Tag: language

143 You can control a Demon by knowing its True Name, but why? 2016-04-20T13:58:32.073

86 Does a hive mind race need a written language? 2017-10-10T05:56:34.563

81 Are there techniques for creating alien or foreign sounding names? 2014-11-02T16:23:56.997

80 Why would "dead languages" be the only languages that spells could be written in? 2019-07-01T22:53:50.643

76 How can I develop names for my fantasy land? 2016-07-26T17:53:04.413

68 How could a language that uses a single word extremely often sustain itself? 2016-10-25T17:05:16.550

63 How can I make my languages structurally less like English? 2015-08-31T13:57:41.823

62 Is there a more effective way to build a language than a word frequency list? 2016-05-09T01:36:11.617

58 Would it be possible for an Earth-sized world to speak a single language? 2015-05-25T15:26:23.580

57 Is it plausible to have two written forms of one spoken language that are so different as to be indecipherable? 2015-10-14T22:57:05.270

53 How would an order of Monks that renounce their names communicate effectively? 2019-06-23T04:27:34.263

52 How should a country introduce a constructed language as the official language? 2016-12-08T19:39:20.873

52 Would a "ring language" be possible? 2019-05-15T05:17:44.647

51 In an atheist alien society where bodily functions (reproduction and waste elimination) are not taboo what would be used to curse? 2015-11-11T10:45:32.167

45 Is there a reason to believe that programming languages are going to converge? 2015-05-24T13:33:03.510

44 How can I explain English existing in a fantasy world? 2017-01-19T20:22:31.330

44 How to avoid the language barrier when there is no time to learn the other language? 2018-07-24T11:09:01.977

43 How expressive is a color-based language? 2016-12-29T16:43:44.533

42 Would people develop spoken language if everyone was telepathic? 2015-01-06T21:09:22.643

38 A believable (and not irritating) proto-language 2017-04-18T16:03:52.730

37 For designing a vocal language for an intelligent species, how to decide on phonemes? 2014-09-16T20:50:20.313

36 A language made of silence 2016-02-10T10:27:34.420

35 Can the number of letters in alphabet suggest how advanced civilization is? 2019-02-02T21:36:29.743

34 Why would a language be undubbable by universal (machine) translator? 2016-11-21T20:59:17.440

32 Is mathematics a truly universal language? 2015-08-18T16:57:50.943

31 Why would robots use verbal communication? 2016-02-21T03:21:23.687

31 How could names plausibly change over several generations of humans living in a space station on another planet? 2016-11-26T05:59:11.413

31 Would a civilization simplify their languages (eg:English) in order to let their citizens learn more easily? 2017-05-25T02:12:36.100

30 In the future, around year 2500, will only one language exist on earth? 2016-10-31T09:48:03.967

30 Is it practical to make English the global language? 2019-02-10T14:09:37.790

29 Is one year a realistic timescale to learn an ancient language if every language you knew didn't exist yet? 2015-10-26T13:52:25.303

29 What event would cause a huge, dominant nation to adopt the language of a smaller, inferior one? 2018-09-03T19:05:54.127

28 How could the English language gradually dwindle to just one word? 2016-08-15T13:07:08.833

28 How to share knowledge to a future human civilization who doesn't know our languages? 2016-09-06T13:48:56.600

28 Creating Fictional Slavic Place Names 2019-05-28T00:36:30.980

26 Is there a right/wrong way to figure out how my world name would evolve into middle English from Arabic? 2019-11-05T03:38:57.323

25 In a culture that writes in circles, what would the medium for writing look like? 2017-10-20T12:22:42.837

24 How do I blend cultures - naming world features? 2014-09-30T15:07:59.663

24 How can I develop scientific names for my species'? 2016-09-19T21:10:08.557

24 Is there a way to translate a language that includes words for things we don't know? 2017-03-08T15:28:39.027

24 Scientific Naming Conventions for Alien Creatures 2017-10-15T18:02:32.500

24 Why would a telepathic species use spoken language? 2018-11-30T08:14:34.843

24 Would a primitive species be able to learn English from reading books alone? 2019-03-19T21:37:45.290

24 Would an enduring Inca Empire ever need paper? 2020-01-31T11:54:00.030

23 Is a galaxy-wide language possible? 2016-03-29T15:21:59.380

23 How (if at all) would being able to speak and listen simultaneously alter the structure and development of language? 2016-12-04T17:47:34.523

23 Dragon script/writing system -- how would it work? 2016-12-16T00:41:41.667

23 What gets lost in translation? 2017-05-23T04:07:19.160

23 How to explain a character's ability to communicate while traveling across a land of extremely fractured dialects? 2018-05-27T04:46:07.077

