Conlangery #06: Linguistic Typology

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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

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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 »

Conlangery #04: Getting Started

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreIt’s just George and Bianca this week, as Will ended up dealing with the spontaneous combustion of a server.  We do our best to stumble through some some recommendations for new conlangers and later take a look at an interesting little Germanic conlang. Links The Language… Read more »

Topic Suggestion Form and Voicemail

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I have created a form for people to make suggestions about main topics as well as featured conlangs for the show.  Just click on the “suggestions” tab above.  Make sure you leave a good description of topics and include links for any featured conlangs, so that we know what you are talking about. Also, I… Read more »

Conlangery #03: The Good and the Bad

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge finally gets Bianca’s last name right (it’s [mæŋgəm]) and we talk a little about people mispronouncing our names.  Then we get into what makes a language good or bad, and don’t come to much of a good conclusion other than the old “eye of the… Read more »

Conlangery #02: Promoting Your Conlang

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe have William Annis of www.learnnavi.org on to talk about promoting conlangs, and also talk a little bit about Na’vi. Learn Na’vi

Conlangery #01: Why Conlang?

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreTomás insults George’s Spanish, then we get into a discussion about why we conlang and just how personal the hobby is.  Then, we talk a little about measure words and genders, and about our Conlang of the Week: Feayran — The language of a race of… Read more »