LangTime Chat, Episode 38: Borrowing and English, Part II
1h 5m
·
LangTime Chat
·
We wrap up our discussion of types of borrowings in the history of the English language and end with some book recommendations for anyone interested in learning more! At one point, we discuss the ampersand, so I’ve attached a fun poster here to show what we mean.
The episode LangTime Chat, Episode 38: Borrowing and English, Part II from the podcast LangTime Chat has a duration of
1:05:43. It was first published
More episodes from LangTime Chat
LangTime Chat, Episode 47: A Place for Theory
In this episode, we talk about linguistic theory and its place in conlanging. As a spoiler alert, we specifically talk about how theoretical approaches are not so helpful to the art of language invention. I’ve attached the PDF of slides we use throughout the episode, some of which have visual examples of theoretical approaches to […]
LangTime Chat, Episode 46: How to Read Like a Linguistics Professor
In this episode, we chat about tackling academic linguistics articles, providing strategies for approaching articles and figuring out if they will be helpful to you or not. This episode is especially dedicated to anyone who has tried picking up linguistics articles but then feels overwhelmed because, well, academic articles are generally kind of notoriously cumbersome […]
LangTime Chat, Episode 45: Translation as a Language-Expanding Exercise
This is a Jessie-only kind of episode. In it, I walk through my thought processes as I attempt to get ready to translate a passage into Zhwadi. It focuses on how I’m thinking through decisions rather than on the actual creation of roots/words/items. The goal is to demonstrate just how much translation can help when […]
LangTime Chat, Episode 44: Kopikon Recap
We give a recap of our glorious day of conlang fun, otherwise known as Kopikon. In this episode, we give a rundown of the speakers and their talks from the day, which we hope will be especially useful for anyone who couldn’t attend and wants to know more about what went on that day. We […]
LangTime Chat, Episode 43: Expressions
David and I discuss common expressions in languages, including greetings and thanks. We hope it inspires you to think about some of these kinds of expressions in your own languages! (The slides used during the episode are attached here, though they really just provide the words we talk about. You can, however, see just how […]