
+ connotes disappointing typicality, but as an affixual adjunct,
Ä.âa,
it can be used by itself as an informal expression translatable by the English
phrase How typical!
-
8.4.1 Forms for Single- and Dual-Affix Adjuncts
/
iu
- (i.e., -V2
/4)
- becomes the autonomous word
iua,
- meaning scattered all around here.
â/
âiu
+ (i.e., -V2
â/4)
+ becomes the autonomous word
âiuâa,
+ meaning âscattered all around here.â
8.4.2 Combining Mood with Affixual Adjuncts
kawed).
+
kaâwed).
For phonaesthetic purposes (see Sec.
1.4.5), it may become desirable to eliminate this extra syllable in the
formative by indicating the vocalic mutation series elsewhere. Ithkuil allows
@@ -1287,25 +1287,25 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
-
+
-
-
-
+
+
+
iua
- and vëukt,
- adding Series B and Series G mutation respectively results in the forms a
iua
+ two example adjuncts
âiuâa
+ and vĂŤââukt,
+ adding Series B and Series G mutation respectively results in the forms a
âiuâa
and
- övëukt. Illustrating the process
- for conflation adjuncts, the adjunct puim
ű
- plus Series C mutation becomes ipuim
ű.
Ĺą
+ plus Series C mutation becomes ipâuim
Ĺą.
-
@@ -1337,24 +1337,24 @@ for Personal Reference Adjuncts
8.6.2 Informal Bias Adjuncts
to signify fulfillment and contentment, the equivalent to a long sigh of satisfaction
- ahhh in English; or the expression k
- to convey contempt and disgust, similar to English Poppycock!
- or What bullshit!Revised Ithkuil: Ilaksh
9.3 Morpho-Semantic Considerations
-
9.4 The Carrier
+ 9.4 The âCarrierâ
Root
+ He) is angry because he lost his keys, âBillâ (or âheâ)
+ is the topic, âis angry because he lost his keysâ is the comment,
+ and âhe lost his keysâ is the focus.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
cases, followed by nouns in non-transrelative cases. The last part of the clause
consists of the verb in final position preceded by any aspectual adjunct, conflation
(or valence) adjunct, and combination or affixual adjunct, in that order. As
- for higher- versus lower- order transrelative nouns,
+ for âhigher-â versus âlower-â order transrelative nouns,
this refers to the hierarchy or sequence of transrelative cases in which certain
cases take precedence over others. This hierarchy is as follows:
9.1.1 Word Order Within Main Clauses
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
adjuncts, then any secondary nouns, followed by any transrelative nouns with
the highest-order transrelative noun or any personal reference adjunct in final
position within the case-frame. Additionally, the last noun within the case-frame
- will usually take one of the V1
+ will usually take one of the âV1â
suffixes (see Sec. 7.7.13)
signifying the end of the case-frame unless this is clear without the suffix
(e.g., because the case-frame is in sentence-final position).
îmën
- series of bombs can separate out two of its four suffixes into
- a separate word çuî
- to give the form çuî
_umreiqîmën
+ redistributed to adjuncts. As an example, the word umreiquçÎ
ĂŽmĹĄĂŤn
+ âseries of bombsâ can separate out two of its four suffixes into
+ a separate word çuââĂŽ
+ to give the form çuââĂŽ
_umreiqĂŽmĹĄĂŤn
whose morphological structure is
.
-
2) Jane had a baby and got married.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
in Ithkuil, word order changes are not necessary to distinguish new from background
information in a sentence. Comparison between the word-order based system of
English and the morphology based system of Ithkuil is analyzed in Sec. 9.2.1
- below. Additionally, while Ithkuils system for indicating topics and
+ below. Additionally, while Ithkuilâs system for indicating topics and
semantic focus does not require changes in word order per se, it does
allow for significant word deletion, creating abbreviated sentences which, in
effect, modify the default word order of a sentence. Such word deletion is analyzed
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@
then going home. The difference between them is one of focus and viewpoint.
In the first two sentences, going home has semantic focus, as that is the new
information being conveyed, while in the latter two sentences it is shopping
- that has focus. The first and third sentence have a prospective
+ that has focus. The first and third sentence have a âprospectiveâ
viewpoint in that the sentence conveys the events in the same sequence in which
they occurred, looking upon the events from the viewpoint of the one that occurred
- first. However, the second and fourth sentences have a retrospective
+ first. However, the second and fourth sentences have a âretrospectiveâ
viewpoint, conveying the two events in a reverse order from how they occurred,
looking back on the events from the viewpoint of the event which occurred last.
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
2) That path descends steeply into the canyon.
9.3.3 Negation
)
in conjunction with a formative carries very specific information as to what
@@ -542,14 +542,14 @@
what degree. Using these four affixes alone, Ithkuil can distinguish between
the following four sentences without any syntactic rearrangement of the words:
-
![]()
- The girl doesnt sing [because she cant, i.e., she is
+ The girl doesnât sing [because she canât, i.e., she is
mute].
.![]()
- The girl doesnt sing [even though she can, i.e., she chooses
+ The girl doesnât sing [even though she can, i.e., she chooses
not to].
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@
nouns such as personal and place names, as well as non-Ithkuil words from other
languages are by nature morpho-phonologically incompatible with such as system.
Nevertheless, such words can be declined or conjugated like any other Ithkuil
- formative by means of the carrier root k-r.
+ formative by means of the âcarrierâ root k-r.
In addition to this use, the carrier root is employed in certain other contexts
as well, as described below.
-
9.4.1 Words that Cannot Take Affixes or Be Mutated9.4.2 Emphasizing or Highlighting a Particular Category
-Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
+Š2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion
of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author
and this website.
diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-lexicon.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-lexicon.html
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
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--- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-lexicon.html
+++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-lexicon.html
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
or Derivation (see Sec. 5.4).
-
+
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
+
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
+
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
-
+
@@ -245,18 +245,18 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
- -S 3
- P-S 4
- Ţ-S 5
- T-S 6
- X-S 8
- F-S 9
- M-S 10
- R-S 100
- Q-S 10,000
- Ç-S 100,000,000
- Ċ-S 10 QUADRILLION
+
+ Ĺ -S â3â
+ P-S â4â
+ Ţ-S â5â
+ T-S â6â
+ X-S â8â
+ F-S â9â
+ M-S â10â
+ R-S â100â
+ Q-S â10,000â
+ Ă-S â100,000,000â
+ Ċ-S â10 QUADRILLIONâ
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
+
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
+
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
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-
+
-
+
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
-
+
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ to this list as the author finds time to convert his handwritten notes. The most
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P-Ċ toast
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SSD Affix with Formal Stem 1: 1) membrane 2) tendon 3) ligament 4) nerve 5) muscle 6) skin/integument 7) sphincter/valve 8) marrow 9) fat/gristle
SSD Affix with Formal Stem 2: 1) gonad 2) esophagus 3) adrenal gland 4) bowel/intestine 5) brain 6) lung 7) kidney 8) pancreas 9) liver
SSD Affix with Formal Stem 3: 1) tear 2) bile 3) semen 4) pus 5) blood 6) mucus/mucal secretion 7) saliva 8) lymph 9) sweat/perspiration
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