Unventing Language: Using Real Languages to Inspire Fictional Ones

Author:   Kristen Stieffel
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9798725027068


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   09 April 2021
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Unventing Language: Using Real Languages to Inspire Fictional Ones


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Constructed Languages like Elvish and Klingon are a vital part of many speculative stories. But you needn't be a linguist like Tolkein or Okrand to incorporate distinct languages into your storyworld. Inventing complete vocabularies and grammar for a ConLang is beyond the scope of this paper. What this publication covers is how to unvent a language by mixing and matching elements of real languages to give the impression of a language that's foreign to your viewpoint character. Learn how culture shapes language and vocabulary, what to avoid when representing foreign languages in your manuscript, and how to represent multiple languages in a manuscript written entirely in a single language. This paper was originally designed for writers of science fiction and fantasy, but it may also be useful to writers with international real-world settings.

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Author:   Kristen Stieffel
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.054kg
ISBN:  

9798725027068


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   09 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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