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David J. Peterson, the language creator for HBO's Game of Thrones, explains how to go about creating a fictional language. David breaks down how he constructed the Dothraki and Valyrian languages, and shows us what you need to think about when creating a language of your own.
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@kerovibe
@kerovibe 4 роки тому
Meanwhile the guy making languages for guardians of the galaxy. " I am groot".
@sypwer
@sypwer 4 роки тому
lmfao
@SubKoopa
@SubKoopa 4 роки тому
Its purely tonal language
@kerovibe
@kerovibe 4 роки тому
@@SubKoopa name one tonal language limited to one word.
@pinestraker4840
@pinestraker4840 4 роки тому
@@kerovibe Game Theory did a video about this. There's a language with no words they posed as an example actially. It's made up of whistles.
@SubKoopa
@SubKoopa 4 роки тому
@@kerovibe I posted that as a joke but sure lets get upset over a fake alien tree language
@ambivalentllamas373
@ambivalentllamas373 4 роки тому
I have an applied linguistics exam in 5 days. watching this doesn’t feel like procrastinating
@mizuri5921
@mizuri5921 4 роки тому
gl i hate linguistics
@ambivalentllamas373
@ambivalentllamas373 4 роки тому
@@mizuri5921 i do too. thanks!
@ICarpeIDiemI
@ICarpeIDiemI 4 роки тому
Sociolinguistics in 2 days for me :D
@rimbluebooks
@rimbluebooks 4 роки тому
No not at all 👌😂
@rock3tcatU233
@rock3tcatU233 4 роки тому
This is what I tell myself when I have a gynecology exam coming up and I'm stuck in a Pornhub™ loop.
@cyrusdastoor999
@cyrusdastoor999 4 роки тому
Anyone notice how his thumbs look like normal fingers?
@yoloswaggins2161
@yoloswaggins2161 4 роки тому
dude WHAAAAAAT
@latenitebored
@latenitebored 4 роки тому
Cyrus Dastoor lmao he just has long, skinny thumbs. Good eye though.
@pepsiforever1
@pepsiforever1 4 роки тому
latenitebored NO WAY...he DEFINITELY has something wrong with his thumbs especially the left one. I think the position of the actual thumb is angled weird....like an ape
@hojdog
@hojdog 4 роки тому
cannot unsee
@HappinessOrDeath
@HappinessOrDeath 4 роки тому
Whoaaaaa wtffff
@mariostret
@mariostret 4 роки тому
"and the object is the woman" just like the Dothraki
@farahiccol3424
@farahiccol3424 4 роки тому
lol
@jz-thetwoletters1174
@jz-thetwoletters1174 4 роки тому
I was actively looking for this comment
@jstnnnnn
@jstnnnnn 4 роки тому
Same
@farahiccol3424
@farahiccol3424 4 роки тому
@@jamedlamed3982 for the dothraki, kind of
@jamedlamed3982
@jamedlamed3982 4 роки тому
@@farahiccol3424 i dont know a single thing about got
@zuko1569
@zuko1569 4 роки тому
The only Dothraki language i know is: _Alululululululu_
@mirza6399
@mirza6399 4 роки тому
And A alululululululu to you to sir. Lets meet later at high tea.
@mohammedhisham4071
@mohammedhisham4071 4 роки тому
Stop commenting everywhere
@Bangaly16kaba
@Bangaly16kaba 4 роки тому
Lol
@TheSuperhoden
@TheSuperhoden 4 роки тому
Lmao
@carkod
@carkod 4 роки тому
He is totally right, most Western European can't pull off tone languages. It's awful how American actors speak Mandarin, even Chinese-Americans do it wrong...
@12GabrielMacedo
@12GabrielMacedo 4 роки тому
Someone needs to teach the Dothraki how to say “I’m outta here this fight ain’t for me chief”. That’s my take
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 4 роки тому
Dude where were you during the battle of winterfell
@anastasiyakozyrev9226
@anastasiyakozyrev9226 4 роки тому
@@noonecares616 😂😂😂😂😂
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 4 роки тому
@@anastasiyakozyrev9226 they hyped this dude for seven seasons and during the battle was nowhere to be found
@anastasiyakozyrev9226
@anastasiyakozyrev9226 4 роки тому
@@noonecares616 True
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 4 роки тому
@@anastasiyakozyrev9226 i was soo disappointed tbh
@Shocktroll
@Shocktroll 4 роки тому
Met this guy at a convention once, and basically learned he created at least two languages that never even got used. And one of them was for the White Walkers.
