1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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:&amp;nbsp;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) A Reader's History of Science Fiction http://sciencemeetsfiction.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23701934/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/131645549