1. Introduction
2. Phonetics & Phonology
2.1 Phonetics
2.1.1 Consonants
2.1.2 Vowels
2.1.3 Syllable structure
2.2 Phonology
2.2.1 Phonological processes
2.2.2 Stress
2.2.3 List of pronunciation of some words
3. A Grammar Guide to the Ancient Language
3.1 Nouns
3.1.1 Gender
3.1.2 Plurals
3.1.3 Articles
3.1.4 Compound words
3.1.5 Diminutive forms
3.1.6 Negotiation
3.2 Pronouns
3.2.1 Personal pronouns
3.2.2 Possessive pronouns
3.2.3 More on possessiveness
3.2.4 Reflexives
3.2.5 Demonstrative pronouns
3.2.6 Interrogatives
3.2.7 Indefinite pronouns
3.3 Adjectives
3.3.1 General information and word order
3.3.2 Degree – comparatives and superlatives
3.3.3 A small notion on some suffixes
3.4 Titles, ancestry and honorifics
3.5 Numerals
3.6 Prepositions
3.7 Adverbs
3.7 Verbs
3.7.1 Agreement
3.7.2. Tense
3.7.3 The verb “to be”
3.7.4 The passive
3.7.4 The subclause
3.7.5 Other important verbs.
3.7.6 Negotiation
3.7.7 A small notion on derivation
3.8 Spells, wishes and other special formulations
4. Examples of the Ancient Language in the Elvish Culture
4.1 “Du Silbena Datia”
4.2 A letter to Eragon and Saphira
4.3 An elvish greeting
5. A Basic Dictionary
5.1 Christopher Paolini’s Ancient Language
5.2 Additional vocabulary
6. An Evaluation of the Ancient Language
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The Introduction to the Ancient Language
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