Language invention in linguistics pedagogy / edited by Jeffrey Punske, Nathan Sanders, and Amy V. Fountain.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-298) and index.

A primer on constructed languages / Nathan Sanders -- Budding linguists and how to find them / Arika Okrent -- The linguistics of Arrival: heptapods, field linguistics, and Universal Grammar / Jessica Coon -- Three conlang projects at three educational levels / David Adger, Coppe van Urk -- The design(ing) of language / Grant Goodall -- Using language invention to teach typology and cross-linguistic universals / Matt Pearson -- Teaching invented languages to the undergraduate major: a capstone course / Angela C. Carpenter -- Teaching invented languages as an introductory course: unfamiliar territory / James A. Berry -- Bringing language construction from the classroom to the community / Carrie Gillon, Edward delmonico, Randi Martinez, Spencer Morrell -- The interdisciplinarity of conlangs: moving beyond linguistics / Nathan Sanders, Christine Schreyer -- Teaching Proto-Indo-European as a constructed language / Brenna Reinhart Byrd, Andrew Miles Byrd -- Learning about language through language invention: "I was really proud of the language I created" / Skye J. Anderson, Shannon T. Beschoff, Jeffrey Punske, Amy V. Fountain -- Extraterrestrial message construction: guidelines for the use of xenolinguistics in the classroom / Sherri Wells-Jensen, Kimberly Spallinger -- Artistry in language invention: conlang pedagogy and the instructor as authority / David J. Peterson.

This book is the first to explore the varied ways in which invented languages can be used to teach languages and linguistics in university courses. There has long been interest in invented languages, also known as constructed languages or conlangs, both in the political arena (as with Esperanto) and in the world of literature and science fiction and fantasy media - Tolkien's Quenya and Sindarin, Dothraki in Game of Thrones, and Klingon in the Star Trek franchise, among many others. Linguists have recently served as language creators or consultants for film and television, with notable examples including Jessica Coon's work on the film Arrival, Christine Schreyer's Kryptonian for Man of Steel, and David Adger's contributions to the series Beowulf.0The chapters in this volume show how the use of invented languages as a teaching tool can reach a student population who might not otherwise be interested in studying linguistics, as well as helping those students to develop the fundamental core skills of linguistic analysis. Invented languages encourage problem-based and active learning; they shed light on the nature of linguistic diversity and implicational universals; and they provide insights into the complex interplay of linguistic patterns and social, environmental, and historical processes. The volume brings together renowned scholars and junior researchers who have used language invention and constructed languages to achieve a range of pedagogical objectives. It will be of interest to graduate students and teachers of linguistics and those in related areas such as anthropology and psychology.