David J. Peterson

Broschiertes Buch

The Art of Language Invention

From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building

Beschreibung

The linguist describes his methods for creating an arificial language, describing the details of word and sound formation and sentence construction and using examples from his own language creations for such television shows as the "Game of Thrones."

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9780143126461
• ISBN-10: 0143126466
• Artikelnr.: 42195556