Good evening, afternoon, or morning to you, people of r/conlangs. Today's Saturday, and that means it's time for another typological paper! Once again, there will be some prompts for you to discuss in the comments.
Hypothetical manner constructions in world-wide perspective (Martínez)
This week's paper was submitted by u/PyrolatrousCoagulate and discusses how various languages handle hypothetical manner constructions, such as the ones introduced by "as if" in English. There are several strategies regarding how languages deal with those constructions, which are presented in the paper. Those range from free adverbial conjunctions, to constructions employing a noun meaning 'thing'. In this TyPoW you can talk about how hypothetical manner constructions work in your conlang!
- Which strategy depicted in the paper does your conlang use?
- If your conlang's mechanism doesn't fit in any of those categories, how is hypothetical manner encoded?
- Describe the diachrony of these constructions in your conlang!
Remember to try to comment on other people's languages
Submit your papers here!
So, that's about it for this week's edition. See you next Saturday, and happy conlanging!