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==Distribution and Dialects== | ==Distribution and Dialects== | ||
Antarctican is spoken across a large continent, by a diversity of cultures. As would be expected, there is significant dialectical variation within the language. The differences are most pronounced in the vocabulary, less in the morphology, and even less in the syntax and phonology. | Antarctican is spoken across a large continent, by a diversity of cultures. As would be expected, there is significant dialectical variation within the language. The differences are most pronounced in the vocabulary, less in the morphology, and even less in the syntax and phonology. | ||
Most speakers of Antarctican will also be bilingual in a second language that is only spoken in their local region. Typically, Antarctican will be used in more formal situations, and the local language used with family and friends. However, it is very common for regional varieties of Antarctican to borrow words from other local languages (which will typically have many similar features to Antarctican due to the [[Antarctican Sprachbund]]). | |||
Most speakers of Antarctican will also be bilingual in a second language that is only spoken in their local region. Typically, Antarctican will be used in more formal situations, and the local language used with family and friends. However, it is very common for regional varieties of Antarctican to borrow words from other local languages (which will typically have many similar features to Antarctican due to the [[Antarctican Sprachbund]]. | |||
==Noun Morphology== | ==Noun Morphology== | ||
{{Main|Antarctican Nouns}} | |||
Nouns inflect for case either through suffixation or a change of the final vowel, and possession (via prefixes). Unlike many European languages nouns do not inflect for either gender or number. | |||
==Verb / Adjective Morphology== | |||
{{Main|Antarctican Verbs}} | |||
There is no distinction between adjectives and verbs in Antarctican. Instead of attributive adjectives like “good”, “bad”, “strong”, | |||
There is no distinction between adjectives | “weak”, there are descriptive verbs meaning “to be good”, “to be bad” and so on. | ||
and verbs in Antarctican. Instead of adjectives like “good”, “bad”, “strong”, | |||
“weak”, there are verbs meaning “to be good”, “to be bad” | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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