Conlangery #17: Aspect

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery17.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThe second in our TAM series, we spend a good deal of time on the basic perfective/imperfective distinction as well as talk a little about how you can go totally crazy with many, many more aspects.  Then we review the incredible Siwa. Top of show greeting:… Read more »

Conlangery #16: Tense

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThe first of our episodes of the holy verbal trinity of TAM.  We initially planned to do Tense and Aspect as one episode, but the more we talked about tense the more complicated it became, so the aspect discussion is pushed to next week.  We also… Read more »

Conlangery #15: Getting out of Creative Ruts

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery15.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe throw out some tips for how to kick certain creative habits you might have developed as you create languages.  Then we review the Akana language Tmaśareʔ. Top of Show greeting: Myonian Links and Resources Spokan Hupa Featured Conlang: Tmaśareʔ Feedback: Okuno Zankoku (email) Since you always want… Read more »

Conlangery #14: Verb Framing and Postural Verbs

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe give you some info on verb framing — that is the typology of how languages describe motion, as well as some discussion of postural verbs, aka positionals, and all the wondrous variety you can create with them.  Also, we review [k]enyani. Greeting: Gomain by Zach Hart Links… Read more »