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, ...

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 ...

Creating language -- Beyond symbols and signals -- A sense of structure -- The question of Psammetichus -- Impossible patterns -- All in the mind -- A law of language -- Botlang -- Merge -- Grammar ...