A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Salo, David

ISBN 10: 0874809126 / ISBN 13: 9780874809121

Published by University of Utah Press, 2007

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Title: A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an ...

Publisher: University of Utah Press

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

From the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J. R. R. Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels. Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language. By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete descriptions of two languages, the 'elvish' tongues Quenya and Sindarin. 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. In A Gateway to Sindarin, David Salo has created a volume that is a serious look at an entertaining topic. Salo covers the grammar, morphology, and history of the language. Supplemental material includes a vocabulary, Sindarin names, a glossary of terms, and an annotated list of works relevant to Sindarin. What emerges is an homage to Tolkien's scholarly philological efforts.

Review:

"David Salo ... wrote A Gateway to Sindarin after his work on the films--it's the single best print resource for the language."--"Voya Voice of Youth Advocate"

"Certainly, Gateway is likely to appeal to the truly serious fan of Tolkien's languages." "The Bulletin of The New York C.S. Lewis Society"
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"Puts to shame not a few published works on real-world languages." Mark Newbrook, Monash University
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"An ambitious and helpful book. Entertaining and highly informative. Its potential audience is broad, and variably knowledgeable." "Tolkien Studies"
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"David Salo wrote A Gateway to Sindarin after his work on the films it's the single best print resource for the language." "Voya Voice of Youth Advocate""