Nevbosh: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''Nevbosh''''' (New Non Sense) is a language created in 1910s by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his cousin [[Mary Incledon]] (1895-1940). | '''''Nevbosh''''' (New Non Sense) is a language created in 1910s by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his cousin [[Mary Incledon]] (1895-1940). | ||
According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".<ref>[[Humphrey Carpenter]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'', p.55</ref> However, Tolkien himself told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling. | According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".<ref>[[Humphrey Carpenter]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'', p.55</ref> However, Tolkien himself told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Monster and critics]]'', p.133</ref> | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== |
Revision as of 04:49, 13 October 2014
Nevbosh (New Non Sense) is a language created in 1910s by J.R.R. Tolkien and his cousin Mary Incledon (1895-1940).
According to Humphrey Carpenter, Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".[1] However, Tolkien himself told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling.[2]
External Link