@girv98
@girv98 4 роки тому
Some good conlang and linguistics channels for those that are interested: - Artifexian - Biblaridion - Nativlang - Langfocus - jan Misali - Agma Schwa - Colin Gorrie - Worldbuilding Notes - Nakari Speardane - Xidnaf - Polymathy - Simon Roper - K Klein - Dr. Geoff Lindsey David Peterson also has his own channel, as well as the LangTime Studios channel; where he livestreams every Thursday creating conlangs with fellow conlanger Jessie Sams.
@RedHair651
@RedHair651 4 роки тому
James Girven Xidnaf isn’t terrible, but saying he’s good is a stretch.
@Procrustinator52
@Procrustinator52 4 роки тому
Thank you! I didn't know few of them. checking out soon
@girv98
@girv98 4 роки тому
@@RedHair651 good as in a helpful resource
@Nae_Ayy
@Nae_Ayy 4 роки тому
@@RedHair651 why?
@chanyeolswife5235
@chanyeolswife5235 4 роки тому
Artificial is the best. He also teach how to create worlds
@cecin7042
@cecin7042 4 роки тому
I hope that David make the dothraki on duolingo. I can't believe that you can learn valyrian on duolingo is so amazing.
@gulsahfidan2112
@gulsahfidan2112 4 роки тому
Ceci N OMG, you can learn valyrian on duolingo??!!! 😱
@ElizabethHanchett
@ElizabethHanchett 4 роки тому
He did! Both Dothraki and High Valyrian courses on Duolingo were created and developed by him.
@guacamoshakrtveli4455
@guacamoshakrtveli4455 4 роки тому
@@marissaurias5116 because it's only for English-speaking people
@guacamoshakrtveli4455
@guacamoshakrtveli4455 4 роки тому
@@marissaurias5116 you were right, I've thought that I've seen it
@heyok3244
@heyok3244 4 роки тому
yeah waste your time learning a language nobody ever gonna use instead of learning some languages that's actually important
@ZHL242
@ZHL242 4 роки тому
Wired definitely needs another channel just devoted to linguistics lol
@armorsmith43
@armorsmith43 4 роки тому
ZHL242 check out langfocus and xifmod
@eskipotato
@eskipotato 4 роки тому
yuh didnt expect to see my favorite transcription boi here
@drago7466
@drago7466 4 роки тому
eskipotato same 😂
@llarry2009
@llarry2009 4 роки тому
@@eskipotato he has his own channel too
@melodyfussell829
@melodyfussell829 3 роки тому
Bring in Erik Singer. Please.
@JazzyFlo15
@JazzyFlo15 Рік тому
"My largest language, Dothraki, has 4,000 words" And yet there's no word for "thank you" I love it 🤣
@MinMinn192
@MinMinn192 Рік тому
So not only did he create a made-up, realistic language, he injected it with made-up, realistic cultural context. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
@LeReubzRic
@LeReubzRic 2 місяці тому
English has, like, 100,000 words
@tristensanz7058
@tristensanz7058 2 місяці тому
​@@LeReubzRic Yes, but most of that is jargon and very obscure stuff. 4000 words is around 95 percent of word we actually use day to day
@LeReubzRic
@LeReubzRic 2 місяці тому
@@tristensanz7058 ok
@silentnitedeadlynite
@silentnitedeadlynite 4 роки тому
This guy spent twice the amount of time creating languages used in maybe a couple hundred lines of dialogue, than did Weiss and Benioff creating the whole of season 6.
@samirmuhammad1781
@samirmuhammad1781 Рік тому
season 8
@jaykaufman9782
@jaykaufman9782 Рік тому
And it shows.
@Mysterialic
@Mysterialic 4 роки тому
How to say "lol you thought we were all gone pfft" in Dothraki?
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 4 роки тому
Yer dirge kisha evoon gwe.... There you go buddy
@jomouzio4443
@jomouzio4443 4 роки тому
@@noonecares616 w8 for real? Can people actually speak the language, that must be an awesome party trick lmao
@Jacob-zc3ks
@Jacob-zc3ks 4 роки тому
Joao Sr1l -_- It’s not, people just think you’re weird. Anha vos vindelat dranekh maisi yeri, zhey ifaki.
