David J. Peterson, the language creator for HBO's Game of Thrones, explains how to go about creating a fictional language. David breaks down how he constructed the Dothraki and Valyrian languages, and ...

Mastering the finer grammatical and syntactical points of English is hard even for native speakers (show us a man who can rattle off the rules of lay vs. lie and we’ll show you a man who is obviously ...

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In any language, Sonja Elen Kisa was depressed. The world was overwhelming, and the thoughts that swirled through her mind in French, English, German or Esperanto echoed that. So Kisa, 28, a student ...

As most readers and viewers know, George R.R. Martin methodically built the world of “Game of Thrones” from the history up — his latest book, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” takes place a century ...

David Peterson, who will be coming to campus to discuss the history of language creation and his own methods of 'conlanging'—or constructing languages—on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. in the CASE Auditorium ...

All right, don’t panic, but computers have created their own secret language and are probably talking about us right now. Well, that’s kind of an oversimplification, and the last part is just plain ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...