Conlangery #64: Head-marking vs Dependent-marking

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery64.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we tackle a very interesting typology topic: head-marking and dependant-marking.  Turns out that whether your language leans one way or another affects (or depends on) a wide variety of grammatical features.  Be sure to check the links below for additional info. Top of Show Greeting:… Read more »

Episode 64 is likely to be late

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Thought I would put out there, Conlangery episode #64 will probably publish later than usual.  In my haste to move I apparently had not synced my computer to my backup service before moving.  Hence, after several days of syncing my laptop up to said service, I discovered that Conlangery64_rough.aup was no where to be found…. Read more »

Conlangery #63: Kuot (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery63.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, we cover one of the weird and wonderful languages of Papua New Guinea.  It turns out to be surprisingly not so weird, but there’s still quite a few things in it to inspire conlangers.  Do check out the crazy verbs though — that bit is… Read more »

Conlangery #62: Practicum — Anaphora and Co-reference

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery62.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we tackle a big grammar and discourse topic: anaphora and co-referentiality.  We go through a list of options you have for cleaning up ambiguities and keeping your discourse coherent.  Just don’t throw them all into the same conlang. Top of Show Greeting: Minhast Links and… Read more »