21 How alien can a language be - grammar? 2015-11-24T16:45:49.640

21 How to force a country to use a language that merges two languages that diverged 1000 years ago? 2016-01-27T20:44:31.427

21 Pheromone-based language 2016-06-30T06:36:13.323

21 What royal title can an absolutistic ruler have? 2016-08-04T15:58:35.120

21 Justifications for a language learned via magical transference? 2017-06-04T01:30:17.337

20 You need to disguise a manual as the diary of a madman. How? 2016-04-28T13:51:11.260

20 What are some tips for designing symbols for a constructed language? 2016-08-02T17:13:08.220

20 Forcing everyone to speak the same language 2016-11-10T19:31:22.977

20 What could cause a culture to change their writing style? 2017-02-14T13:26:53.233

20 How to make a language evolve quickly? 2019-05-09T07:39:48.993

19 How can I replicate language evolution? 2015-09-07T19:15:22.920

19 Would a common language develop in a fantasy world? 2015-11-11T09:48:16.013

19 Why do people create fictional languages? 2016-06-14T15:03:22.143

19 How would interstellar human cultures describe themselves long after Earth was lost? 2018-04-29T06:21:42.413

19 How would a solely written language work mechanically 2019-03-19T15:55:45.880

18 How to Make Different Cultures Have Different Naming Styles, But a Common Language Between Them Believable? 2014-09-18T12:47:36.930

18 What kind of/How a secret language could be developed in middle ages by a secret society? 2014-12-02T17:23:31.707

18 Exclamations in a nonreligious culture 2015-02-11T23:43:09.640

18 How to name aliens? 2016-07-22T10:48:15.500

17 What tools can be used to help with language development? 2015-05-10T16:05:30.003

17 How much would a language change over 500 years completely cut off from its source? 2019-12-18T06:45:18.063

16 Could a lingua franca be possible on a galactic scale? 2015-06-05T05:32:22.167

16 Creating a realistic world - Spreading languages 2015-09-10T00:52:59.627

15 How would common time-travel affect a language? 2015-01-28T23:40:39.527

15 Grammar for a species that communicates via hallucinations 2015-11-16T23:03:05.587

15 How would people with perfect memory design their language 2016-09-04T23:49:45.320

15 Alternative to writing for creatures without eyesight? 2016-12-11T22:32:30.417

15 Universal translation and nonsense lyrics 2018-09-12T16:21:13.173

14 How to name places that have multiple names? 2014-11-14T02:43:59.933

14 What conditions might cause a natural language to be completely literal? 2016-01-29T16:41:09.883

14 The human race can survive - if we can all cooperate 2016-02-06T16:40:39.313

14 Writing system of blind, sea dwelling sentients? 2017-02-15T02:46:48.170

14 Grammatical tenses for time travelers 2017-03-28T00:57:35.037

14 Could two populations maintain a common language over hundreds of years following sudden isolation? 2017-06-09T19:34:42.137

14 How would a vertical jaw and multiple tongues affect sound production? 2017-12-18T20:39:13.880

14 How do I make the grammatical evolution of my language realistic? 2018-02-02T03:39:44.283

14 How to avoid cursing myself with my black magic? 2018-08-15T01:44:52.523

13 How long would it take for a brilliant person to decipher/crack an alien language and how to use its technology? 2014-12-16T13:43:40.447

13 How to move on as a society without a common language 2015-05-01T16:12:06.687

13 How long can language drift before it becomes indecipherable, and how to minimize drift? 2015-07-02T15:52:01.710

13 How long will it take to form a new dialect and language in underground steampunk London? 2015-08-15T21:30:56.777

13 Why would a language based solely on volume develop? 2015-11-16T23:17:06.513

13 What phonemes would a snouted animal (e.g. dog or cat) be able to pronounce? 2016-06-25T04:06:08.920

13 Common pattern by which species come to name their home planets? 2017-06-22T17:29:34.983

13 What change in history would cause the Dutch to speak German? 2018-05-27T15:12:34.120

12 Does it make sense for all names to have a common letter or sound? 2016-01-25T14:59:43.390

12 What are some steps / guidelines for making a constructed language? 2016-05-27T05:02:00.147

12 How much time is needed before a language is no longer recognizeable? 2016-12-19T05:16:47.290

12 What would a modern civilization look like if they aren't allowed to write? 2018-02-05T00:14:21.833

12 What factors would affect the choice of direction of script writing to the inventor of a new writing system? 2018-12-30T09:50:12.913