Galian (language)

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Description (Specifications)

TBD

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)

TBD


Etymologies

Language Families of Vland

All dates are 3rd Imperium baseline

For editing purposes only TBD

Dirmani (-15,000?)
  • Bolsa (-13,500?)
Sazrak (-12,000)
Bholrak (-12,000)
Orrakil (-10,000)
Kaalan (-13,000)
Chekaal (-11,000)
Umshi Chekaal (-9,500)("West Chekaal")
Chekaalseras (-9,000) ("North Chekaal")
Archaic Vilani (-11,000)
Old High Vilani (-5,000)
Khal (substrate I)
Standard Vilani (-2,500)
Khal (substrate II)

Structure

Ergativity

Tone

Examples: sentences

TBD

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This language is primarily in use in the following areas: TBD

References & Contributors (Sources)

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