The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth
by Atanielle Annyn Noël
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This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.Tags
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I love The Lord of the Rings and languages, but this book wasn’t what I was hoping for. I read through it once and never looked at it again, unlike An Introduction to Elvish by Jim Allan, which I looked at more than once.
Pity she doesn't know anything about linguistics.
For example, she is apparently unaware of consonant mutation in Celtic language, which is an important part of Sindarin grammar; and she ignores the dual '-t', even though she does gloss it in one place.
The word lists are useful, though.
For example, she is apparently unaware of consonant mutation in Celtic language, which is an important part of Sindarin grammar; and she ignores the dual '-t', even though she does gloss it in one place.
The word lists are useful, though.
Definately an interesting read for those highly interested in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. This book has an extensive dictionary of words used in Lord of the Rings as well as an overview of almost all of the languages. There are big chapters on the forms of Elvish also.
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Reference guide/companion to
Common Knowledge
- Original title
- The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth
- Alternate titles
- The Languages of Middle-earth
- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Important places
- Middle-earth
- First words
- Tolkien the Linguist
The perception of order in chaos is a function of linguistics, as it is of all sciences.
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- Genres
- Reference, Fantasy
- DDC/MDS
- 828.91209 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English miscellaneous writings English miscellaneous writings 1900- English miscellaneous writings 1900-1999 English miscellaneous writings 1900-1945 Individual authors not limited to or chiefly identified with one specific form.
- LCC
- PR6039 .O32 .Z715 — Language and Literature English English Literature 1900-1960
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English
- Media
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