guidelines_for_word_formation
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| - | === Proto-Germanic to Folksprak === | + | ==== Proto-Germanic to Folksprak |
| ^ [pg]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ remarks/ | ^ [pg]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ remarks/ | ||
| | //*b// | **b** [b] at the beginning of a syllable | //*baunō// > **boen** [bøːn], // | | //*b// | **b** [b] at the beginning of a syllable | //*baunō// > **boen** [bøːn], // | ||
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| | //*a//, //*e//, //*i//, //*o//, //*u// etc. in unstressed syllables generalize to **e** [ə] or are lost altogether | Whether to drop an unstressed vowel or retain it is generally determined by what has occurred in the majority of the source languages | // | | //*a//, //*e//, //*i//, //*o//, //*u// etc. in unstressed syllables generalize to **e** [ə] or are lost altogether | Whether to drop an unstressed vowel or retain it is generally determined by what has occurred in the majority of the source languages | // | ||
| - | === Latin, Græco-Latin, | + | ==== Latin, Græco-Latin, |
| Guidelines for bringing Romance internationalisms into Folksprak. | Guidelines for bringing Romance internationalisms into Folksprak. | ||
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| | //*-ar//, //-*er//, //-*-ir// (from Latin -are and other Romance verb infinitive suffixes) | **-aer-** [-ˈɛːr-] | //diriger// > **dirigaere** [dɪrɪˈgɛːrə], | | //*-ar//, //-*er//, //-*-ir// (from Latin -are and other Romance verb infinitive suffixes) | **-aer-** [-ˈɛːr-] | //diriger// > **dirigaere** [dɪrɪˈgɛːrə], | ||
| - | === German to Folksprak === | + | ==== German to Folksprak |
| ^ [de]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ examples | | ^ [de]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ examples | | ||
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| | //f// (not as first letter) | **p** | //auf// > **up**, //helfen// > **helpe** | | | //f// (not as first letter) | **p** | //auf// > **up**, //helfen// > **helpe** | | ||
| - | === English to Folksprak === | + | ==== English to Folksprak |
| Since modern English has a very unphonetical orthography (due to various reasons), the following transitions are not as " | Since modern English has a very unphonetical orthography (due to various reasons), the following transitions are not as " | ||
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| | //sh// | **sk** or sometimes **s** | //fish// > **fisk**, //shoe// > **sku**, //shall// > **skal** | | | //sh// | **sk** or sometimes **s** | //fish// > **fisk**, //shoe// > **sku**, //shall// > **skal** | | ||
| - | === Norwegian (Bokmål) to Folksprak === | + | ==== Norwegian (Bokmål) to Folksprak |
| ^ [nb]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ examples ^ | ^ [nb]-gramm ^ [fs]-gramm ^ examples ^ | ||
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| | //æ// | **e** | //å lære// > **lere** | | | //æ// | **e** | //å lære// > **lere** | | ||
| - | === General guidelines === | + | ==== General guidelines |
| Words should be: | Words should be: | ||
| - | - As internationally recognisable (within the Germanic world) and/or frequent as possible. | + | - As internationally recognisable (within the Germanic world) and/or frequent as possible |
| - | - Not confusable with other words. | + | - Not confusable with other words |
| - | - Ideally, not false friends. | + | - Ideally, not false friends |
| - | - Structurally simple. | + | - Structurally simple |
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