The Art of Language Invention, (Paperback)

from musichick52

I came at this book as a sci-fi fan with a career in music as a pianist with some vocal training, some diction and lots of years as a choir director. Man oh man, this is like a textbook of linguistics. I am thinking lots of amateur singers would benefit from a study of this volume. As an accompan...

from Cherylk

I got more then I bargained for with this book. While I have learned how Mr. Peterson wrote the Dothraki language for Game of Thrones; I have also learned a lot more about how everyone can read and use the same word in many different contexts. In addition, that there are so many ways to use your ...

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If you have any interest in language, do not dismiss this book based on its title. While the fantastical implications may cater to a particular audience, they certainly don't invalidate the wealth of knowledge contained within The Art of Language Invention. David Peterson introduces the breadth ...

from renbedell

A fantastic textbook (of sorts) for language creation that is very in-depth and informative. Besides the creation of languages like Dothraki, it also explains why natural languages are they way they are. Very well written with a ton of examples from multiple different languages. Light-hearted tha...

from Pferdina

This is really a textbook for people who are interested in creating languages. It explains a lot of grammar and gives examples of things that don't occur in English that do occur in other natural languages. I was hoping for more stories about the languages created by the author, and while there w...