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<h3>[[World Cup]]</h3>
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The '''NationStates World Cup''' is NationStates' longest-running recurring sporting event, dating back to the spring of 2003.  As of this writing, World Cup 19 has just been completed.
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<h3>[[Noterelenda]]</h3>
  
Each World Cup since the third has begun with a qualifying stage including anywhere from approximately fifty to one hundred nations, with eighty being the customary number.  These nations are typically divided into eight to fifteen qualifying groups of six to ten nations, depending on the exact number entered.  Each nation in a qualifying group plays each other nation in that group once at home and once away (the exception to this rule was World Cup V, where nations in the qualifiers played each other only once).  After all matches have been played, thirty qualifiers are determined based on placement in their groups.  The first criterion for placement is the number of ''points'' earned (three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss).  If this results in a tie, the first tiebreaker is ''goal difference'' (the number of goals conceded subtracted from the number of goals scored).  The next tiebreaker is the number of goals scored. In almost all situations, this is enough to resolve any tie. (If it is not, the results of matches between the tied teams would act as a tiebreaker, and a playoff match would occur if the teams are still tied. This has never been required in the qualifying, although it has been required haphazardly in the group phase, first occurring in World Cup 12 when Halfassedstates beat [[Liverpool England]] 2-1.)
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'''Noterelenda''' is a constructed language developed in [[Bedistan]], and is one of the five official [[language]]s of the [[Unified Capitalizt States]], though it is more widely spoken in the former [[West Bedistan]] and [[Pedriana]]. It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages ([[English]], [[Spanish]], and a very small amount of classical [[Greek]]).
  
The thirty qualifiers in addition to the two host nations advance to play in the World Cup proper.  The first round (or the ''group stage'', as it is also known) is made up of eight groups of four nations.  Routinely, four of these groups play in one host nation, while the other four groups compete in the second.  Each nation in a group plays each other nation in that group once.  The top two nations in each group advance to the second round, using the same rules as with qualifying. Beginning with the second round (also known as the ''round of sixteen''), a single-elimination format is used.  The exception to this is in the semifinals, as the two losing nations in the semifinals still move on to face off in the third-place playoff.
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==Basic Grammar==
  
Results are determined by using a [[scorinate|scorinator]] of some sortExcel spreadsheets are the most common method, with the Java program [[Leagion]] increasingly used since its debut in World Cup 13, co-hosted by the program's developer [[Rejistania]]The primary influence on the results is the [[KPB ranking system|rank]] of each nation, though ''roleplay bonus'' can also have a moderate effect (the exact influence of each depends on the formula used and hence varies between World Cups).
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Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like EnglishModifiers are usually placed after nouns.
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===Archaic letters===
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The letter '''q''' has not always existed in its present form.  Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch".  The extra letter ''h'' was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç).  Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter ''q''.
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===Pronunciation===
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Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qi'''da'''de, kon'''si'''ke)A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevar'''é''').  An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables.  It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>'', replaced by ''Arjenibrukem'').  It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix ''<nowiki>'da</nowiki>'', for instance, acts as the word "the").  Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>''.  A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes.  For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified.  This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.
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Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables.  Thus, ''senie'' (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables.  For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a ''diphthong'' can be formed.  A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.
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Example:  The word ''guane'', written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay".  However, if a diphthong is formed by writing ''guäne'', the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".
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In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel.  Thus, a theoretical word ''nepáï'' would be pronounced "nep-AYE".
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: ''See more in the [[Noterelenda|main article]].''

Latest revision as of 20:01, 20 October 2007


Noterelenda

Noterelenda is a constructed language developed in Bedistan, and is one of the five official languages of the Unified Capitalizt States, though it is more widely spoken in the former West Bedistan and Pedriana. It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages (English, Spanish, and a very small amount of classical Greek).

Basic Grammar

Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like English. Modifiers are usually placed after nouns.

Archaic letters

The letter q has not always existed in its present form. Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch". The extra letter h was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç). Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter q.

Pronunciation

Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qidade, konsike). A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevaré). An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables. It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word Arjenibrúk'ta, replaced by Arjenibrukem). It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix 'da, for instance, acts as the word "the"). Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in Arjenibrúk'ta. A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes. For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified. This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.

Vowels

Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables. Thus, senie (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables. For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a diphthong can be formed. A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.

Example: The word guane, written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay". However, if a diphthong is formed by writing guäne, the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".

In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel. Thus, a theoretical word nepáï would be pronounced "nep-AYE".

See more in the main article.