JamesG
04-27-2017, 02:04 PM
"Game of Thrones" Language Class Coming to UC Berkeley this Summer
by Oliver Gettell
April 26, 2017
"Game of Thrones" fans, take note: UC Berkeley is speaking your language. This summer the university will be offering a six-week course inspired by the fictional tongues of the hit HBO series.
Titled “The Linguistics of Game of Thrones and the Art of Language Invention,” the class will be taught by linguist David J. Peterson, who created the show’s Dothraki and High Valyrian languages.
According to the university publication Berkeley News, the world of Westeros “will serve as a kind of framing device for the course so students can focus on the linguistic details of their creations, not the fictional side.”
A Cal alum, Peterson has also invented languages for Syfy’s "Defiance", MTV’s "Shannara Chronicles", The CW’s "The 100", and NBC’s "Emerald City".
http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/26/game-of-thrones-language-class-uc-berkeley/
by Oliver Gettell
April 26, 2017
"Game of Thrones" fans, take note: UC Berkeley is speaking your language. This summer the university will be offering a six-week course inspired by the fictional tongues of the hit HBO series.
Titled “The Linguistics of Game of Thrones and the Art of Language Invention,” the class will be taught by linguist David J. Peterson, who created the show’s Dothraki and High Valyrian languages.
According to the university publication Berkeley News, the world of Westeros “will serve as a kind of framing device for the course so students can focus on the linguistic details of their creations, not the fictional side.”
A Cal alum, Peterson has also invented languages for Syfy’s "Defiance", MTV’s "Shannara Chronicles", The CW’s "The 100", and NBC’s "Emerald City".
http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/26/game-of-thrones-language-class-uc-berkeley/