@jomouzio4443
@jomouzio4443 4 роки тому
@@Jacob-zc3ks yo for real i think thats awesome, that mustve taken some dedication, kudos to you, although i have no idea what u just said
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 4 роки тому
You know there is like a dictionary thing for dothraki right
@mertensduplooy8870
@mertensduplooy8870 4 роки тому
Butterfly in Afrikaans (my first language) is "skoenlapper", which directly translates to "shoe flapper".
@shariff6155
@shariff6155 3 роки тому
bruuuuuuuuh
@dollykumo2959
@dollykumo2959 3 роки тому
Okay , but why ? 😭
@CloveBunny
@CloveBunny 3 роки тому
Beautiful
@holdenfunk7411
@holdenfunk7411 3 роки тому
kumo narazi I mean, why is our butter flying?
@dollykumo2959
@dollykumo2959 3 роки тому
@@holdenfunk7411 dude idk why you people do that . I speak Arabic & we just have a name for it like any other thing .
@ayoubelamrani6920
@ayoubelamrani6920 4 роки тому
Once you see his thumbs, you can't unsee them.
@nathanwilliams4005
@nathanwilliams4005 4 роки тому
You mean his 2nd index finger?
@sinaimuse6562
@sinaimuse6562 4 роки тому
Shut up !! LOLOL
@chrisp8458
@chrisp8458 4 роки тому
😹😹😹 he has the e.t ouuuchhhhee’s 💀💀💀
@mulanfrantic
@mulanfrantic 4 роки тому
"I do syllable mostly because I am not convinced that actors will pull off a tone language correctly." HAHAHAHA
@baptistefaussat
@baptistefaussat 4 роки тому
He's right, for instance the actors of Firefly speak terrible Mandarin.
@mulanfrantic
@mulanfrantic 4 роки тому
@@baptistefaussat Very true, and I find it funny every time someone acknowledges it.
@MenloMarseilles
@MenloMarseilles 2 роки тому
in his book he mentions a bunch of other things like this... for example in English the p/t/k sounds are usually pronounced with a puff of air (the difference between the "t" in "talk" and the "t" in "stalk") - many languages don't do that, but native Engilsh speakers don't notice we're doing it & it's hard to stop doing it, so he had to make Dothraki allow it too
@rinhd1977
@rinhd1977 4 роки тому
Even after watching I still dont get it how language is made
@justblaze4707
@justblaze4707 4 роки тому
It's a guide to make a cookie cutter, then when he wants to make a word to fit the situation, he puts it into his table and tests out the way it interacts with the surrounding lexicon
@petrino
@petrino 4 роки тому
Chenza at court, the court of silence Darmok and Jalad on the ocean Darmok on the ocean Kadir beneath Mo Moteh Kira at Bashi Kiteo, his eyes closed Rai and Jiri at Lungha Shaka, when the walls fell Sokath, his eyes uncovered/opened Temba, at rest
@fabienlehenaff2742
@fabienlehenaff2742 4 роки тому
you need to understand the rules of your own language first ( tenses, cases, vocabulary, grammar, etc...). Otherwise its like trying to write a song without even knowing what chords and rhythms are.
@ens0246
@ens0246 4 роки тому
@@petrino Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel
@kuro13wolf
@kuro13wolf 4 роки тому
​@Eric Beller You okay there? Here, let me unscramble that for you. "This is more about syntax and grammar rather than philosophical considerations except in specific examples."
@Lightologyy
@Lightologyy 4 роки тому
Here you go guys ♥ 1. What is the point? 2. Is it written, spoken, or signed? 3. Sounds. A. Consonants and Vowels B. Syllables C. Stress and Intonation • Stress Language: English (You have to stress the word by the letters). • Tone Language: Chinese (The actual pitch that you speak the Vallot is important). 4. Grammer. - Adjectives - Adverbs (thee main types) * Manner, Time, Place - Prepositions, Postpostitions - Determiners, Demonstratives Nouns:- • Singular vs Plural • dual or trail • nothing • Case • Gender • Masculine vs. Feminine • Big vs. Large • Living vs. Non-Living • Natural vs. Non-natural • Tool vs. Plant • High Valyrian Nouns • 4 Numbers • 8 Cases • 4 Genders Verbs 5. Sentence Structure. “The man [Subject] sees [Verb] the woman [Object].” Subject + Verb + Object 6. Derivation. Teach > Teacher Jelmio [wind] > Jelmazma [big wind] 7. Miscellaneous. - Writing Systems:- • Alphabet: Characters for vowels and consonants. [English] • Abjad: Charactes for consonants only. [Arabic] • Abugida: Main glyph for a consonant and some sort of a little addition for a vowel. [Hindi] • Logography: Glyphs that stand for entire word or parts of words or maybe more than one word depending on how it works [Chinese] 8. Lexicon The words of the language:- “Think about riding a horse, starting a fire, and think about what goes into that scenario, what’s happening, and what will speakers of this language have words for, with respect to that scenario.” 9. Create a reference. • Grammer and dictionary.
