David J. Peterson
Teoksen The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building tekijä
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The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building (2015) 463 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Peterson, David Joshua
- Syntymäaika
- 1981-01-20
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Koulutus
- University of California, Berkeley (BA|English and Linguistics), University of California, San Diego (MA|Linguistics)
- Ammatit
- linguist
language creator
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- 541
- Suosituimmuussija
- #46,068
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.1
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- 14
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- 6
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I think Peterson makes his intentions quite clear in the book's intro: "This work is a sincere attempt to give new conlangers a place to start by detailing what things I take into account when creating a language." It does read in some places like a textbook, but a well-written and humorous one, and I personally enjoyed a refresher of basic linguistics info in addition to the material that was new to me (the only major section I skipped was the tech walk-through about creating digital fonts). I liked that Peterson draws not only from his own conlangs, but also natural languages and conlangs created by others for his examples. I wish we had gotten even more of the fascinating history of conlangs that was briefly outlined in the intro.
In general I thought the book created a unique and interesting lens through which to view linguistic and orthographic change. Definitely the "case study" gray-edged sections are worth the price of admission alone.… (lisätietoja)