Science fiction frequently plays with language in different ways to explore the concepts of philosophy, culture, and cognition; and constructed languages (or conlangs) are a big part of that. In this episode, I highlight how conlangs have contributed to the genre over its history. TV recommendation: Defiance (Kastithanu, L'Irathi, Indojisnen, and Kinuk'aaz, by David J. Peterson) My blog posts about language in Creationism. jan Misali's Conlang Critic playlist. Other languages discussed: Newspeak (Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell) Láadan (Native Tongue, by Suzette Elgin) Klingon (Star Trek, by Marc Okrand) Na'vi (Avatar, by Paul Frommer)
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