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Conlangery Podcast

Conlangery #20: Ideophones

Oct 17, 2011
53:16

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Quick takeaways

  • Idiophones are marked words that depict sensory imagery and are used in narrative contexts to add color and description.
  • Different languages have varying numbers of idiophones, which can include onomatopoeic words, words associated with sensory aspects, and idiomatic components.

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This episode of the podcast discusses the concept of idiot phones in language. Idiot phones are marked words that depict sensory imagery and stand out from other words in a language. They tend not to fit into the grammar of a language and are often used in narrative contexts to add color and description. The episode explores the typological interest in idiot phones and their role in conveying sensory experiences across different languages.

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