Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues - Presented by the UBC Language Sci...
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Join the UBC Language Sciences Initiative for our screening of the documentary Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues. In addition to the film, we welcome four specialists in constructed languages for a panel discussion of their work:
Christine Schreyer, Language creator for Man of Steel and Alpha (University of British Columbia - Okanagan)
David Peterson, Language creator for HBO's Game of Thrones and many others
Marc Okrand, Language creator of Klingon for the Star Trek series
The production of Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues was supported by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council. Support for this screening is provided by the UBC Language Sciences Initiative.
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Organizer UBC Language Sciences Initiative
Organizer of Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues - Presented by the UBC Language Sciences Initiative
The UBC Language Sciences Initiative is a research, teaching, and community engagement initiative at the University of British Columbia. We are committed to promoting interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers, students, and community organizations that advance our understanding of how language shapes our individual and collective human experience.
