Questions tagged [resource-request]
For requests of conlanging resources (like generators, training data, guides, and other websites).
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Are there any free resources for learning conlang creation?
Where are some free resources available online for learning how to create conlangs? I'm very new to this, however I can speak one conlang (toki pona).
I checked a few other questions this was marked ...
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How does one go about designing phonotactics for a conlang?
Most every conlanger has heard of phonotactics. However, I have yet to encounter resources about how should one go about the design of a conlang's phonotactics. How should one go about creating a ...
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What resources are there on tone system creation?
What resources are there on tone system creation?
Resources could include
Documentation on conlangs that have tone systems
Guides on tone system creation
Resources on tone in natural languages, for a ...
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How to create realistic intonation?
How would one approach creating a conlang with a system of intonation, like English? Specifically for a naturalistic a priori conlang.
Some sub-queries I have are
What resources are there, if any, on ...
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Are there any thesauri that use a small controlled-language to define terms?
I have been looking for what I believe would be a very valuable resource in language construction. Ideally, this would be a full-size dictionary, where every description is a short list of words that ...
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Looking for a conlang I once encountered
I am looking for a conlang I once encountered. Sadly I lack specific and reliable info, but I'll dump what I can recollect.
It was built from simple semantic units (syllables?), with the latter ...
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Where can I find resources about lingua scinter?
The Lingua scinter is an ideolanguage created in 1931 by Gaetano Viveros. It is the abbreviation for "International scientific lingua based on Latin and Greek". www.europalingua.eu
Here is ...
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Is there an open-source set of topics and vocabulary for making a language tutorial?
Does anyone provide a freely available or licensable template that conlangers can use to develop a lesson plan? Specifically, I'm thinking about how a lot of language books divide vocabulary and ...
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Official resource on simlish language
I know that Simlish language is not fully created. It is just a list of words and sentences.
Where can I find the full list (official source)?
P.S I wanna create this language as fully created ...
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Is Schleyer's first sketch of Volapük available as a reprint?
Johann Martin Schleyer published the first sketch of Volapük in 1879 in a rather obscure catholic newsletter named Die Sionsharfe. This newsletter isn't easily accessible, as far as I know. Is this ...
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Are there any free online conlang creation tools?
I was wondering if anyone knows of any conlang creation websites that are free to use.
I know this sounds silly but I have little experience to go on as for creating a custom language.
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Does The Syntax Construction Kit cover any new material that isn't in the other conlanging books I've read?
I've got most of Mark Rosenfelder's books on conlanging except The Syntax Construction Kit (which I'm not sure I need).
The conlang I'm currently working on is a 'holy musical magic language' called ...
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Is there some more detailed information about Dritok available?
Dritok is a conlang by Dan Boozer without any voiced sounds. It is said to be based on chipmunk sounds.
While this language even has a wikipedia article, I was not able to discover some more detailed ...
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Is there any easy way to find out how multiple unrelated languages express the same concept?
As any linguist (and anyone who knows unrelated languages, probably), not all languages express things the same way. Worse yet, its not possible to express everything logically, so all languages are ...
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Can features in the physical environment meaningfully affect the development of a local language's phonology?
Imagine that I'm creating phonemic inventories for multiple conlangs, each of which is spoken by a people settled within (or roaming about) a very different physical environment from the others. ...
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Are there any resources to learn Solresol available in English?
I've been interested in learning Solresol, as the idea of it intrigues me. But I haven't been able to find anything in English to learn it from (the original works on the language are in French, which ...
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How much of Tolkien's "black language" exists?
What samples or knowledge do we have of the black speech created by Tolkien? Having read a decent amount of the legendarium (Silmarillion, LotR, Hobbit, Children of Hurin, and some of the Lost Tales) ...
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