Hildegard von Bingen was something of a medieval genius. She founded and was Abbess of a convent at Rubensberg in Germany, she wrote ethereally beautiful music, she was an amazing artist (one of the ...

Languages like English, French, Japanese, and Swahili are natural languages; they have evolved over time, within a community of speakers, with a shared culture, to facilitate communication. At an ...

Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.

In Star Trek, hulking warriors speak Klingon. In Lord of the Rings, ancient forest dwellers talk in Elvish. And in Game of Thrones, nomadic tribes chatter in Dothraki. These made-up languages evoke ...

"It's been quite a remarkable event in my life," says linguist Paul Frommer, recalling his first encounter with James Cameron. Searching for someone to develop a constructed language for a ...

In a linguistic arena once dominated by self-serious constructed languages, goofiness has gained a foothold. By Sam Corbin Sam Corbin has now seen enough “Minions” memes to last her a lifetime. The ...