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The Beauty of Language | Exploring Cultural Common Ground w/ Ben Norton | The TLB Pod 114
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On Episode 114 of The TLB Podcast James sits down with longtime friend and master linguist, Ben Norton, and the pair discuss Ben's journey from growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska to living full time in Japan, the cultural immersion that shaped his life, using language to connect with, and find similarities in, cultural exchanges, the parallels between language and music, the process of developing two constructed languages, Nurama and Omati, for his graphic novel and card game, the artistic expression found in language, and the subtleties and complexities involved in working with indigenous languages.
BEN NORTON’s LINKS
YouTube: @brushesbladesconlag
Speaking Nurama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRQ6wIkbaa8
Brushes and Blades Instagram: @Brushesandblades_languages
Personal Instagram: @ben.norton328
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction and Journey to Japan
03:01 - Learning Japanese
06:00 - Cultural Immersion and Language Mastery
08:53 - The Complexity of Japanese Language
11:59 - Language and Music
15:01 - Role of Language in Cultural Connection
18:04 - Constructed Languages
27:07 - Language and Perception
28:43 - The Nurama Language
29:14 - Evolution of Nurama
31:38 - Symbolism and Sound in Language
35:51 - The Process of Creating a Language
36:40 - Nurama's Structure
41:23 - Pronouns and Conjugation
45:35 - Diacritics in Nurama
48:46 - Adjectives and Nouns
50:14 - Grammar and Syntax
51:27 - Technology Behind Language Creation
52:41 - Journey of Language Development
54:43 - The Omati Language
56:13 - Constructed Scripts and Decorative Language
58:50 - Cultural Significance in Language
01:01:23 - Modernizing Indigenous Languages
01:05:38 - Language Revitalization and Cultural Integration
01:12:35 - Omati and Nurama
01:16:10 - The Art of Language Creation
01:22:27 - Hawaiian Language Revitalization Efforts
01:29:29 - Future Projects and Community Engagement
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