tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 23 15:44:51 2006
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Re: The Linguist article
I received this email and thought it would be best to forward it to the
list in case someone wants to help these guys out. It's not really my forte.
qurgh
Miranda Moore wrote:
> I edit The Linguist, the journal for the Institute of Linguists in
> London, and would like to run a story about invented languages,
> principally Klingon and Tolkien's languages (eg Elvish). I was hoping
> one of the HolQeD contributors might be interested in writing the piece.
>
> I envisage the article covering WHY people invent languages and why
> other people are so passionate about learning them – as well as HOW
> (grammar, etymology, etc).
>
> A book linking Tolkien's use of language in his novels and his work on
> the Oxford English Dictionary, The Ring of Words, has just been
> published, and it should be possible to interview one of the
> contributors. I hope it would also be possible to interview Dr Marc
> Okrand.
>
> Please let me know if you have someone in mind who could write this
> piece, or if you have any further questions about the magazine or the
> proposed article.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Miranda
>
> Miranda Moore
> Acting Editor
> The Linguist
> ++44 (0) 20 8123 6194
>