Conlang Typology Survey Results

Conlang Typology Survey

As of November 19, 1999
Analyzing  17 responses

Question 1

Conlang name:
. Boreanesian
. Brithenig
. Degaspregos
. Denden
. Drasel=E9q
. Dublex
. E2K (Eklektu 2000)
. fonno chleweye
. Gladilatian
. Moten
. Nevok=E1nyi
. Skerre
. Tilon Nevo
. Tomato
. Valdyan
. Vogukadane
. Wenetaic
Sample Size:  17 responses


Question 1-2

Conlang author:
. Andrew Smith
. Barry Garcia
. Boudewijn Rempt
. Chlewey Thompin
. Christophe Grandsire
. Dennis Paul Himes
. Doug Ball
. Herman Miller
. Irina Rempt
. Jeffrey Henning
. Kristian Jensen
. Maggie the Cat (Charles)
. Nicole Perrin
. Pablo David Flores
. Paul Bennett
. Terry Donnelly
. Thomas Wier
Sample Size:  17 responses



Question 2

Put an X between the brackets for one choice for each of the following:
  Count Percent
  7   41.2%   III - verb-final   (SOV)
  6   35.3%   II  - verb-medial  (SVO)
  3   17.6%   I   - verb-initial (VSO)
  1    5.9%   Other - verbless
  17 100.0%
Sample Size:  17 responses
Responses may not total 100.0% due to rounding.


Question 3

  Count Percent
  9   52.9%   Pr  - prepositional
  5   29.4%   Po  - postpositional
  2   11.8%   Both
  1    5.9%   Neither
  17 100.0%
Sample Size:  17 responses
Responses may not total 100.0% due to rounding.


Question 4

  Count Percent
  8   47.1%   NG  - head noun before a genitive modifier
  7   41.2%   GN  - genitive modifier before a head noun
  1    5.9%   Don't know
  17 100.0%
Sample Size:  17 responses
Responses may not total 100.0% due to rounding.


Question 5

No question text:
   Count Percent
AN  - attributive adjective before a houn 9  52.9%
NA  - noun before an attributive adjective   7  41.2%
   17 100.0%
Sample Size:  17 responses
Responses may not total 100.0% due to rounding.



Summary

   Count Percent
   1   5.9%  VSO Po   GN NA
   1   5.9%  VSO Po   NG NA
   1   5.9%  VSO Pr   GN AN
   2  11.8%  SVO Pr   GN AN
   2  11.8%  SVO Pr   NG AN
   2  11.8%  SVO Pr   NG NA
   1   5.9%  SOV PoPr -- --
   1   5.9%  SOV PoPr GN NA
   1   5.9%  SOV ---- -- NA
   2  11.8%  SOV Po   NG AN
   1   5.9%  SOV Po   NG NA
   1   5.9%  SOV Pr   GN AN
   1   5.9%  --- Pr   GN AN


Profiles

VSO Po   GN NA - Boreanesian (Kristian Jensen)
VSO Po   NG NA - Vogukadane (Terry Donnelly)
VSO Pr   GN AN - Drasel=E9q (Pablo David Flores)
SVO Pr   GN AN - Eklektu 2000 (Herman Miller)
SVO Pr   GN AN - Tomato (Maggie the Cat)
SVO Pr   NG AN - Dublex (Jeffrey Henning)
SVO Pr   NG AN - Tilon Nevo (Barry Garcia)
SVO Pr   NG NA - Brithenig (Andrew Smith)
SVO Pr   NG NA - Skerre (Doug Ball)
SOV PoPr -- -- - Valdyan (Irina Rempt)
SOV PoPr GN NA - Moten (Christophe Grandsire)
SOV ---- -- NA - fonno chleweye (Chlewey Thompin)
SOV Po   NG AN - Nevok=E1nyi (Nicole Perrin)
SOV Po   NG AN - Denden (Boudewijn Rempt)
SOV Po   NG NA - Wenetaic (Paul Bennett)
SOV Pr   GN AN - Degaspregos (Thomas Wier)
--- Pr   GN AN - Gladilatian (Dennis Paul Himes)