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J. R. R. Tolkien Etymologist for the Oxford English Dictionary, philologist, professor in English Language at the University of Leeds and of Old English in Oxford, J. R. R. Tolkien developed his fiction world in parallel of his career, writing The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings he will need over ten years to complete, bringing a legendary (and philologic) depth to the world he depicted. |
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Marc Okrand After studying Native American languages, Marc Okrand taught linguistics courses at the University of California, then spent his career at the National Captioning Institute. In parallel, he has created the Klingon language for the Star Trek franchise, as well as the Atlantean language for Walt Disney Pictures. |
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David J. Peterson After his linguistics studies at University of California, David J. Peterson has been chosen by HBO to create the Dothraki language for its series Game of Thrones. He then invented many other languages for television, the movie industry, and literature. |
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The Canticles of Holy Mary and the Galician-Portuguese language This article is about the Canticles of Holy Mary (Cantigas de Santa Maria), which are religious songs from the 13th century written in Galician-Portuguese, and the evolution of languages between Galicia and Portugal. |
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The Pataxó people of Brazil: the recreation of a culture A brief history of the colonization of Brazil and its impact on indigenous cultures, with the example of the Pataxó people and their struggle to preserve their culture and recreate the Patxohã language. |
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Long and short numeric scales Depending on the countries, different ways are used to create the names of big numbers. Between them, there are two most used: the short numeric scale and the long numeric scale. But what is the difference between them? |