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| - | ===== What is Folksprak? ===== | + | |
| - | //Folksprak// is the name of a project that aims to construct an inter-Germanic zonal auxlang, a language that can be easily understood by any speaker of a Germanic language (a group numbering over 465 million native speakers with an additional 300 to 900 million speaking English as a second language) without ever having learned it. You don't believe that's possible? Here's an example: if you are a (native) speaker of English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Yiddish or some other Germanic language (see a [[wp>List_of_Germanic_languages|complete list]]) there's a great chance that you will know what a sentence like //„Ik hav skrivt en buk“// is supposed to mean. | + | ## What is Folksprak? |
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| + | _Folksprak_ is the name of a project that aims to construct an inter-Germanic zonal auxlang, a language that can be easily understood by any speaker of a Germanic language (a group numbering over 465 million native speakers with an additional 300 to 900 million speaking English as a second language) without ever having learned it. You don't believe that's possible? Here's an example: if you are a (native) speaker of English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Yiddish or some other Germanic language (see a [[wp>List_of_Germanic_languages|complete list]]) there's a great chance that you will know what a sentence like _„Ek hav skrivt en buk“_ is supposed to mean. | ||
| Folksprak is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but rather a collective work created by all interested parties; so you're welcome to participate. | Folksprak is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but rather a collective work created by all interested parties; so you're welcome to participate. | ||
| - | ===== Why another damn Wiki? ===== | + | |
| + | ## Why another damn Wiki? | ||
| Good question! But the answer is quite simple: other than the two already existing wikis and most other resources, this one is not about a specific dialect of Folksprak. Instead, it intends to gather and structure ideas, considerations and all the different proposals for an inter-Germanic auxlang, in order to compare them and to name their advantages and disadvantages. The hope is that this leads to a solid base for making rational and fair decisions about specific parts of the language so that in the end there should be a conclusion that most parties can agree with. Maybe a little bit naïve, but I think that it is worth giving it a try. | Good question! But the answer is quite simple: other than the two already existing wikis and most other resources, this one is not about a specific dialect of Folksprak. Instead, it intends to gather and structure ideas, considerations and all the different proposals for an inter-Germanic auxlang, in order to compare them and to name their advantages and disadvantages. The hope is that this leads to a solid base for making rational and fair decisions about specific parts of the language so that in the end there should be a conclusion that most parties can agree with. Maybe a little bit naïve, but I think that it is worth giving it a try. | ||
| - | ===== Goals of the project ===== | + | |
| + | ## Goals of the project | ||
| Folksprak shall be constructed as a language that is: | Folksprak shall be constructed as a language that is: | ||
| - | - intelligible with little or no training to Germanic speakers | + | 1. intelligible with little or no training to Germanic speakers |
| - | - simple enough for ease of learning to write or speak about normal topics | + | 2. simple enough for ease of learning to write or speak about normal topics |
| - | - precise enough to deal with more complex topics (e.g. science, maybe philosophy) | + | 3. precise enough to deal with more complex topics (e.g. science, maybe philosophy) |
| where the importance descends from first to last | where the importance descends from first to last | ||
| - | ===== Content ===== | + | ## Content |
| + | |||
| + | ### Linguistic subjects | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [[Phonology and orthography]] | ||
| + | - Grammar | ||
| + | - [[Declension]] | ||
| + | - [[Conjugation]] | ||
| + | - [[Attributes]] | ||
| + | - [[Word order]] | ||
| + | - [[POS marking]] | ||
| + | - Vocabulary | ||
| + | - [[Guidelines for word formation]] | ||
| + | - [[Word functions]] | ||
| + | - [[Pronouns]] | ||
| + | - [[Adpositions]] | ||
| + | - [[Conjunctions]] | ||
| + | - [[Numbers]] | ||
| + | - [[Colours]] | ||
| + | - [[Wordlist]] | ||
| + | - [[Habitual Expressions]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ### Other content | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [[words|Concept Collection]] | ||
| + | - [[References]] | ||
| + | - [[Sample texts]] | ||
