Re: Restrictions on conjunction, was Re: Help: Ergative VOS Conjunctions

On Sunday, December 7, 2003, at 04:38  PM, Doug Dee wrote:
> To make this more conlang-relevant:
> What have people here done with conunctions in conlangs?  What
> restrictions are there on what can be conjoined?
> Doug
Well, Rokbeigalmki has the following:

i /i/ = and
au /O/ = either-or
oi /Oj/ = and/or

The |i| 'and' is contrasted with the feminine prefix |i-| /?i/, showing
that the glottal stop is marginally phonemic in Rokbeigalmki.

In Rokbeigalmki you don't put 'and' between adjectives describing the
same noun:
gledhwi sudfal sudtekei suddaliiyol
'(a) wide, blue, (and) life-giving sea"
If you did, it'd indicate that you were changing nouns.


-Stephen (Steg)
  "she's either completely oblivious or a comic genius!"