from the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J.
By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete descri.
Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language.
Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels.
R.
R.
from the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J.
What emerges is an homage to Tolkien\'s scholarly philological efforts.
Supplemental material includes a vocabulary, Sindarin names, a glossary of terms, and an annotated list of works relevant to Sindarin.
Salo covers the grammar, morphology, and history of the language.
In A Gateway to Sindarin, David Salo has created a volume that is a serious look at an entertaining topic.
He was able to compose poetic and prose texts in both, and he also constructed a lengthy sequence of changes for both from an ancestral proto-language, comparable to the development of historical languages and capable of analysis with the techniques of historical linguistics.
By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete descriptions of two languages, the Elvish tongues Quenya and Sindarin.
Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language.
Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels.
R.
R.
from the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J.
What emerges is an homage to Tolkien\'s scholarly philological efforts.
Supplemental material includes a vocabulary, Sindarin names, a glossary of terms, and an annotated list of works relevant to Sindarin.
Salo covers the grammar, morphology, and history of the language.
In A Gateway to Sindarin, David Salo has created a volume that is a serious look at an entertaining topic.
He was able to compose poetic and prose texts in both, and he also constructed a lengthy sequence of changes for both from an ancestral proto-language, comparable to the development of historical languages and capable of analysis with the techniques of historical linguistics.
By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete descriptions of two languages, the Elvish tongues Quenya and Sindarin.
Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language.
Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels.
R.
R.
from the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J
