Invent your own language- workshop

About this event

Ever wondered how languages like Klingon, Na'vi, or Dothraki are brought to life? Join linguist Dr Bettina Beinhoff for a hands-on workshop where you'll explore the fascinating art of language creation.

Drawing inspiration from both natural and constructed languages, this session will guide you through the essential steps of inventing your own language. Through a series of short presentations and guided individual exercises, you'll learn how to shape phonetics, grammar, vocabulary, and cultural context to build a language that's uniquely yours.

At the end of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to share their creations—or parts of them—with the group.

About our speaker

Dr Bettina Beinhoff is Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK. Her main research interests include language ideologies, attitudes and stereotypes and how these factors influence how we negotiate identities through language. She has extensively explored these topics through constructed languages. Bettina holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Event presented as part of the Cambridge Festival.