Conlangs in the Media - links

[jal]

(I don't think there's been a thread on this before, if I'm mistaken please say so.)

What I'd like to have is a thread that has links to conlanging in the media, both good and bad. Here's a link I stumbled upon recently:

JRR Tolkien’s rules for constructing imaginary languages

It's very top-level, but adds a link to a Youtube vid of Tolkien reciting a poem in Quenya, and a nice Youtube vid I didn't know where Okrand, DJP and Frommer (of Na'vi) talk about creating languages.

So, if you encounter or have encountered media attention to conlanging, please share.


JAL

[Xephyr]

(I also posted this in the Random Thread a while ago I think, but...)

The Brows Held High episode on Klingon Hamlet does a surprisingly good job of covering Klingon, Marc Okrand, and conlangs in general. He's not quite part of "mainstream media", but he is Internet Famous.

[Jonlang]

Here's a link I stumbled upon recently:

JRR Tolkien’s rules for constructing imaginary languages

Written by one of the authors/editors of the recently published A Secret Vice book, expanding on Tolkien's essay.

[jal]

Just found this (YouTube). Nice (very basic) introduction to conlangs, and it has subtitles in a gazillion languages.


JAL

[mèþru]

A friend found an interesting little article about English-based creoles on the BBC. It's nice, but it gives to much credit to the "English is a creole" idea:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201608 ... -languages

[Daistallia]

http://www.cracked.com/personal-experie ... uages.html