Yes, that was me! Sorry, I didn't see this notification until just now! But yes, I do basic editing and consulting, and I have a website if you're...
How important to you is it that you find actual Old Tagalog words to use? If you're having trouble finding old versions of words in a modern...
Sign languages are an under-used and often misunderstood type of language, so it's cool that you might use one! Make sure you look into some of...
I love this! Very cool, and it sounds like you have a lot of good ideas. Yeah, there's always the difficulty with storytelling in one language...
This is where keeping in mind the social implications of language is important, even when you think what you're talking about is structure. I'm...
Out of curiosity, in what sense do you think it's misconstrued? My understanding is that the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis does suggest that language is...
Thanks for asking about this! I feel like this topic is one that deserves more attention, since it's relevant in any story, but that people don't...
First, I would say that having few verbs and robust adverbs is more of a lexical feature than a grammatical one. If you want to think about how...
Yes, bring me your conlangs! I'm experimenting with building my own, but I really want to help others start or polish their own conlangs!
Are you writing a story in which characters use language to communicate? Then you may need to think about linguistic worldbuilding! (While I...
May I ask what your native language is? Because translating between different languages can be a very different experience depending on what the...
Favorite trope: I'm always a sucker for ancient or immortal beings who have grown cold and jaded with time suddenly re-discovering their humanity...
This is a good point. Is your main character even speaking the same language as these new people? You could say no, in which case you have the...
It's true that human signed languages would be restricted to species with hands and human faces, but if there's any possibility that your bird...
Have you considered how your languages might interact? For example, for the non-human species, do they have the same vocal production biology or...
