Classes
All of the material in each category is presented, from top to bottom, in the order it's been given to the students.
It will be made available here a few days after it has been made available to the registered students of Conlangs University. Assignments will also be made available, along with their answer keys or a full correction by a tutor.
Lessons
Introduction to conlanging
A short introduction to the multiple facets of language creation.
Why create a language? What can it be used for? Who does it?
Assignment
The assignment for this introductory class was for each student to build, through their own research, a folder of resources that would help with conlanging. These may be information websites, wikis, linguistic material, inspiration, software tools...
Phonology 1
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet? How do I use it?
Assignment
In this assignment, you will have to place a list of consonant sounds in a table according to their place and manner of articulation. The document also contains the answer key.
Assignment
In this assignment, we tackle the basics of glossing and some morpheme classification.
Verbs 1
What tends to be marked on verbs?
What's the difference between tense, aspect, and mood?
Nouns 1
The organisation for this week has been a little different, as authorship has been shared between Page and Miacomet.
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Assignment
Assignment: answer the questions at the end of the lesson
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Annexes
The Greatest Conlang Ever
An annex to the Introduction to Conlanging, this short article explains what it means to make a "good" conlang.
Introduction to Alignment
This document explains morphosyntactic alignment. It'll come in handy to understand the concepts here when learning about noun cases.