The Art of Language Invention

David J. Peterson and Nick Farmer at the Bay Area Book Festival. Who says linguistics isn’t fun? Ever heard of “conlang“? Join this insiders’ tour through the construction of invented languages. David Peterson created languages for the HBO series “Game of Thrones“ and the Syfy series “Defiance.“ Nick Farmer created the Belter conlang for Syfy’s “The Expanse.“ This conversation may leave you, well, speechless.