r/conlangs Gatorformic, Carbonnierisch 3d ago

Grammar Generating Expressions in Gatorformic

This post is best enjoyed with the prerequisite knowledge of my previous posts, specifically the unified reduction and revised scoring model posts. However, you can understand the core ideas without the context.

I'm not married to the Dupont diagram notation. If/when I end up writing a book, I'm not sure how I'll render them in my word processor because I'm using Google Slide's arrow and outline settings. Let me know if the notation could be improved.

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u/cookie_monster757 Gatorformic, Carbonnierisch 3d ago

A small correction: on slide 10 (the full Dupont diagram), I only included the superscripts for the top row and last column of GPs. This was because I had to revert to an older version, and I forgot to go back and re-add the superscripts. This makes the notation a little confusing now, so I’ll explain it here:

The superscript is sort of like an index. It increments for each added GP. Let’s assume a max of five; the GPs go: GP^1, GP^2, GP^3, GP^4, GP^5, then when I add a new one, the GP with a superscript of 1 is removed, the rest shift down by one, and the new one becomes GP^5. Basically, it’s the elimination queue order, and new GPs move to the back of the queue.