A cephalopod-like extraterrestrial creature changed its skin color and moved its tentacles, forming a sentence meaning, “Did ...

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 ...

When filmmakers need an original language--one that has never been heard before--they turn to conlangers. “Conlang means constructed language,” explains David Peterson in a segment for the Academy of ...

As you travel through the world of Jade Empire, you'll often encounter characters that speak in the Old Tongue, which is a language called Tho Fan. It sounds similar to other Asian languages but it is ...

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, ...