The host plans to create naming languages for a novella set in a fantastical university, focusing on developing historical background and linguistic evolution while maintaining continuity.
Creating detailed maps with realistic continents and plate tectonics is essential for understanding language interactions and determining family splits and language contact.
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Creating Naming Languages
The podcast episode discusses the host's plans for creating naming languages for a novella set in a fantastical university. The goal is to develop enough historical background and linguistic evolution to create naming languages that can be expanded into full languages without losing continuity. The host shares the tools and techniques used, including GLaB for generating phonologies, Williams Lexifer for word generation, and JS Bang's phonics for applying sound changes. The host also mentions using contrastive hierarchies and distinctive features to inform sound changes. The Ankong family and the Ingar family are two language families being developed, with plans for more families in the future.
World Building and Language Expansion
The host discusses the importance of maps for world building and language development. They express the need for a clear sense of geography to understand where languages interact at different stages. The host mentions using a game called Songs of the Eons to generate detailed maps with realistic continents, climates, and plate tectonics. They also mention their plan to work out the stages of migrations for 10 different language families in order to determine family splits and language contact. The host admits to seeking feedback and acknowledges the ambitious nature of the project.
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Constructed Languages and the People Who Create Them
George shares some ambitious plans for a new world with lots of naming languages. Links: Ankong Family Ingar Family X Family Lexifer Phonix Songs of the Eons Script: Welcome to Conlangery, the podcast about constructed languages and the people who create them. I’m George Corley. I’m doing a short this month, as being at home... Read more »
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