Lecture 4 Assignments

[Hooligan]

Students --

Running late creating assignments seems to be the rule, not the exception. Once again, you have a full week from the date of this posting, though, to turn in your work.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR LECTURE 4

LECTURE PART 1 ASSIGNMENT:

1. Many Talossan words do not have stress marks. Does this mean that they are not stressed?

2. Why are some single-syllable words stressmarked?

3. The following words are not stressmarked. Supply the (unnecessary) stressmark to indicate where stress is to be placed:

a. alfavit (= alphabet)
b. apostrof (= apostrophe)
c. canziun (= song)
d. efladicieu (= feast)
e. falança (= watermelon)
f. füçicalmint (= physically)
g. fäntästic (= fantastic)
h. areider (= crowbar)
i. spectacleux (= eyeglasses)
j. bäbätsilor (= babies)
k. teschent (= between)

4. How would the use of each of the following suffixes change where stress is placed in a word, and how?

a. -amaintsch (akin to English -ment as in movement)
b. -attä (akin to English -less as in homeless)
c. -mint (akin to English -ly as in nicely)
d. -ös (akin to English -ous as in marvelous)
e. -sqab (akin to English -ness as in greatness)
f. -itis (akin to English -itis as in tonsilitis)
g. -eir (akin to English -er as in employer)

5. In what circumstance would the addition of a prefix affect where stress is placed on a word?

LECTURE PART 2 ASSIGNMENT:

1. What are the three methods of separating the letters of a polyphthong to indicate their pronunciation in separate syllables?

2. When a consonant group must be separated in spelling to indicate the separate pronunciation of the consonants, what method is used?

3. Identify the element being stressed in each of the following Talossan words:

a. stoïc (= stoic)
b. adaco'art (= public opinion)
c. maídita (= auction)
d. sáicula (= century)

4. What are the Talossan translations of these English words and what do they have in common?

a. vanguard
b. magneto
c. perihelion
d. Internet

5. How is pronunciation affected by the introduction of an apostrophe between a consonant and a vowel?

VOCABULARY ASSIGNMENT:

This week, we will illustrate the translations of phrases submitted in last week's assignments.

• ¿Qet isch la costa d'acest magazineu? (= What is the cost of that magazine?)
  
• Me piaçadra 'n hambuergeir cün frits es 'n glas da cola. (= I would like a hamburger with fries and a glass of coke.)
  
• Acest glhibreu fut trei intzereçind. (= That book was very interesting.)
  
• ¿Qet fäts-tu aici? (= What are you doing here?)
  
• ¡Talossa isch la naziun la phü cumpetens in toct l'ünivirs! (= Talossa is the coolest nation in all the universe!)
  
• ¿Dovestà l'oradaviert? (= Where is the bathroom?)
  
• ¿Quançeux d’ars tent-tu? (= How old are you?)
  
• ¿Quand menxharhent-noi? (= When will we eat?)
  
• ¿C'e'n ben restoran? (= Is this a good restaurant?)
  
• ¿Säps-tu d'iens þotel uncareu es netz? (= Do you know of an inexpensive and clean hotel?)
  
• Eu fost comprarh 'n camisa noua (= I must buy a new shirt.)
  
• Perf parletz-tu pü lint. (= Please speak more slowly.)
  
• ¿Come ziradrás't ____ in el glheþ? (= How would you say _____ in Talossan?)
  
• ¿Qi’st tu esqipa favorì da béisbol? (= Which is your favorite baseball team?)
  
• ¿Volt-tu ‘n cervieþa? (= Do you want a beer?)

Study these translations, and look up words in the Översteir (using the Talossan-to-English setting) to determine which Talossan word is which English word, if you cannot tell. Notice that some of the phrases are not word-for-word translations of the English phrase.

For words you cannot find in the Översteir, feel free to ask me how they were constructed, and what their meaning is.

INDIVIDUAL TRANSLATION PROJECT ASSIGNMENT:

Add stressmarks to your text, whenever they would be necessary if the word were Talossan. For example, the word translation, which you might have re-spelled to tränsleischon would be stressmarked on the diphthong ei, because without a stressmark, the final syllable would be stressed by default.

Also, change all prefixes and suffixes in your English text to their Talossan counterparts, if you can identify them (using the prefix and suffix Webpages on KingdomOfTalossa.net). For example, the English suffix -tion in a word like translation is -ziun in Talossan, so you might end up with tränsléiziun when you are finished.

COURSE TRANSLATION PROJECT ASSIGNMENT:

No assignment until one of the final weeks. Continue your group discussion.