@emilykolaja2816
@emilykolaja2816 4 роки тому
As a linguistics student, I am loving all this language-related content lately. I've had the desire to create the basics of my own conlang for a while now, and this really motivated me to get started. I also loved hearing the basics of the subject explained to me again, but in terms of constructing a language rather than studying existing ones. Hoping to see more of David too!
@the_doomcliff
@the_doomcliff 9 місяців тому
How is it going with the conlang mate?
@TeagueChrystie
@TeagueChrystie 4 роки тому
I was expecting this to be a good primer for conlangs. This was actually a *great* primer for conlangs. Well done, guy!
@StewartFletcher
@StewartFletcher 4 роки тому
"He throat rip. She throat rip. They throat it."
@retroentertainment7758
@retroentertainment7758 4 роки тому
Wtf
@jeffevans9853
@jeffevans9853 3 роки тому
Ah, the Schrutean compound.
@user-pm2gn8sr6y
@user-pm2gn8sr6y 3 роки тому
😆
@yokingstream1005
@yokingstream1005 3 роки тому
FOTH AGGENDAK FOTH AGGENDI FOTH AGGENDA
@dilek92
@dilek92 Рік тому
it was cool to see he recommended to study turkish along with japanese and french because i've realized that dothraki's grammar is similar to turkish. it was a great video!
@scikick
@scikick 4 роки тому
Butterfly in Nepali is called 'putali'. And the female genitalia is called 'puti'. Now I'm no expert, but I think the elders were on to something here.
@leeahh747
@leeahh747 4 роки тому
scikick in my language puti means white
@oxigen85
@oxigen85 4 роки тому
Butterfly in Hungarian is "pillangó". The same word is used as a slang for hookers.
@TheHarpyen
@TheHarpyen 3 роки тому
I once spontaneously used mariposa del carne (butterfly of flesh) talking to a Spanish native speaker. He totally got it . 🤣 nepali rocks.
@anamo123456789
@anamo123456789 4 роки тому
We need a meeting of him and the vocal coach dude
@BHNative
@BHNative 4 роки тому
I envy this guy's brain. This was waaaay more interesting than I was expecting.
@saramiele4662
@saramiele4662 4 роки тому
This dude will help me pass my linguistics exam he made me review all the program in just 13 minutes
@dimaxbarnes6425
@dimaxbarnes6425 4 роки тому
The *r sound* David: I’m sorry for that one Spanish speakers: finally
@tommipeltovuori4869
@tommipeltovuori4869 3 роки тому
And finnish speakers
@Ignisan_66
@Ignisan_66 2 роки тому
And basically everyone else on the planet except native english speakers.
@cellularautomaton.
@cellularautomaton. 2 роки тому
@@Ignisan_66 actually, mandarin chinese doesn't have a trilled r either, and english and mandarin account for around a third of the earth's population
@MoliSuper
@MoliSuper 4 роки тому
Butterfly in Icelandic is "Fiðrildi" which literally means "a Feathered Creature".....I think
@tristantaylor5214
@tristantaylor5214 4 роки тому
....Tolkien: "Hold my beer"
@robertschlesinger1342
@robertschlesinger1342 4 роки тому
Fascinating video describing a logical set of procedures for creating a language. The presentation was clear, logical (almost algorithmic), and informative. I hope you prepare and post sequels to this great video.
@roncom4321
@roncom4321 4 роки тому
UKposts Algorithm: *Hey, I know you've never watched anything GOT related here on youtube, but hey! I'mma shove this in your recommended anyway :)*
@YunisRajab
@YunisRajab 4 роки тому
You know it's not just based on things you watch, right?
@6ixlxrd
@6ixlxrd 4 роки тому
@@YunisRajab It's geared towards recommending you things similar or in the same genre as what you've watched. I watched a cooking video and the next minute Gordon Ramsay, Babish, and a lot of other chefs were in my recommended.
