Invented Language (55)

Dave Shepherd revisits a couple of blend-word examples we overlooked last week: "celebutante" and "ruinion." (Thanks to Hillary Israeli.) (1:56)

Dave and Howard Shepherd discuss the challenges of trying to remain non-commercial for one year. Our anniversary was the day we recorded this show, March 21, 2006. (2:56)

Dave and Howard explore the realm of invented languages--languages artificially constructed for specific purposes. (Thanks to Kevin Thomas and Alexandre Enkerli for the topic suggestion.) (4:34)

Language that limits:

• Parental code (8:24)
• The created sub-languages of childhood (9:44)
• Pig Latin (10:33)
• Javanais (11:44)
• Verlan (12:16)

Music bumper from "Telepop" by The Jerrys (13:26)

Codes:

• Morse code, building codes, speech codes and double-talk (14:59)
• Cryptology, shortwave number-code stations (16:28)
• The Navajo "Code-Talkers" from World War II (18:03)

Song: 'Code' by Brooks Newton (18:39)

• Cockney rhyming slang (our source: Jeremy Alderton's Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary) (22:04)

Rude word of the week: "Donald Trump" (an example of Cockney rhyming slang, based on the name of the famous American tycoon and television reality-show star) (23:42)

Music bumper from "Trifle 3" by Fuzzy Logic (25:02)

Language that expands:

• Fantasy languages: Elvish, Klingon (25:56)
• Esperanto (27:05)
• E-Prime (29:48)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 33:14
size: 22.9 Mb

rating: PG (Our Rude Word alludes to a mildly rude word for defecation.)

Categories: language, linguistics