Sunday, April 17, 2011

Language details on new paradigm

Nouns

Derived regularly as previously mentioned.
There will be no gender for any noun.
Nouns do not have to inflect based on number: "three books" will be tre libro and tre libros would be sorta redundant. "books" will be plure libro or libros only if the context requires it.
There will be no required noun cases, only optional ones: add -m or -n to specify when a word is accusative; change a single word to a genitive form (add -i to -u and -e of short words; change -o and long word -e to -i, change -a to -ae. So now there's no -is which could be confusing) only when there are short phrases.

Adjectives

There will be no gender: all adjectives will either end in -e or -a: "good boy" will simply be bona puero
There will be no inflection based on number: "short names" will simply be breve nomine(s) rather than brevia nomines.
Nouns formed by adjectives are simply specified by changing a -a to -o or leaving an adjective ending with -e alone: "the good" is bono and the "knowing one" is still sciente.

Verbs

Conjugation is only optional.
I'll maintain two verb forms - progressive and perfect - and one passive adjective: the forms for "to read" will be lege, lexi, lecta.

I read the book - me lege libro (formally lego libro)
I have read the book - me lexi libro or me habe lecta libro
The book was read - libro fui lecta.

Progressive verbs used without subjects will be the imperative form.
Verbs can be made into infinitives by adding -re or into present participles by adding -(e)nte.

Pronunciation

No pronouncing the final -e. Nomine will be pronounced "nomin"
No pronouncing a final -t. Et will be pronounced "e"
Combining the above two rules, no pronouncing a final -te. Somate or veritate will be pronounced soma or werita. The only distinction is that the final syllable (in bold) is stressed.

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