Ardusa: A Grammar of the Ardusan Languages
Current Build
You can find the most recently compiled working draft PDF here.
Introduction
This document provides a detailed grammatical description of the languages of Ardusa, a fictional landmass set in a fictional constructed world. This project serves as a method for linguistic research, as an intellectual exercise, and as an outlet for creative and artistic expression. It is intended primarily for my own personal use and entertainment, though others with similar linguistic interests will hopefully find it interesting and entertaining as well. I have chosen to use LaTeX to typeset this grammar because it provides a way to be clear, consistent, and organized. Further, since LaTeX uses plain text files, it allows me to use Git for version control so I can keep track of changes over time.
Compiling
Clone the repository and compile Ardusa.tex using xelatex, biber, makeindex, and makeglossaries. The standard TeXLive installation should include all the necessary packages. Make sure to include the Junicode and Fira Sans fonts, which are used throughout the document. You will also need the Ardusan Sans font, though a copy of the .otf file is contained in this repository.
Documentation Inspiration
- Describing Morphosyntax by Thomas E. Payne
- Ayeri by Carsten Becker
- Okuna by Matt Pearson
Licensing
This document is copyrighted 2018–2020 by Ian A. Cook under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. (See a human-readable summary here.)
All languages described within this document are copyrighted 2018–2020 by Ian A. Cook, all rights reserved.