Conlangery #08: Kinship Terms

Posted by & filed under Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk about kinship terminology: what kinds of kinship schemes exist in reality, how they are related to family structure and marriage customs, and where you can find resources to give you ideas about these concepts.  We also talk a little about Tepa (which I mispronounce… Read more »

Conlangery #07: Word Creation

Posted by & filed under Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge says: check out the LCS Podcast interview of Sheri Wells-Jensen.  Meanwhile, on this side of the conlanging podosphere (literally, the other side, there are only two podcasts), we talk a little about how you can fill out that lexicon with words.  And after that we… Read more »

Conlangery #06: Linguistic Typology

Posted by & filed under Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk at length about linguistic typology and all the weird and wonderful tendencies that human languages seem to have.  We also talk a little on Láadan, the language for women that our own token woman isn’t too fond of (philosophy-wise, anyway). Resources: The Universals Archive The… Read more »

Conlangery #05: Scripts and Writing

Posted by & filed under Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe’re back to talk about scripts: what kind of script to use, how con-history fits into it, tips for developing a realistic script, etc.  Then we talk about a language that, while not having a unique writing system per se, has incorporated existing systems in an… Read more »