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* Technically there are two languages called Sagamaal, Old Sagamaal - the original common tongue spoken by many of the Sword Worlds colonists as a common second tongue. | * Technically there are two languages called Sagamaal, Old Sagamaal - the original common tongue spoken by many of the Sword Worlds colonists as a common second tongue. | ||
* Modern Sagamaal has become the lingua franca of the region, and over time it has picked up words from other Terran and even the Vilani tongues. | * Modern Sagamaal has become the lingua franca of the region, and over time it has picked up words from other Terran and even the Vilani tongues. | ||
| − | * Modern Sagamaal now has less than 40% of | + | * Modern Sagamaal now has less than 40% of its vocabulary in common with Old Sagamaal. |
=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 22 June 2018
This language is primarily used by the Sword Worlder race throughout the Sword Worlds polity.
- It is a peripheral or minority language.
Description (Specifications)
The common tongue of the Sword Worlds and surrounds.
- Technically there are two languages called Sagamaal, Old Sagamaal - the original common tongue spoken by many of the Sword Worlds colonists as a common second tongue.
- Modern Sagamaal has become the lingua franca of the region, and over time it has picked up words from other Terran and even the Vilani tongues.
- Modern Sagamaal now has less than 40% of its vocabulary in common with Old Sagamaal.
Structure
No information yet available.
Morphology
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words.
- morpheme, inflection, paradigm, declension, derivation, compound, etc.
Phonology
Phonology, the study of the sound systems of a language.
- phoneme, allophone, segment, mora, syllable, foot, stress, tone, etc.
Grammar
Grammar is the structure of a language.
- tense, aspect, mood and modality, grammatical number, grammatical gender, case, etc.
Syntax
Syntax is the study of how words combine to form grammatical sentences.
- phrase, clause, grammatical function, grammatical voice, etc.
Meaning
No information yet available.
Lexicology
A lexicon is the word supply of a language.
- word, lexeme, lemma, lexicon, vocabulary, terminology, etc.
Semantics
Semantics is the study of the meaning of words (lexical semantics), and how these combine to form the meanings of sentences.
- meaning, sense, entailment, truth condition, compositionality, etc.
Pragmatics
Pragmatics is the study of how language is used by its speakers.
- presupposition, implicature, deixis
History & Background (Historical Linguistics)
No information yet available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This language is primarily in use in the following areas:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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