The Allusionist

95. Verisimilitude

When you’re watching a fantasy or science fiction show, and the characters are speaking a language that does not exist in this world but sounds like it could - that doesn’t happen by accident, or improvisation. A lot - a LOT! - of work goes into inventing new languages that sound real. Conlanger David Peterson talks about how he created languages for HBO’s Game of Thrones. Find out more about this episode at <a href="http://theallusionist.org/verisimilitude" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theallusionist.org/verisimilitude</a>. The Allusionist's online home is <a href="http://theallusionist.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theallusionist.org</a>. Stay in touch at <a href="http://twitter.com/allusionistshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/allusionistshow</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/allusionistshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/allusionistshow</a>.<a href="http://patreon.com/allusionist" rel="payment">Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.