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An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance
From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkien’s creations and Klingon to today’s 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 Michael Jackson. Along the way, behind-the-scenes stories lift the curtain on how he built languages like Dothraki for HBO’s Game of Thrones and Shiväisith for Marvel’s Thor The Dark World, and an included phrasebook will start fans speaking Peterson’s constructed languages. The Art of Language Invention is an inside look at a fascinating culture and an engaging entry into a flourishing art form—and it might be the most fun you’ll ever have with linguistics.
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"I spent a lot of time waiting in doctors’ offices last week, and I needed something to save me from boredom- and anxiety-induced insanity. What better choice could I have made than The Art of Language Invention by David J. Peterson?
Back when I was a kid, one of my favorite books was Dougal Dixon’s After Man: a Zoology of the Future. As an exercise in speculative biology, the book is responsible for maybe 90% of my enthusiasm about evolution, anatomy, and animal behavior. The fact that I know anything about those subjects at all is because I was enthusiastic for them, which puts Dixon to blame for most of what I know about the natural world. When I read The Art of Language Invention, the same thing happened with linguistics.
You can’t create a good made-up language without knowing about real languages. Through the lens of his invented languages and his experience using them, Peterson educates the reader about the forces that shape the way we speak—a practical gift wrapped in shiny packaging. Like all good speculation, The Art of Language Invention educates and inspires as much as it entertains.
And it IS entertaining, if for no other reason than the cat and onion jokes.
Go read it. I expect to see your new language on my desk by Monday."
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The Art of Language Invention From HorseLords to Dark Elves the Words Behind WorldBuilding David J Peterson 0783324865905 Books Reviews :
The Art of Language Invention From HorseLords to Dark Elves the Words Behind WorldBuilding David J Peterson 0783324865905 Books Reviews
- I spent a lot of time waiting in doctors’ offices last week, and I needed something to save me from boredom- and anxiety-induced insanity. What better choice could I have made than The Art of Language Invention by David J. Peterson?
Back when I was a kid, one of my favorite books was Dougal Dixon’s After Man a Zoology of the Future. As an exercise in speculative biology, the book is responsible for maybe 90% of my enthusiasm about evolution, anatomy, and animal behavior. The fact that I know anything about those subjects at all is because I was enthusiastic for them, which puts Dixon to blame for most of what I know about the natural world. When I read The Art of Language Invention, the same thing happened with linguistics.
You can’t create a good made-up language without knowing about real languages. Through the lens of his invented languages and his experience using them, Peterson educates the reader about the forces that shape the way we speak—a practical gift wrapped in shiny packaging. Like all good speculation, The Art of Language Invention educates and inspires as much as it entertains.
And it IS entertaining, if for no other reason than the cat and onion jokes.
Go read it. I expect to see your new language on my desk by Monday. - If you’ve ever thought about creating a language, but didn’t know where to start, or you were intimidated or overwhelmed by the masses of terminology or “denseness†of other books, start here. If you’ve been creating languages for decades and just need a fresh perspective, a good laugh, or some commiseration, check this out. If you’re a linguistics student struggling with the basics, and your Intro to Linguistics reading is so dry you can’t choke it down, this could easily pass as a funny, entertaining, and fairly complete Linguistics 101 textbook, with some conlanging on the side.
- I came across this title while reviewing a fascinating game in Kickstarter called "Dialect." When I was a teenager, I discovered Tolkien and, through Tolkien, the idea of constructed languages ("conlanging"). I was hooked, and my ambition was to become a linguist. While those ambitions faded over time, the interests did not, and this book kept me reading from front to back. The author's sense of humor as well as his enthusiasm for the work is infectious. The details he provides give a fantastic glimpse into the workings of language and writing, as well as a fascinating history of the art form.
- If you have the patience yo go through several chapters of the anatomy of a language, before getting to the nitty gritty of how to build one, then this book is perfect for you. Despite the fact that I gook several linguistics courses during my Bachelors and masters degrees, I really struggled with the first part of the book. It can be daunting, with dozens of terms that only a linguist would recognize, but it had to be covered if one were to attempt constructing a decent language. The latter part was quite interesting, and I was especially fascinated by font creation. Now I'm ready to construct my first language (a hybrid of several languages as a result of 500 years of several cultures cohabiting on one new colonized planet.) Here goes.
- The information provided (that I could get to) is incredible, especially for world building, but the version is full of formatting errors (or at least my version was). Pages missing, pages repeated, and other oddities throughout the first quarter of the book (I couldn't get past that for frustration, but I will go back and try again, because the gems in there are awesome). It was incredibly difficult to go through to get to the meat of the book. As a linguist and a polymath, I was champing at the bit to read this one, but the constant errors in pagination made it a slog. I hope the errors get corrected so that I can get to the good stuff, because Mr. Peterson's prose and knowledge certainly bear looking into.
- I create languages for fun. This book validated a lot of what I was already doing and gave new and brilliant ideas and instruction that I'll definitely use in the future. It's a bit difficult to read if you aren't already passionate about language, linguistics, or how words work, but if you are, this is definitely worth reading.
- Peterson is gifted in the area of language creation. I read part of this book as an excerpt and decided it would be well worth the purchase. I have enjoyed this book a lot, I've learned a lot, and I was entertained through the entire read. This will be one I keep within reach and refer to again and again.
- Really interesting read! As others have said, if you are simply looking for a narrative of how languages like Dothraki and Shiväisith were created, this book is going to be overload. If, however, you'd like to see the nuts and bolts of how languages are created - and maybe try it yourself! - David has essentially given us Conlang 101 with lots of humor and examples from both natlangs and conlangs to illustrate the major facets of a language.
As so much of the book relies on the *sounds* of language, I highly recommend the audiobook. I read the paperback while listening to the audio, and look forward to revisiting both versions as resources as I set about creating my own language(s).
