{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S2E3: Constructed Languages in Science Fiction","description":"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\u2019s Conlang Critic playlist. Other languages discussed: Newspeak (Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell) L\u00e1adan (Native Tongue, by Suzette Elgin) Klingon (Star Trek, by Marc Okrand) Na\u2019vi (Avatar, by Paul Frommer) ","author_name":"A Reader's History of Science Fiction","author_url":"http:\/\/sciencemeetsfiction.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/131645549"}