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| Born | January 20, 1981[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, language creator |
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| Spouse | Erin Peterson[3] |
David Joshua Peterson (born January 20, 1981) is an American writer and language creator. Studying at University of California, Berkeley (1999-2003), he received B.A. degrees in English and in Linguistics.[2] He received an M.A. in Linguistics from University of California, San Diego (2003–06).[2] According to an interview given to the publication Conlangs Monthly, he had his first contact with constructed languages while still in Berkeley, after attending an Esperanto class in 2000.[4] In 2009, the television network HBO needed a fictional language for a new television series and turned to the Language Creation Society for help. This resulted in a contest, which Peterson won.[5][6]
Peterson is best known for creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones (since 2009) and the Castithan, Irathient and Omec languages for Syfy's Defiance (since 2011); but he has been creating languages since 2000.[2][7] He also created the language used by the Dark Elves in the movie Thor: The Dark World.[8] In 2007, he co-founded the Language Creation Society,[2] with nine other language creators[2] and served as its president (2011–2014).[9]
When creating the two full and two smaller languages for Defiance, Peterson also developed a number system.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Language(s) |
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| 2011–2016 | Game of Thrones | Dothraki, Valyrian |
| 2013–2015 | Defiance | Kastithanu, L'Irathi, Indojisnen, Kinuk'aaz |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Shiväisith |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Sondiv |
| 2014–2015 | Dominion | Lishepus |
| 2014–2016 | The 100 | Trigedasleng |
| 2015 | Penny Dreadful | Verbis Diablo |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles | Noalath |
| 2016 | Emerald City | Inha, Munja'kin |
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
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| 2014 | The Zaanics Deceit (co-author) | Nina Post, LLC | ISBN 978-1495461347 |
| 2014 | