For most people, the constructed languages spoken in fictional universes sort of flit by, an element that adds to the overall immersion of the experience, but that’s all. A lot of work goes into those ...

Language is one of the greatest art forms on Earth. There are thousands of spoken, written, and signed languages around the world with subcategories including regional and ethnic dialects and ...

“Sorry, I don’t understand.” Luckily there is a translator for that! To non-speakers, languages invented for television and books may sound like utter gibberish ...

For big fans of James Cameron’s Avatar, the 13-year wait between the original and this year’s sequel probably felt near interminable. But die-hard fans might have counted with a bit more agony and say ...

If you’ve ever wanted to command a dragon, there’s a course that’ll teach you how. Duolingo, the free language-learning app and website, has helped millions of people around the world learn new ...

In film and television, language is almost always an important component for the audience. However, the sci-fi and fantasy genres have taken that basic communication several steps further by inventing ...

Hi, I'm Erik Singer. [Presenter] Erik is a dialect coach and guy who really loves linguistics. Today we're gonna talk about constructed languages. Conlangs are languages that have been made up by a ...

Star Trek fans might have a hard time picking up Klingon just by watching the TV series and movies, but now there's an easier way to learn: Duolingo added the fictional language to its lineup. The ...

When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry examines fictional language, from the words of Tolkien to her own. Our editors and experts handpick every ...

This article originally appeared on Marketplace. In case you somehow haven’t heard yet, the much anticipated eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones” premiers this Sunday on HBO. The television ...

Film is a visual medium, and sometimes words are overrated. You can communicate a lot with a show don't tell approach, and the fact that film was able to exist for several decades without audible ...

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