@Sporacle
@Sporacle 4 роки тому
DId he say, Dothraki suberts the expectations?.... this thing runs deep
@takeapil4568
@takeapil4568 4 роки тому
I'm just as confused as I was after watching this video
@girv98
@girv98 4 роки тому
I'd suggest Artifexian and biblaridion. They go into it a bit more
@bb-cc8hh
@bb-cc8hh 4 роки тому
You need to have studied different sub disciplines in Linguistics to fully understand everything he mentions.
@cogithefool4284
@cogithefool4284 4 роки тому
@@LauM he doesn't even make an exhaustive IPA consonants. He put approximant for everything else.
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 4 роки тому
@@cogithefool4284 I'm still looking for someone to tell me how I can make a glottal stop at the start of a word, I don't think my glottis works that way 😭🤣 And at least he didn't scare anyone with cases in Finnish and Hungarian - that's something they need to find on their own :D
@matthuckabey007
@matthuckabey007 4 роки тому
Well, your English sucks so you do not have much hope to begin with.
@fb04
@fb04 4 роки тому
When I saw the thumbnail I literally thought that that man was eating infinity stones... So yeah
@ronjayrose9706
@ronjayrose9706 4 роки тому
😂😂😂😂
@rubik54
@rubik54 4 роки тому
How else would a language be made?
@saraansari1394
@saraansari1394 4 роки тому
Hahahahahah🤣🤣
@alisyed6809
@alisyed6809 4 роки тому
This guy is also created the language of Valyrian
@lmaono8139
@lmaono8139 4 роки тому
Evy stopppp omggggg😂😂😂😂
@mr.knightthedetective7435
@mr.knightthedetective7435 4 роки тому
0:35 I once actually used a similar idea on my fanfic aliens. They were called Y'hmma and they spoke in sign languages. But not in a normal way, they could morph their fingers into strange symbols. Another thing about their sign language is that they are telepathic in nature. You would literally know what they meant to say if they morphed their fingers.
@LaydayEruanna
@LaydayEruanna 4 роки тому
I could listen to this guy teach all day. Please have more videos with him. I like the editing you do, too.
@VMRVid
@VMRVid 4 роки тому
Him: I never have a favorite word in any language. Me: Schmetterling Him: Look up the word for butterfly.
@sammy3212321
@sammy3212321 4 роки тому
This guy took a hodgepodge of vocabulary and fabricated a rich and holistic conlang that remained true to the culture and tells a story of civilisation all on its own. Astounding dude.
@GeneraNothing
@GeneraNothing 4 роки тому
I can’t believe I got to meet this guy and get a picture and conversation with him when he came down to my college, UAB. He’s an absolute genius
@danis7070
@danis7070 4 роки тому
As a speech and language pathologist, this was very interesting to watch!
@ghasos
@ghasos 4 роки тому
this is absolutely the coolest video i have ever watched THANK YOU
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 4 роки тому
This is sooo interesting!! I kinda wanna know more about languages and be friends with this man
@veggiesupreme3556
@veggiesupreme3556 4 роки тому
it's cool to see someone so passionate about their profession
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 4 роки тому
@@veggiesupreme3556 ive subscribed to his channel. It was real cool to learn some more about that and very jmpressive that he can tell apart different sounds when (for many people) our brains kinda go 'deaf' on sounds that are not part if our native language in our adult lives. I stan this man!
@kuro13wolf
@kuro13wolf 4 роки тому
​@@Yuni009 If you liked this you're gonna love their accent critique series that man is just as passionate and it also teaches you a lot about language.
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 4 роки тому
@@kuro13wolf sweet! Ill defo check it out, thanks!! Bring on the smart side of me which wants to learn stuff instead of drinking.. yay!! 😂
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 4 роки тому
@@Lightologyy haha not sure ho thatd go!
@yulana990
@yulana990 4 роки тому
Yes! I was so fascinated finding out the Dothraki language that reminded me of persian and arabian was a constructed language, and immediately wanted to know more about David. So cool to see someone that like JRR created a language, but in modern time so I can actually get some tips 😂 Thanks for this video. I hope someday I can create a language aswell for my future stories.
@sofiamanolakis8214
@sofiamanolakis8214 4 роки тому
In my 4th year of linguisitics and you reignited my love for it! Thanks!
@estherd.b.16
@estherd.b.16 4 роки тому
Last year, Peterson was a speaker at an event in Belgium which I attended. His talk was so interesting and inspiring. Fascinating stuff, linguistics and conlanging!
