David J. Peterson, the language creator for HBO's Game of Thrones, explains how to go about creating a fictional language. David breaks down how he constructed the Dothraki and Valyrian languages, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Language is one of the greatest art forms on Earth. There are thousands of spoken, written, and signed languages around the world ...

When filmmakers need an original language--one that has never been heard before--they turn to conlangers. “Conlang means constructed language,” explains David Peterson in a segment for the Academy of ...

Lizzie O'Leary: Back with you on The Takeaway. I'm Lizzie O'Leary in for Tanzina Vega this week. The new Netflix series Shadow and Bone follows an orphaned teen named Alina Starkov who suddenly ...

With the final season of the HBO hit series just days away, "Game of Thrones" fans can start their High Valyrian education using the app Duolingo, which allows users to learn the language of the Seven ...

It’s a Game of Tongues. Over-the-top costumes, epic battle scenes and maniacally evil villains are part and parcel of everyone’s favorite series and film franchises. But for a few super cool nerds, no ...

Imagine a world where machines not only solve problems but also create their own secret ways of communicating—languages that humans can’t fully understand. It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie, ...

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 ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...