Language Invention in Linguistics Pedagogy

Jeffrey Punske, Nathan Sanders, Amy Fountain

Oxford University Press, 2020 - 302 psl.

This book is the first to explore the varied ways in which invented languages can be used to teach languages and linguistics in university courses. There has long been interest in invented languages, also known as constructed languages or conlangs, both in the political arena (as with Esperanto) and in the world of literature and science fiction and fantasy media - Tolkien's Quenya and Sindarin, Dothraki in Game of Thrones, and Klingon in the Star Trek franchise, among many others. Linguists have recently served as language creators or consultants for film and television, with notable examples including Jessica Coon's work on the film Arrival Christine Schreyer's Kryptonian for Man of Steel, David Adger's contributions to the series Beowulf, and David J. Peterson's numerous languages for Game of Thrones and other franchises.

The chapters in this volume show how the use of invented languages as a teaching tool can reach a student population who might not otherwise be interested in studying linguistics, as well as helping those students to develop the fundamental core skills of linguistic analysis. Invented languages encourage problem-based and active learning; they shed light on the nature of linguistic diversity and implicational universals; and they provide insights into the complex interplay of linguistic patterns and social, environmental, and historical processes. The volume brings together renowned scholars and junior researchers who have used language invention and constructed languages to achieve a range of pedagogical objectives. It will be of interest to graduate students and teachers of linguistics and those in related areas such as anthropology and psychology.

Turinys

• Introduction: 1
• A primer on constructed languages: 6
• Budding linguists and how to find them: 27
• The linguistics of Arrival Heptapods field linguistics and Universal Grammar: 32
• Three conlang projects at three educational levels: 49
• The designing of language: 69
• Using language invention to teach typology and crosslinguistic universals: 86
• Teaching invented languages to the undergraduate major A capstone course: 107
• Teaching invented languages as an introductory course Unfamiliar territory: 125
• Bringing language construction from the classroom to the community: 137
• The interdisciplinarity of conlangs Moving beyond linguistics: 169
• Teaching ProtoIndoEuropean as a constructed language: 186
• Learning about language through language invention I was really proud of the language I created: 208
• Extraterrestrial message construction Guidelines for the use of xenolinguisticsin the classroom: 239
• Artistry in language invention Conlang pedagogy and the instructor as authority: 251
• References: 283
• Index: 299

Bibliografinė informacija

• Pavadinimas: Language Invention in Linguistics Pedagogy; Oxford linguistics
• Redaktoriai: Jeffrey Punske, Nathan Sanders, Amy Fountain
• Leidimas: iliustruotas
• Leidėjas: Oxford University Press, 2020
• ISBN: 0198829876, 9780198829874
• Ilgis: 302 psl.