Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Language is one of the greatest art forms on Earth. There are thousands of spoken, written, and signed languages around the world ...

Fictional alien languages — like the one prominently featured in Arrival — are a big part of science fiction world-building. One of the staples of creating a believable fictional world that’s ...

When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry examines fictional language, from the words of Tolkien to her own. Our editors and experts handpick every ...

If you’ve ever wanted to command a dragon, there’s a course that’ll teach you how. Duolingo, the free language-learning app and website, has helped millions of people around the world learn new ...

In film and television, language is almost always an important component for the audience. However, the sci-fi and fantasy genres have taken that basic communication several steps further by inventing ...

Star Trek fans might have a hard time picking up Klingon just by watching the TV series and movies, but now there's an easier way to learn: Duolingo added the fictional language to its lineup. The ...

“Dracarys!” says Daenerys Targaryen to Drogon, her young dragon, ordering him to spit fire on an incredulous enemy who gets torched alive. This scene from the third season of “Game of Thrones” is the ...

Well, not real in that they’re fictional languages spoken by fictional peoples. But what makes a fictional language an actual language and not merely a convincing combination of sounds? Linguist John ...

Language is one of the greatest art forms on Earth. There are thousands of spoken, written, and signed languages around the world with subcategories including regional and ethnic dialects and ...