Category Archives: Movie Language Consultant

Movie Language Creation | Avatar

Linguist Paul Frommer pulls back the curtain on the creation of Na’vi: Frommer, a linguistics specialist, was brought in by “Avatar” writer-director James Cameron to create an entire functioning language for the tribe of 10-foot-tall blue aliens who inhabit Pandora, … Continue reading

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Movie Language Consulting | In Memory Of Blair Rudes

Dr. Blair A. Rudes, Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, died unexpectedly on March 16, 2008, after spending the afternoon exercising. An internationally known linguist and expert in American Indian languages, Dr. Rudes came … Continue reading

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Movie Language Consulting | The New World

What would Pocahontas say? That’s what was on writer/director Terence Malick’s mind when he started to film “The New World,” his cinematic retelling of the saga surrounding Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. Malick thought he could just find some contemporary … Continue reading

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Movie Linguist | In Memory of Peter Ladefoged

UCLA professor Peter Ladefoged, the world’s most influential phonetician, recently passed away: After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1959, Ladefoged taught in Nigeria and Edinburgh before becoming an assistant professor of phonetics at UCLA in 1962. … Continue reading

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