Re: CHAT: _Describing Morphosyntax_

Carsten wrote:

<<> Hey!
>
> Now that I have Payne's _Describing Morphosyntax_, what is so
> recommendable
> about it and why is it so helpful for the conlanger? I had a quick look
> into
> that book and there are explanations of lots of terms with plenty of
> examples how other languages manage this. Do you refer to *that* when
> recommending it? Well, then of course it's useful indeed.>>
One of the most helpful things about the book in my opinion are the questions
at the end of each section.   You should be able to answer every question if
it
were posed to you about your conlang.   If you can't answer a few of them,
then
you know what you have to do next.   :)   Also, if you have no ideas on a
particular
subject, there are lots of examples from lots of different languages right
there for
you.

-David
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