https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk about how to organize your conlang, from organizing your notes to writing the grammar and lexicon, and what software is out there to help you. Also, some stupid example sentences, and a little old language called Alurhsa. Pre-show intro: Ancaron language by ZBB’s Lyhoko Leaci…. Read more »
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Conlangery #09: Formality and Register
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery09.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreListen to David Peterson talk to Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont on Sword and Laser #68: Ad-libbing in Dothraki We’re all about formality today, from the intricate politeness system of Korean to some crazy Nahuatl stuff to the subtle syntax of the English polite request. We… Read more »
Conlangery #08: Kinship Terms
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk about kinship terminology: what kinds of kinship schemes exist in reality, how they are related to family structure and marriage customs, and where you can find resources to give you ideas about these concepts. We also talk a little about Tepa (which I mispronounce… Read more »
Conlangery #07: Word Creation
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge says: check out the LCS Podcast interview of Sheri Wells-Jensen. Meanwhile, on this side of the conlanging podosphere (literally, the other side, there are only two podcasts), we talk a little about how you can fill out that lexicon with words. And after that we… Read more »
Conlangery #06: Linguistic Typology
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
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
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 »
Conlangery #03: The Good and the Bad
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
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?
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 »
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