A Great Scottish Export? The Gruffalo.
“A moose took a dauner through the deep, mirk widd. A tod saw the moose and the moose looked guid.” A favored children’s book, in Scottish?
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Tag: Linguistics
maj! An Easy Way to Learn Useful Klingon Phrases for Every Situation
paq SoH ruthlessly tlhIngan ghoj QaH ‘e’ tu’ geekdad! (GeekDad has found a book that will help you ruthlessly learn Klingon!)
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GeekDad Book Review: Max Barry’s Lexicon
Max Barry’s latest novel, Lexicon, is a crazy action-packed adventure, but this time people aren’t just firing shotguns—they’re firing off their mouths, too. Now, this being a Max Barry novel, I’d say the less you know going into it the better: you can assume that it has something to do with words from the title, and if that’s enough for you, then go pick up a copy and enjoy the ride.
Continue ReadingInterview: Creating Language for HBO’s Game Of Thrones (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
With principal photography in full swing, now seemed like a good time to talk about HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy tale, A Game of Thrones, and the steps they are taking to give the show a high …
Continue ReadingGet Your Tongue Out Of Whack
Ever bored or need a break from screen time? Then it’s time to play with your tongue! That sounds gross, but bear with me: I’m talking about tongue twisters. Of course, when you give your tongue a twist, it’s your brain that gets a workout, but we don’t call them ‘brain twisters’ because that’s just […]
Continue ReadingInterview: Creating Language for HBO’s Game Of Thrones
With principal photography in full swing, now seemed like a good time to talk about HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy tale, A Game of Thrones, and the steps they are taking to give the show a high …
Continue ReadingLittle Pim Expands Foreign Language Offerings
The Little Pim foreign language video series for small children, put together by Julia Pimsleur Levine, has expanded their offerings. Continuing the series that we reviewed last January, Little Pim now appears in three new DVDs: 4 – In My …
Continue ReadingReview: Don’t Be a Damp Squid
It’s rare that I savor a book. Sure, I enjoy them quite a bit, I laugh out loud sometimes and I look forward to the next book in the series. But to deliberately read a book slowly, to savor its …
Continue ReadingPublic Radio Speaks Klingon
Last week, the Peabody-winning public radio show Studio 360 devoted part of their show to talking about the popular, fabricated language Klingon: Why Yes, I Do Speak Klingon Somehow the new Star Trek movie is managing to burn up the …
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