New words are generally formed out of necessity \u2013 the need to communicate a new object or idea.<\/p>\n
Whole new languages are much rarer. So it\u2019s interesting that a whole new language has been created for a movie.<\/p>\n
A linguistics<\/a> professor at the University of Southern California<\/a> has done just that, for James Cameron<\/a>\u2019s forthcoming film, Avatar<\/a><\/em>. Working from the basis of a few words provided by Cameron, Paul Frommer created the Na\u2019vi language that now consists of over 1,000 words as well as its own rules , structure and sound system. (Dizepam<\/a>) <\/p>\n The language is spoken by aliens from the planet Pandora, although the professor was restrained by the human actors who had to voice his creation. As well as words, Frommer added ejectives<\/a>, sounds that are made in languages around the world. The finished language apparently sounds to some like an African language, to others like Japanese \u2013 no one language is predominant but Cameron hopes it sounds musical, not harsh like the famous invented language Klingon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The professor hopes Na\u2019vi will catch on and followers will speak the language, much like Star Trek<\/em> fans do with Klingon<\/a>. How successful the language becomes I suppose rests on how much people like Avatar<\/em>. We shall see.<\/p>\n