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'''Latejami''' ([ləˈtʰeɪ̯d͡ʒəmi]; natively [laˈted͡ʒami]{{ref|a}} 'speech-system') is an engineered language intended as a speakable [[machine-translation interlanguage]]. It was developed by Rick Morneau in his 1995 paper ''The Lexical Semantics of a Machine Translation Interlingua''.
{{Engineered language
| name = Latejami
| autonym = latejami
| by = Rick Morneau
| year = 1995-2007
| kind = Latejamic; first of its kind
| script = Latin
| spec = [http://www.rickmor.x10.mx/lexical_semantics.html]
| spec-lang = English
| authority = Rick Morneau (i.e. creator)
| influences = [[Loglan]], [[Lojban]], [[Esperanto]]
| community = no dedicated forums
}}


== Notes ==
'''Latejami''' (natively [laˈted͡ʒami]; 'speech-system')<ref>Stress placement in Latejami depends on word-internal syntax. Here stress goes on the syllable ''te'' because ''te'' is a Modifier morpheme.</ref> is an engineered language intended as a speakable [[machine-translation interlanguage]]. It was developed by Rick Morneau in his 1995 paper ''The Lexical Semantics of a Machine Translation Interlingua'', and developed over a number of years under different names, including '''Nasendi''', '''Katanda''', '''Ladekwa''' and '''Latenkwa'''.
:1.{{note|a}}Stress placement in Latejami, while not contrastive, is not predictable phonologically; it depends on word-internal syntax. Here stress goes on the syllable ''te'' because ''te'' is a 'modifier' morpheme. See {{Section:Stress}}.


== References ==
= Background =
http://www.rickmor.x10.mx/lexical_semantics.html
 
== History ==
 
== Aims ==
 
= Design =
 
== Phonology and orthography ==
 
Latejami has 26 phonemes: 21 consonants and five vowels.
 
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Consonant phonemes
!
! scope=col | Labial
! scope=col | Alveolar
! scope=col | Palatal
! scope=col | Velar
! scope=col | Glottal
|-
! scope=row | Plosive
| p&emsp;b || t&emsp;d || t͡ʃ&emsp;d͡ʒ || k&emsp;g ||
|-
! scope=row | Fricative
| f&emsp;v || s&emsp;z || ʃ&emsp;ʒ || colspan="2" | h~ʔ~x
|-
! scope=row | Nasal
| m ||  || n ||  ||
|-
! scope=row | Lateral
| ||  || l || ||
|-
! scope=row | Rhotic
| ||  || r || ||
|-
! scope=row | Semivowel
| w ||  ||  || j ||
|}
 
/r/ may be realized as any rhotic, and /h/ may be realized "as a glottal stop or as any unvoiced velar, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal fricative."
 
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Vowel phonemes
|-
!
! scope=col | Front
! scope=col | Central
! scope=col | Back
|-
! scope=row | Close
| i ||  || u
|-
! scope=row | Mid
| e
|
| o
|-
! scope=row | Open
| colspan=3 | a
|}
 
Three phonetic diphthongs are present: /aj aw oj/. They are treated as vowel-semivowel sequences and spelled ⟨ay aw oy⟩.
 
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ The Latejami alphabet
|-
! Grapheme
| a || b || style="background-color: #fcc" | c || d || e || f || g || style="background-color: #fcc" | h
| i || style="background-color: #fcc" | j || k || l || m || n || o || p || style="background-color: #fcc" | q
| r || s || t || u || v || w || style="background-color: #fcc" | x || style="background-color: #fcc" | y || z
|-
! Phoneme
| a || b || style="background-color: #fcc" | t͡ʃ || d || e || f || g || style="background-color: #fcc" | h~ʔ~x
| i || style="background-color: #fcc" | d͡ʒ || k || l || m || n || o || p || style="background-color: #fcc" | ʒ
| r || s || t || u || v || w || style="background-color: #fcc" | ʃ || style="background-color: #fcc" | j || z
|}
 
''(Differences from the IPA are highlighted.)''
 
== Morphology ==
 
=== Morpheme classes ===
 
=== Word structure ===
 
=== Proper names, etc. ===
 
== Syntax ==
 
== Semantics ==
 
=== Verbs ===
 
=== Nouns ===
 
=== Case tags ===
 
=== Case-role semantics ===
 
=== Modifiers ===
 
=== Tense, aspect and modality ===
 
=== Anaphora ===
 
=== Abstract relationships ===
 
=== Literalness and metaphor ===
 
== Lexicon ==
 
= Samples =
 
= Notes =
<references />
 
= References =
Morneau, R. 2007. ''The Lexical Semantics of a Machine Translation Interlingua.'' Accessed from http://www.rickmor.x10.mx/lexical_semantics.html (19 June 2021).


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Latejami (natively [laˈted͡ʒami]; 'speech-system')[1] is an engineered language intended as a speakable machine-translation interlanguage. It was developed by Rick Morneau in his 1995 paper The Lexical Semantics of a Machine Translation Interlingua, and developed over a number of years under different names, including Nasendi, Katanda, Ladekwa and Latenkwa.

Background

History

Aims

Design

Phonology and orthography

Latejami has 26 phonemes: 21 consonants and five vowels.

Consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d t͡ʃ d͡ʒ k g
Fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ h~ʔ~x
Nasal m n
Lateral l
Rhotic r
Semivowel w j

/r/ may be realized as any rhotic, and /h/ may be realized "as a glottal stop or as any unvoiced velar, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal fricative."

Vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Three phonetic diphthongs are present: /aj aw oj/. They are treated as vowel-semivowel sequences and spelled ⟨ay aw oy⟩.

The Latejami alphabet
Grapheme a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Phoneme a b t͡ʃ d e f g h~ʔ~x i d͡ʒ k l m n o p ʒ r s t u v w ʃ j z

(Differences from the IPA are highlighted.)

Morphology

Morpheme classes

Word structure

Proper names, etc.

Syntax

Semantics

Verbs

Nouns

Case tags

Case-role semantics

Modifiers

Tense, aspect and modality

Anaphora

Abstract relationships

Literalness and metaphor

Lexicon

Samples

Notes

  1. ↑ Stress placement in Latejami depends on word-internal syntax. Here stress goes on the syllable te because te is a Modifier morpheme.

References

Morneau, R. 2007. The Lexical Semantics of a Machine Translation Interlingua. Accessed from http://www.rickmor.x10.mx/lexical_semantics.html (19 June 2021).

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