Conlangery #114: Thai (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery114.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis month Britton joined us and we talked about the wonders of reduplication and nicknames in Thai. Top of Show Greeting: Dzuish (English-based conlang) Wikipedia on Thai Thai-language.com Noss, R. B. (1964). Thai reference grammar. Foreign Service Institute. Haiman, J. (2013). Decorative morphology in Khmer. In… Read more »

Conlangery #81: Tone

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery81.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreIt took us two tries, but we managed to record an episode focusing entirely on tone systems.  Learn about how tonal languages work, how they develop historically, and a few little bits you can play with. Top of Show Greeting: Frenkisch Links and Resources: Wobé Wè… Read more »

Conlangery #33: Suprasegmentals

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery33.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe get right to it talking about suprasegmentals: mainly stress, phonation, tone, and nasalization.  After a long and fascinating (if incomplete) discussion, we finally get around to talking to DJP’s Kamakawi. Top of Show Greeting: Kinál Links and Resources: Phonation Types Mark Liberman has doubts about… Read more »