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Conlangery Podcast

Conlangery #25: Grammatical Voice

Nov 21, 2011
01:07:47

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  • Voices in constructed languages allow conlangers to control the relationship between the verb and its arguments, offering the ability to shift focus on different aspects of the sentence.
  • Incorporating applicatives and ideophones in constructed languages can enhance expressiveness and richness, providing vivid descriptions of sensory experiences and actions in a concise manner.

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The podcast episode discusses a con-langer and their constructed language, with a focus on grammatical voice. The speaker explores different types of voices, such as active, passive, anti-passive, and inverse. They explain how voice relates to the relationship between the verb and its arguments, and how different voices can change this relationship. The importance of voice in language construction is emphasized.

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