@remis.4565
@remis.4565 4 роки тому
I met this guy at UC Berkeley and he was amazing
@Aravzil
@Aravzil 4 роки тому
That was really interesting. Good simple editing too.
@Curlzyness
@Curlzyness 4 роки тому
Phonetics lesson by David J Peterson, I wish this was posted back when I was a 1st year student of English.
@stormblessed2321
@stormblessed2321 4 роки тому
How do you say “the writers for Game of Thrones are incompetent morons” in Dothraki?
@maxgullberg9733
@maxgullberg9733 3 роки тому
Producers and became though.. 😔
@katiee9152
@katiee9152 Рік тому
I love this guy for creating the beautiful language for game of thrones ♥️
@ChelseaFCallday2
@ChelseaFCallday2 4 роки тому
this stuff is so interesting, I love when you guys make videos like this
@juniorballs6025
@juniorballs6025 4 роки тому
That was utterly fascinating, explained really well too 👍
@caenieve
@caenieve 3 роки тому
This is basically a crash course in functional linguistics which I *love.*
@kirisuta8496
@kirisuta8496 4 роки тому
Ah I’m glad I’m welsh - got brought up being able to make a lot of weird sounds. Like the rolling rs and the ch sounds and the ll sounds. It’s handy in that respect.
@timmsattler3414
@timmsattler3414 4 роки тому
Kiri Suta i bet you cant pronounce Brötchen, it’s German
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 4 роки тому
@@timmsattler3414 I bet you won't pronounce the word "ci" or "afan" right the first time (that's Welsh for "dog" and "raspberries", by the way). I don't even get me started with "cŵn" (dogs), "cwm" (valley), or "ysgol" (school). And those are all without the infamous LL.
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 4 роки тому
LL is a thing of beauty, I tried learning a bit of Welsh on Duolingo once and everytime I listen to a Welsh speaker, it's one of the things I love the most :)
@MickeyCuervo36
@MickeyCuervo36 4 роки тому
Dw in dysgi siarad Cymraeg. Still a beginner, but I hope to get better.
@Y.M...
@Y.M... 4 роки тому
Arabic does most of these sounds, but some native African languages have really interesting sounds unlike anywhere else in the world. They use clicking and some tongue-snapping sounds as letters or words.
@grex951
@grex951 4 роки тому
This really did help alot. I've been so confused on how to make a language but this cleared up so much for me :)
@marine_flower
@marine_flower 4 роки тому
I’m starting my first year at university in a few months and I’ll be studying linguistics, so this video was particularly interesting and enjoyable for me. I especially liked the advice about studying unrelated languages since as a native speaker of Russian who is also studying English and Korean I can assure you that this recommendation is really good. Being immersed into these three completely different languages has definitely broadened my horizons!
@bds8715
@bds8715 4 місяці тому
How did your degree go? 🤔
@marine_flower
@marine_flower 4 місяці тому
@@bds8715 What a throwback! haha I now have a bachelor’s degree in linguistics (with honours :P) and I’ve recently started my master’s degree - linguistics as well. Oh, and I’ve added Swedish to my roster of languages, so that's been fun!
@bds8715
@bds8715 4 місяці тому
@@marine_flower wow that’s awesome! Congrats 🥳 My curiosity got the best of me 😆 If I were to study linguistics I think I’d study how different languages approach word class/parts of speech
@omnitrix1992
@omnitrix1992 4 роки тому
*gets casted in a Game of Thrones episode* "Hey casting director, who am i gonna be on the show?" "Oh, Head Dothraki ruler. Lots of speaking parts..." "... greaaaaat...."
@marielediehl4246
@marielediehl4246 4 роки тому
I understood so much about languages listening to this! Thank you:)
@dcphillips1991
@dcphillips1991 4 роки тому
This is a really interesting video, you can tell the person knows there topic well and is passionate about it.
@getcrafty8251
@getcrafty8251 4 роки тому
He actually made this a lot easier for me to understand rather than the other YT videos I’ve watched. I shall go and continue my artlang :D
@smallluigi3433
@smallluigi3433 4 роки тому
3:10 that's the sound you make when somebody asks you a question you don't know the answer to
@m.coleman
@m.coleman 4 роки тому
Speech-Language Pathologist, here! This was cool! 🥰 P.S. JUST found out about High Valyrian being on Duolingo! Off I go! 😁
@Pretendship
@Pretendship 4 роки тому
this was fascinating, get this guy on again! 10/10
@pawprintz420
@pawprintz420 2 роки тому
i like this guy's face , he looks like he gives great hugs
@Jort419
@Jort419 4 роки тому
How to create a language _Swollow all the infinity Stones_ (1:42)
@Robin-eq7uz
@Robin-eq7uz 4 роки тому
😂😂😂
@multiversescriptutes8400
@multiversescriptutes8400 4 роки тому
Infinity War and Endgame SUCK. Don't remind people of those abominal bastardization of Marvel comic's characters.
