https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery125.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis month we talk about grammatical number. What number distinctions can you make for a language (beyond singular and plural)? What do you mark for number? And how does number interact with agreement and other grammatical systems? We’ll help you with all of that.
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Conlangery #124: Old Irish (natlang)
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery124.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe welcome Matt Boutilier on to talk about Old Irish, from the destruction of verb roots due to initial stress, to how you can incorporate initial mutations into a language. Special mention: George recommends the show Cleverman. Nothing to do with this episode, it’s just good…. Read more »
Conlangery #123: Stress Systems
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery123.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we talk all about word-level stress systems, a part of your conlang that can be done in a few minutes or have you stressing for many days, weeks, or maybe months. It all comes down to what kind of stress system you go with. Top… Read more »
Conlangery SPECIAL #2: Too Like the Lightning
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/ConlangerySpecial02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWilliam invites Ada Palmer on to talk about her new book Too Like the Lightning, which, while not so conlangy, uses language in interesting ways for world-building, including neologisms, unusual punctuation, and gratuitous Latin revivals. Links and Resources: Ada’s book on Amazon Or Barnes and Noble… Read more »
Conlangery #122: Brooding
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery122.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, we bring on Scott Hamilton and BenJamin P. Johnson to talk about Brooding, a language that both of them have worked on for the Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company. Special Announcement: Britton’s film Conlanging is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo! Top of Show Greeting: Finnish (translate and… Read more »
Conlangery #121: Trigedasleng
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery121.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe bring on our long time “frenemy” David Peterson to talk about Trigedasleng, the future English conlang he created for the CW show The 100. Top of Show Greeting: Noserliq (< q > = [ŋ]) Links and Resources: Trigedasleng.info David’s Tumblr answers Skaigedasleng Tumblr Memrise courses
Conlangery #120: Adjectives
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery120.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis episode we talk all about adjectives, what you can do with them and how they fit into a language. Special Mention: Glow (2 days left on Kickstarter) Links and Resources Grune, D. (1995) Hopi Survey of an Uto-Aztecan Language. Halling, P. H. (2012). Semantic Types… Read more »
Conlangery #119: Paramount v Axanar
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery119.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreGeorge brings on Sai, Christophe, and attorney Mark Randazza to talk about the LCS’s decision to file an amicus brief in Paramount v Axanar. Links and Resources: LCS press release (with links to press articles) Amicus brief (and exhibits) The Dentons legal memo The Visual Artists… Read more »
Conlangery #118: Linguistics Databases
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery118.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis month we present you with a bunch of online linguistics databases to help get an idea of what possibilities there are for languages. Top of Show Greeting: Maruħani Links and Resources: WALS (general typology) APiCS (pidgin and creole typology) eWAVE (English dialects and English-based creoles)… Read more »
Conlangery #117: Kash
https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery117.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, after a brief digression about Pahlavi, we get into last year’s Smiley winner Kash. Links Cindu website David Peterson’s Smiley writeup
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