https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreAlternate Titles: AND … tits, Bugger is for Sodomy, Dog Japan’d, When “Damn it” Just Won’t Cut it, What Did My 16th Great-Grandfather Do to You? Today we talk all about taboo words. Make sure you have your headphones in or are by yourself when you… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Conlangery #12: Personal Names
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe have no Will today, but we do have Adam Skoog from Sweden. After a good discussion about personal names where I continually refer to Chinese naming conventions, we talk with Adam about his wonderful language Kozea and the kooky videos he has created with it…. Read more »
Conlangery #11: Nonconfigurationality
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we talk about nonconfigurationality, that is what languages do with word order when it’s not needed to show semantic roles. William regales us with tales of Navajo animacy-based word order, Nahuatl shifting its numerals around, and Ancient Greek’s confounding tendency to separate adjectives from their… Read more »
3000 listens
We just passed 3,000 total listens. Thanks to everyone who is downloading the podcast or listening on the site. We may not be one of the big boys in podcasting, but we have a strong, engaged audience. I’m grateful for that.
Conlangery #10: Organization, Computers, and Conlanging
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk about how to organize your conlang, from organizing your notes to writing the grammar and lexicon, and what software is out there to help you. Also, some stupid example sentences, and a little old language called Alurhsa. Pre-show intro: Ancaron language by ZBB’s Lyhoko Leaci…. Read more »
Conlangery #09: Formality and Register
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery09.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreListen to David Peterson talk to Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont on Sword and Laser #68: Ad-libbing in Dothraki We’re all about formality today, from the intricate politeness system of Korean to some crazy Nahuatl stuff to the subtle syntax of the English polite request. We… Read more »
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