@user-ip8eh3se5x
@user-ip8eh3se5x 4 роки тому
@@multiversescriptutes8400 what do core muscles have to do with this
@multiversescriptutes8400
@multiversescriptutes8400 4 роки тому
@@user-ip8eh3se5x Umm..... Wait what? Core muscles.... When did i ever mention anything about core muscles?
@Hapetiitti
@Hapetiitti 4 роки тому
@@multiversescriptutes8400 you typoed "abominal" into "abdominal"
@onem4040
@onem4040 4 роки тому
More interesting than current season x)
@chelsey8737
@chelsey8737 4 роки тому
Is it that bad? I dont watch got but all of the comments are saying stuff like this
@daviddewar6008
@daviddewar6008 4 роки тому
@@chelsey8737 yeah the CGI was amazing but the writing was trash IMO
@jalilseguel7
@jalilseguel7 Рік тому
This is beautiful. Thanks for the video.
@tyrant-den884
@tyrant-den884 4 роки тому
In my D&D: goblins use a very basic Abjad, hobgoblins use a more comprehensive Abjad, and Bugbears have turned the goblin Abjad into an Abugida.
@irfanmaruf7617
@irfanmaruf7617 4 роки тому
Ron: dothraki Hermione: it's dothraki, not dothraki
@armorsmith43
@armorsmith43 4 роки тому
irfan ma'ruf This gets into another aspect of language: social status as reflected by pronunciation. Is it possible to talk like a poor person or an academic in your language?
@jono-fr4ih
@jono-fr4ih 4 роки тому
ah uh eh ih aa (3:11) That was my reaction to episode 5
@michellestella7477
@michellestella7477 4 роки тому
Wow this is a lot more complicated than I thought it would be 😶
@Corlwow
@Corlwow 4 роки тому
Thank you, I'd run out of lectures of his to watch. This is v helpful.
@RobertShaverOfAustin
@RobertShaverOfAustin 4 роки тому
The concepts in a society also shape the expression in the language ... or is it the other way around? Think of a society that has no concept of subjugation. Which of these sentences would fit that society? 1. "I rode the horse across the stream." 2. "The horse and I crossed the stream together."
@sergiosanchez7935
@sergiosanchez7935 Рік тому
Possibly the first one as it seems clear to me that when one rides a horse the "agency of the act", so to say, belongs to the rider - as he is the one controlling the horse. The fact that their society has "no concept of subjugation" shouldn't really interfere with the fact that "riding a horse" essentially means that you, on the horse, command it to move in some direction. So saying "we moved together" would be ambiguous and transmit incomplete information as it is not specifying that you are actually riding the horse (it could mean for example that you found a friendly horse and you both went for a walk, using your own feet). And if you consider that their society is simply unable to understand subjugation to the point where they aren't able to ride horses or express that someone is riding a horse, then I guess there aren't many good arguments one can make about one of the sentences over the other.
@aaronmyers6686
@aaronmyers6686 4 роки тому
Even thought it's a very "you are your own worst critic" art, I believe that fictional lanugage construction doesn't get enough traction as a hobby or a job. You learn a lot of things about logic, human behavior, aestheticism and categorization, among other things.
@rotem..
@rotem.. 4 роки тому
Oh my this was incredibly interesting. This guy is amazing.
@MinmaySK
@MinmaySK 4 роки тому
This video was really something. I loved it.
@shyam8398
@shyam8398 4 роки тому
I've see a few interviews with this guy I always find him fascinating I have absolutely no intentions of writing a language though
@jace422
@jace422 4 роки тому
what's dothraki for "my expectations were subverted"
@goddammitalana
@goddammitalana 4 роки тому
jae lol
@Trishpage312
@Trishpage312 4 роки тому
Holy God! Incredible, I can’t even wrap my head around this
@anaismcallister6616
@anaismcallister6616 4 роки тому
This is literally the coolest video I’ve ever seen
@syedimranali4429
@syedimranali4429 4 роки тому
WOW. I was always wondering how did they created all of these languages e.g Avatar language or this Dothraki one. Amazingly creative process. No wonder why these sound so real.
