The hosts discuss the unique and rewarding experience of studying language through the lens of opera, emphasizing the importance of finding passion in language learning.
A future episode will explore Greek discourse particles and their application to conlanging, highlighting the challenges of analyzing ancient Greek.
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Emails and Listener Feedback
This episode of the podcast is a mailbag episode where the hosts read and discuss emails from listeners. They explain that this format allows them to address listener questions, suggestions, and comments more efficiently. They also mention the possibility of doing future episodes on topics like naming languages and Greek discourse particles based on listener requests. The hosts express appreciation for the feedback and encourage listeners to continue sending emails.
Opera as a Gateway to Language Learning
One listener shares their enthusiasm for opera and how it led them to discover their love for language learning and conlanging. They mention that studying language through the lens of opera was a unique and rewarding experience. The hosts discuss their own experiences with opera and express their support for any interest or passion that brings people to language learning.
Exploring Greek Discourse Particles
Another listener suggests doing an episode on Greek discourse particles and how they can be applied to conlanging. They mention that some particles in Gazembum, a constructed language, are inspired by Greek particles. The host expresses interest in the topic and plans to explore Greek discourse particles in future episodes. They also discuss the challenges of analyzing ancient Greek and how linguistic materials tend to be outdated.
Miscellaneous Topics
The hosts discuss various other listener emails which cover topics such as naming languages in conlanging, experiences with studying Spanish and how it relates to conlanging, and the use of languages in opera. They appreciate the diversity of interests among listeners and express gratitude for the feedback and suggestions.
We resurrect the podcast with an episode that’s all answering listener feedback. We hope to keep this thing going for a good long time. Top of Show Greeting: French (translation and recording by Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets) Emails below the fold: Hi! I’m a rather bad natlanger. I’m too tempted to make Lojban-ish languages, where things are unambigous... Read more »
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