The Art of Language Invention

The Art of Language Invention

By
David J. Peterson
David J. Peterson
2015 • 292 pages

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18 books

Language

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Studies in Words
Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
The Language Construction Kit
Language Death
Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind
The World's Writing Systems
Linguistics

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1,344 books

Want To Read Do Not Own

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R.U.R.
Bitten by witch fever
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Doomsday Book

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12 books

Writing

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Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook
How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Why I Write

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8 books

Ualr

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Andrew
Sin and Syntax
Bad Language
The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages
Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction
The Art of Language Invention

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14 books

Language

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The Art of Bible Translation
Sin and Syntax
Bad Language
How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One
Why I Write
The Elements of Style

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42 books

Dnf

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Jack
Children of Blood and Bone
Jackaby
Radio Silence
The Dragon Business
Soft Science

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The Kingdom Of Fantasy
Dio di illusioni
Fidanzati dell'inverno
City of Ashes
Yellowface
My Best Friend's Exorcism
The Priory of the Orange Tree

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2 books

Linguistics

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The Language Construction Kit
The Art of Language Invention

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38 books

Nonfiction

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Ask Iwata
Armi, acciaio e malattie. Breve storia del mondo negli ultimi tredicimila anni
The Language Construction Kit
Me
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Nuove mappe del paradiso. Una autobiografia ucronica
The Art of Language Invention

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0 books

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Lauren Holling
Children of Dune
Consider Phlebas
Circe
Dune
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Checkmate

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63 books

Nonf Niche

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Lucille Ancrath
Fabric of Civilization
Future Histories
The Case for Mars
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Reclaiming Conversation
The Shallows

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15 books

Non Fiction Tbr

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Nikki
Brandwashed
The Lucifer Effect
Redirect
Secret Life of Pronouns What Our Words Say about Us
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
F*ck Anxiety: 101 Ways to Soothe Anxiety, Stop the Panic + Get Back to Your Badass Self

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44 books

2022

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The Traitor Queen
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Secret Life of Pronouns What Our Words Say about Us
Highland Treasure

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The Art of Language Invention
Peak
The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
Life at the Bottom
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

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Adult

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Who Moved My Cheese?
Great Expectations
A Tale of Two Cities
First Rider's Call
The Fox
Poison Study

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Fantasy

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I, Coriander
The Ropemaker
Dragon Flight
The Fairy Rebel
First Rider's Call
The Thief Lord
The Fox

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1,016 books

Non Fiction

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Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--
Happiness: Finders, Keepers
Mee Thinks: Random Thoughts on Life's Wrinkles
The Cost of Winning: Coming in First Across the Wrong Finish Line
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
The Fred Factor

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41 books

Literary Linguistic

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Martha
At Home with Books
The Book Whisperer
Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
99 Ways to Tell a Story
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
The Rights of the Reader

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12 books

Writing Dialogue

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Martha
Dialogue
The Art of Language Invention
Secret Life of Pronouns What Our Words Say about Us
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
Dialogue

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12 books

Writing Worldbuilding

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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
Setting
The Art of Language Invention
The Fire in Fiction
Writing Fiction For Dummies

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128 books

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