@tomifamadewa7980
@tomifamadewa7980 4 роки тому
Omg He mentioned Hausa! I’m Nigerian we speak it here
@hallieharmon701
@hallieharmon701 4 роки тому
Never seen a vid like this, thank you!
@michellechetrit4057
@michellechetrit4057 4 роки тому
this is so amazing and super intricate
@benjamino.7475
@benjamino.7475 4 роки тому
butterfly in german is schmetterling which u could loosly translate as aircrusher
@benjaminzaugg1127
@benjaminzaugg1127 4 роки тому
you could. its wrong, but you could
@TheHarpyen
@TheHarpyen 3 роки тому
I don't get why we don't call it flatterling. That would be accurate.
@messigoat9815
@messigoat9815 4 роки тому
I can create a new language when I'm with my crush 🤷‍♂️
@sexysalmon4411
@sexysalmon4411 4 роки тому
🤷‍♂️
@eridiance9818
@eridiance9818 4 роки тому
🤷‍♂️
@retroentertainment7758
@retroentertainment7758 4 роки тому
Jasjjsjsijsks
@balls344
@balls344 4 роки тому
Crushian language
@afrikasmith1049
@afrikasmith1049 Рік тому
I recently read his book on creating a language. Didn't finish reading the book, but it was fascinating.
@aureagarcia5536
@aureagarcia5536 4 роки тому
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO A YEAR AGO. 😫😫😫
@NoseyNana
@NoseyNana 4 роки тому
If you really want to study how languages are created, find sets of twins or triplets, etc. that are just beginning to talk. My twins took up a language of their own, as 'multiples' are known to do, commonly called twin talk. Trust me, they knew exactly what they were saying & their language took off at twice the speed compared to talking to others. I quickly put them into a pre-preschool, so their twin talk didn't hamper their actual language skills further. Otherwise, they'd be known all their life as Bunga & Wahgee :)
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 4 роки тому
That's not really the point of this video: we are talking about artificial language creation, not child language acquisition (which would probably be more in the ballpark of a behavioral linguist or neurolinguist specialized in infant development). I can be just as interesting a topic - and one that can provide clues as to how languages emerge and evolve, which is fairly important for linguists of all stripes - but there's no need to choose one over the other. Knowledge doesn't take up space (or so my language says) :)
@a_fuckin_spacemarine7514
@a_fuckin_spacemarine7514 4 роки тому
I'm suspicious of anyone who's first example is tentacle monsters...... just sayin.
@M-CH_
@M-CH_ 4 роки тому
Well, they invented our languages, didn't they?
@alexal8088
@alexal8088 4 роки тому
M. Ch. they didn’t
@M-CH_
@M-CH_ 4 роки тому
@@alexal8088 WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
@pussinboots9983
@pussinboots9983 4 роки тому
Cthulu?
@YuuSangre
@YuuSangre 4 роки тому
Wow, thanks for this video
@Noviosity
@Noviosity 4 роки тому
Recently studied linguistics...and recently binged watched GOT. My prof told me how well paid a job working with/in the entertainment industry... Watching this makes sense. Much creative
@SlipFlip
@SlipFlip 4 роки тому
I'd love to hear this guy analyse amd explain Greenlandic language!!
@Rhasher
@Rhasher 4 роки тому
As a Linguistics student, this video is awesome
@BeneathTheBrightSky
@BeneathTheBrightSky Рік тому
I really like that proximal-medial-distal distinction you made in your demonstratives! I've only seen that in 1 other conlang (Tyryani by Shmili langs).
@worldofmonterra
@worldofmonterra 2 роки тому
There's so much stuff that goes into this.
@balthasarrasahtlab8872
@balthasarrasahtlab8872 4 роки тому
05:10 When he said "Subverting expectations" I flinched hard
@VexedFilms
@VexedFilms 4 роки тому
Me too
@rootednewt3262
@rootednewt3262 4 роки тому
12:46 "Japanese and Turkish... completely unrelated" ALTAICISM INTENSIFIES
@sho0oka
@sho0oka 4 роки тому
love him! as a Japanese student I can tell his inspired by it very much これ それ あれ
@luisasantana1827
@luisasantana1827 4 роки тому
As a linguistic student and got fan, this is just fantastic.
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