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-=== Proposal 1 ===+<markdown> 
 +# Correlatives 
 + 
 +## Proposal 1
  
 Naturalistic, with each word being taken from the corresponding word in the source languages. Naturalistic, with each word being taken from the corresponding word in the source languages.
  
-== Advantages == 
-  * Easier to guess the meaning of a word 
-== Disadvantages == 
- * Harder to learn, as there are more words to be memorised 
  
-=== Proposal 2 ===+### Advantages 
 + 
 +- Easier to guess the meaning of a word 
 + 
 + 
 +### Disadvantages 
 + 
 +- Harder to learn, as there are more words to be memorised 
 + 
 + 
 +## Proposal 2 
 + 
 +Schematic, with each correlative being predictable from its meaning by a combination of two words, along the lines of Esperanto's system. For example, all of the interrogatives would start with the word __vilk__, and all correlatives about location end with __sted__, so _where_ would be __vilk sted__ or literally _which place_. 
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 + 
 +### Advantages 
 + 
 +- Perhaps easier to learn, as there are fewer words to be memorised 
 + 
 + 
 +### Disadvantages 
 + 
 +- Somewhat unintuitive as this is less naturalistic and less reflective of what the reference langs do 
 + 
 + 
 +## Proposal 3 
 + 
 +Schematic, with all of the correlatives predicable from their function, but more reflective of the reference langs. This is possible due to some schematic-ness already existing for historical reasons. For example, in English, most interrogatives start _wh-_ and most definites start with _th-_. Some locatives end in -ere, and some correlatives about things end in _-at_. This accurately predicts _"what"_, _"that"_, _"where"_, and _"there"_ (at least orthographically). A similar pattern exists in other Germanic languages. 
  
-Schematic, with each correlative being predictable from its meaning by a combination of two words, along the lines of Esperanto's system. For example, all of the interrogatives would start with the word //vilk//, and all correlatives about location end with //sted//, so "where" would be //vilk sted// or literally "which place".+### Advantages
  
-== Advantages == +- Perhaps the best of both worlds - easier to learn and easier to recognise
- * Somewhat unintuitive as this is less naturalistic and less reflective of what the reference langs do+
  
-== Disadvantages == 
- * Perhaps easier to learn, as there are fewer words to be memorised 
  
-=== Proposal 3 ===+### Disadvantages
  
-Schematic, with all of the correlatives predicable from their function, but more reflective of the reference langs. This is possible due to some schematic-ness already existing for historical reasons. For example, in English, most interrogatives start wh- and most definites start with th-. Some locatives end in -ere, and some correlatives about things end in -at. This accurately predicts "what""that", "where", and "there" (at least orthographically). A similar pattern exists in other Germanic languages.+- The system is not perfectly followed in the reference languages (_"here"_ and _"this"_ cannot be predictedfor example)so there would still need to be some degree of irregularity and/or change from the reference languages.
  
-== Advantages == +</markdown>
- * Perhaps the best of both worlds - easier to learn and easier to recognise+
  
-== Disadvantages == 
- * The system is not perfectly followed in the reference languages ("here" and "this" cannot be predicted, for example), so there would still need to be some degree of irregularity and/or change from the reference languages. 
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