Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby Narbleh » 2010-01-31, 23:58

I don't think I could become fluent in it precisely because I'd have no one to practice with. I'm shooting for proficiency with Sjal :)
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Postby ILuvEire » 2010-02-01, 0:03

I think that you could achieve fluency by translating texts and reading them back. It might get tedious if you were an average person, but if you love translation, then it would be an amazing exercise.

Something else you could (should!) do, is work out a set of courses for it, or maybe write a grammar and put it up as a PDF, so the rest of us can read about your language. Maybe someday you wouldn't be the only speaker of it.
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby Narbleh » 2010-02-01, 1:15

I have no idea how to make a course :o I tried writing a grammar at one point but didn't know what to add next after the first few sections.
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Postby ILuvEire » 2010-02-01, 1:26

I think a grammar that you kept on a Wiki or something would be cool, you could keep it updated easily and quickly. And as far as how to write a grammar, look at a grammar of a similar language, like Finnish and see how they lay it out, then just take that skeleton and flesh it out wish Sjal. It would be great :)
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby lama su » 2010-02-01, 14:58

hey! Am I still in time to join the TAC?

If yes my main languages are Hittite (only reading and writing of course.. :wink: ), chinese, japanese and arabic.

Maybe also urdu/hindi, sumerian, and i would like to improve my sanskrit..
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Postby ''' » 2010-02-01, 15:13

I'll pretend it's still January. Start up a thread and good luck.
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby linguaholic » 2010-02-07, 13:28

I haven't quit either, I've just been ridiculously busy, but I plan to write a little update soon.


Same here.

@Narbleh: Sjal is so pretty, I'm sure there would be more people interested in a course! :)
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby Narbleh » 2010-02-08, 18:40

Thanks, linguaholic :) I might try to make a lesson or two on the basics and see if anyone's interested.
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby motanz » 2010-04-26, 8:12

Know it's too late, but I want to join!

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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby ''' » 2010-04-26, 9:53

rock on, start a thread and away you go
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Re: Total Annihilation Challenge 2010 anyone?

Postby Lassiriene » 2010-04-26, 21:21

Well then, I too will join.

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