| + | - [[Protocols]] | ||
| + | - [[Notepad]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ## Other Resources | ||
| + | |||
| + | ### Current | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [IRC-Channel on freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/##folksprak) (if you don't use a separate IRC-Client you can use [Kiwi IRC](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/?nick=sprekar_?&theme=cli##folksprak) or [Freenodes official webclient](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=##folksprak) | ||
| + | - [Mailing-list](https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak) <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> | ||
| + | - [facebook-group](http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/) | ||
| + | - [other content on folksprak.org](http://folksprak.org) | ||
| - | === Linguistic subjects === | + | ### Old or out of date |
| - | * [[Phonology and orthography]] | + | |
| - | * Grammar | + | |
| - | * [[Declension]] | + | |
| - | * [[Conjugation]] | + | |
| - | * [[Attributes]] | + | |
| - | * [[Word order]] | + | |
| - | * [[POS marking]] | + | |
| - | * Vocabulary | + | |
| - | * [[Guidelines for word formation]] | + | |
| - | * [[Word functions]] | + | |
| - | * [[Pronouns]] | + | |
| - | * [[Adpositions]] | + | |
| - | * [[Conjunctions]] | + | |
| - | * [[Numbers]] | + | |
| - | * [[Colours]] | + | |
| - | * [[Wordlist]] | + | |
| - | * [[Habitual Expressions]] | + | |
| - | === Other content === | + | - [Yahoo-group](https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/) and its currently broken mailing-list <folkspraak@yahoogroups.com> |
| - | * [[References]] | + | - [geocities.com](http://web.archive.org/web/20011203135008/http://www.geocities.com/folkspraak/) (the old website through a backup on web.archive.org) |
| - | * [[Sample texts]] | + | - [furorteutonicus.eu](http://www.furorteutonicus.eu/folkspraak/wiki/) (an older Wiki that requires a password for editing) |
| - | * [[Protocols]] | + | - [en.wikibooks.org](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Folksprak) |
| - | * [[Notepad]] | + | - [Omniglot](http://www.omniglot.com/writing/folkspraak.htm) |
| + | - [FrathWiki](http://www.frathwiki.com/Folksprak) | ||
| - | ===== Other Resources ===== | ||
| - | ==== Current ==== | ||
| - | * [[irc://irc.freenode.net/##folksprak|IRC-Channel on freenode.net]] (if you don't use a separate IRC-Client you can use [[https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/?nick=sprekar_?&theme=cli##folksprak|Kiwi IRC]] or [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=##folksprak|Freenodes official webclient]]) | ||
| - | * [[https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak|New mailing-list]] <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> | ||
| - | * [[http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/|facebook-group]] | ||
| - | * [[http://folksprak.org|(other content on folksprak.org)]] | ||
| - | ==== Old or out of date ==== | + | ### Other projects |
| - | * [[https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/|Yahoo-group]] and its currently broken mailing-list <folkspraak@yahoogroups.com> | + | |
| - | * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20011203135008/http://www.geocities.com/folkspraak/|geocities.com]] (the old website through a backup on web.archive.org) | + | |
| - | * [[http://www.furorteutonicus.eu/folkspraak/wiki/|furorteutonicus.eu]] (an older Wiki that requires a password for editing) | + | |
| - | * [[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Folksprak|en.wikibooks.org]] | + | |
| - | * [[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/folkspraak.htm|Omniglot]] | + | |
| - | * [[http://www.frathwiki.com/Folksprak|FrathWiki]] | + | |
| - | ==== Other projects ==== | + | - Interlingua |
| - | * Interlingua | + | - [Official webpage](http://interlingua.com) |
| - | * [[http://interlingua.com|Official webpage]] | + | - Slovianski / Interslavic |
| - | * Slovianski / Interslavic | + | - [Information and learning material](http://steen.free.fr/interslavic/) |
| - | * [[http://steen.free.fr/interslavic/|Information and learning material]] | + | - [Wiki](http://isv.orain.org/) |
| - | * [[http://isv.orain.org/|Wiki]] | + | - [ZetaBoards](http://s8.zetaboards.com/Slovianski/index/) |
| - | * [[http://s8.zetaboards.com/Slovianski/index/|ZetaBoards]] | + | - [Lexicon](http://dict.interslavic.com/) |
| - | * [[http://dict.interslavic.com/|Lexicon]] | + | - Anglish |
| - | * Anglish | + | - [Wiki](http://anglish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_leaf) |
| - | * [[http://anglish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_leaf|Wiki]] | + | - Cognate Finder |
| + | - [Reddit-Page](https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/ibqwtz/cognate_finder/) | ||
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