ðə stɑrt ʌv ˈspikɪŋ by Robert Gorman

History of English site

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-14 03:50:02 UTC

Lingthusiasm - IPA

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-14 03:54:49 UTC

This episode is focused on the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), but the hosts also discuss the formation on English as we know it in that there were initially many variations. Then, English was solidified and standardized through writing. This supports the theme in that way, along with the fact that the phonemes discussed will help navigate other languages as well.

Xeno Languages

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-14 04:00:28 UTC

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thornygames.com/pages/xenolanguage-a-game-about-alien-language-and-human-memory?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqjJVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHoWchEmjnPOSLO8pByefOwAEvlKz568Ml14yhqf1WQqf24vnetcZ5Z2SCo4q_aem_nhlIvyvnjrCqjiT2EZ-trg__;!!KIFmrYtlezdzESbnm_I!Ezbni8WNzBnQmggNNvmm2HPtRICSeWo23_HE8BFwb6X62qMWFOwJSkO8OOz60J4XWdRUXwC9dQzFvx2FDXZqdeOor8QNtSoFcLU$

Chants of Sennaar

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-14 04:00:41 UTC

LOTR Trilogy

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-14 04:15:16 UTC

Please read these along with the Hobbit at least once, they're a blast!

Tolkien Writing Elvish

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-23 18:45:18 UTC

How to Navigate

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-23 19:01:33 UTC

Title IPA Translation = The Start of Speaking

I have color-coded the posts below as follows:

Green relates to Tolkien and new languages in literature.

Red relates to games and language in the recreational world. Tolkien started by having fun with languages, so doing so is imperative to the project.

Yellow relates to anything historical or philological.

Purple relates to questions I will ask to start discussion.

Note - the order that I intended is green to red to yellow with purple in between, but any order is welcome!

Purpose Statement

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-23 19:01:41 UTC

I wish to research deeper into how languages are made "from scratch," so to speak. I utilize my knowledge of the three real-world languages that I am familiar with and compare them to fictional languages such as those in J.R.R. Tolkien's works.

Question

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-23 19:11:51 UTC

Where would you start to make you own language? What would you base it off of?

Tolkien's Path

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-24 18:55:46 UTC

Example of Middle English

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-24 19:03:17 UTC

In the timeline mentioned on the History of English site, they explicitly state the era of Geoffrey Chaucer. The image above shows the edition that I read. Seeing Middle English written out for the first time and reading it in Dr. Epstein's class on the work was great fun. It felt like it was drunken English. According to my knowledge, Chaucer's variation was basically the standardized variation, as there were many dialects depending on region and social class. Take a look for yourself - and take the class if you're not graduating yet!

Lightly Humorous YT Video Re: Tolkien

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-28 02:29:18 UTC

This is supplementary to the article above

Question

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-28 02:46:00 UTC

How do you think English will evolve? For instance? Will it branch off into other languages? Will it change form once more to the point where our English will sound archaic? Feel free to discuss with each other in the comments!

Question

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-28 02:49:23 UTC

Would you play any of these games? Did any of you play them before? Have you heard of other games related to linguistics like these? Share your thoughts below!

Question

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-28 03:56:10 UTC

Do a quick Google search on Lingua Nolta, Esperanto, and/or other conlangs. What did you find? Did you know about these languages before? Have you heard the term "conlang" before this? It's a new term for me!

Article on Simlish

robertgorman1 — 2025-04-28 15:23:41 UTC

Many of you have heard of the Sims and its created language. This article provides some insight into the language and some phrases in Simlish too!