The Art of Language Invention: From HorseLords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind WorldBuilding,Used

The Art of Language Invention: From HorseLords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind WorldBuilding,Used

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An insiders tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series DefianceFrom master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for scifi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkiens creations and Klingon to todays thriving global community of conlangers. He provides the essential tools necessary for inventing and evolving new languages, using examples from a variety of languages including his own creations, punctuated with references to everything from Star Wars to Janelle Mone. Along the way, behindthescenes stories lift the curtain on how he built languages like Dothraki for HBOs Game of Thrones and Shivisith for Marvels Thor: The Dark World, and an included phrasebook will start fans speaking Petersons constructed languages. The Art of Language Invention is an inside look at a fascinating culture and an engaging entry into a flourishing art formand it might be the most fun youll ever have with linguistics.The Art of Language Invention includes a new chapter on phrases, specifically, word order, negation, question formation, pragmatic concerns, relativization, and subordination, providing a complete introduction to language creation and linguistics. Invented languages featured in the book now include Chakobsa from Legendarys Dune, Trigedasleng (or Grounder) from The 100, Mnsh language from Motherland: Fort Salem and Ravkan from the Netflix series Shadow and Bone.

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