3min chapter

Conlangery Podcast cover image

Conlangery #41: Discourse Particles

Conlangery Podcast

CHAPTER

Using Discourse Particles in a Naturalistic Language

It's going to be a little mind breaking in any naturalistic language that's not your own to really, um, use discourse particles properly. In more than one language, not just ancient Greek, the particles accumulate in dantada, vodka, nagal position. So you might have interesting word order effects depending on what word order you've picked for your language. If you've got a non-configuration language, then all sorts of wackiness can follow.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode