https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery89.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, we take a little time to talk about the topic of polysynthesis Top of Show Greeting: Gothic (translated by Roman Rausch) Links and Resources: Nootkan/Southern Wakashan grammar (featured on episode 41) ZBB thread on polysynthesis Nice Inuit article Iñupiatun Eskimo dictionary Ancient Egyptian (Amazon link) Feedback:
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Conlangery SHORTS #07: When do you insert your infix?
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangeryShort07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge uses an example from Tagalog to highlight one of the decisions conlangers might need to make if they use infixing.
Conlangery #88: Ancient Greek (natlang)
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery88.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we are going to focus on a language you’ve probably heard us talk about quite a bit in passing: Ancient Greek. Learn how it is the oddball of European languages. Top of Show Greeting: Pali (natlang) Special Mention: Linguistics MOOC Links and Resources: Tables… Read more »
Conlangery #87: Quantifiers and Determiners
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery87.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we do a little talking about determiners, a topic that has come up before in many episodes but that we hadn’t really treated on its own. Also, we get to reading some iTunes reviews we’ve been forgetting about. Top of Show Greeting: Brazilian Portuguese… Read more »
Announcement on Schedule Change
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Announcement1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreConlangery is going to become a fortnightly podcast.
Conlangery #86: Himmaswa
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery86.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreApologies for posting this so late. Technical difficulties. In this episode we explore the curious Himmaswa and its Chinese-inspired writing system. Top of Show Greeting: Swiss German (Zurich dialect) Links for Himmaswa: KneeQuickie ZBB Fkeuswa Feedback:
Conlangery #85: Multilingual Conworlds
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery85.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we have a relatively short discussion on the creation and fictional portrayal of multilingual conworlds. It’s a linguistics-light topic, but we thought it might be useful. Links: Dragoman Feedback: Email: Azul*, guys:
Conlangery SHORTS #06: Borrowing Cultural Concepts
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangeryShort06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge talks about how we borrow words for cultural concepts, even when the concept isn’t all that alien to our culture. Links: Xenia Guanxi (关系) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia_(Greek)
Conlangery #84: Delason
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery84.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge and Mike have a wonderful conversation with Nizar Habash, creator of Delason. Featured Conlang: Delason Feedback: Hi! I discovered this podcast almost a month ago and I’m on episode 46. I’m actually not a conlanger, but I love linguistics and I love the discussions you… Read more »
Conlangery #83: Conlanging through Translation
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery83.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we tell you some techniques for using translations to flesh out your conlang. Top of Show Greeting: Pahran (George’s work-in-progress conlang) Links and Resources: Conlang Syntax Tests Aesop’s Fables (online collection)
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