The universal translator : everything you need to know about 139 languages that don't really exist /
Wahlgren, Yens,author.
Prime, A. A.translator.
Translated from the Swedish.
"First published in Swedish by Volante Förlag in 2015"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : your alibi for speaking Alienese -- Artificial languages throughout history: starting with the Ancient Greeks -- obviously -- Grammelot : present and future dialects -- A Posteriori : languages with their roots on earth -- A Priori : languages that are a little more out of this world -- Dystopian languages : full-scale literary experiments -- Beyond the Seven Kingdoms : how TV sparks language development -- Tolkien's secret vice : a world build on languages -- Klingon : from prop to public property -- The language of fanfiction : when the language outgrows its context.
Imaginary languages.
Imaginary languages in literature.
Imaginary languages.
Imaginary languages in literature.