Conlangery SHORTS #05: Classification

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangeryShort05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWilliam Annis gives us a wonderful review of how classification occurs in natural languages, and the many ways you can incorporate it in your langs. (Small note, we will no longer be putting translated greetings on the short episodes.) Links and Resources: Austronesian Possession (and another link)… Read more »

Conlangery #82: Rikchik

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery82.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we talk to Denis Moskowitz about his wonderful experiment Rikchik and the strange aliens who speak it. Top of Show Greeting:  Forkëzoq Feature Conlang: Rikchik Rikchik physiology Smiley award

Conlangery #81: Tone

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery81.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreIt took us two tries, but we managed to record an episode focusing entirely on tone systems.  Learn about how tonal languages work, how they develop historically, and a few little bits you can play with. Top of Show Greeting: Frenkisch Links and Resources: Wobé Wè… Read more »

Conlangery #80: Zonal Auxlangs

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery80.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, George and William have an interesting discussion on the phenomenon of “zonal” auxiliary languages,  which seek to unite a region rather than the whole world. Top of Show Greeting: Ponuhi Links and Resources: – Germanic auxlangs Euronord Teutonish Folksprak Frenkish – Slavic auxlangs A big… Read more »

Conlangery SHORTS #04: Episode 13 “Outtakes”

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangeryShort04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreI ended up cutting out about 10 minutes worth of excellent material in episode 13 that I’ve been sitting on forever just waiting for a chance to share it, so here you have it. Top of show Greeting: nQaixhaþ Maħàr

Conlangery SHORTS #03: Expanding your Lexemes

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangeryShort03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWilliam tells us how lexemes need not be one continuous word or morpheme, using his characteristically exotic examples (and some not so exotic. Top of Show Greeting: fangait Links and Resources: Navajo Verb Template Asheninca Campa

Conlangery #79: Cherokee (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery79.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreIn our last full episode of 2012, we talk all about Cherokee. Top of Show Greeting: Emberyad Announcements:   Profile of John Quijada in The New Yorker   Jim Henry Medical Trust Featured NATLANG: Cherokee Reference Grammar Lexicon Valley on Sequoyah’s syllabary Short lesson on classifiers Feedback:… Read more »

Conlangery #78: How to Read Linguistics Papers

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery78.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreSpecial mention: DJP had another podcast interview (Yeah, I know, we’re late on everything) Thanks to a wonderful email suggestion, we talk about how conlangers should read linguistics research papers, including what to look at (and what you don’t need to) and how to find papers… Read more »

Conlangery #77: FairyLang

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery77.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis week John Ericson joins us to talk about his wacky and wonderful FairyLang. Top of Show Greeting: Russian (translation by Boris Listunov) Featured Conlang: FairyLang Feedback Email:

Conlangery #76: Definiteness

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery76.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWilliam is back!  He talks with us all about definiteness. Top of Show Greeting: Vreksi Links and Resources: Typology of definiteness Irish initial mutations (note the difference in masculine and feminine definites) Javanese and definiteness in subjects Another paper on definiteness Hungarian definiteness marking on verbs Feedback:… Read more »