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.
David J. Peterson began creating languages in 2000, received his MA in Linguistics from the University of California, San Diego, in 2005, and cofounded the Language Creation Society in 2007. He has created languages for HBO's Game of Thrones, Syfy's Defiance and Dominion, the CW's Star-Crossed, and Thor- The Dark World.He has also created languages for many other television shows, such as the CW's The 100, Netflix's The Witcher, and Showtime's Penny Dreadful, as well as films such as Marvel's Doctor Strange, Netflix's Bright, and Legendary's Dune.
“David Peterson's language work transformed our show, investing it
with a sense of reality and history that would have been impossible
without him. There's nothing like the real thing, and David
Peterson is it. This fascinating book will not only illuminate the
task of language creation--it will make you look at your own
language in a whole new way.”
—David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, co-creators of HBO's Game of
Thrones
“George R. R. Martin created Khal Drogo, and David Benioff and Dan
Weiss believed in me, but David Peterson gave me life.”
—Jason Momoa
“David J. Peterson’s The Art of Language Invention accomplishes a
minor miracle in taking a potentially arcane discipline and
infusing it with life, humor and passion. It makes a
compelling and entertaining case for language creation as visual
and aural poetry. I cherish words, I love books about words
and for me this is the best book about language since Stephen Fry’s
The Ode Less Traveled. And, best of all, there’s a
phrasebook!”
—Kevin Murphy, co-creator and showrunner of Syfy’s Defiance
“If you want to know how someone makes up a language from the
ground up, you'll find out how in this book—and the glory of it is
that along the way you'll get the handiest introduction now in
existence to what linguistics is. In fact, read this even if you
DON'T feel like making up a language!”
—John McWhorter, author of The Language Hoax
“Accessible, entertaining, and thorough, Peterson has created an
invaluable resource for authors, dedicated fans, and casual
enthusiasts. This is the book I wish I'd had when I started
writing.”
—Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow and
Bone
“This book not only lucidly ushers language invention into its own
as an art form, it's also an excellent introduction to
linguistics.”
—Arika Okrent, author of In the Land of Invented Languages
"Mr. Peterson illuminates the ins and outs of being a professional
developer of “constructed languages”...Language invention requires
not only technical know-how but also playfulness and a degree of
historical savvy.”
—The Wall Street Journal
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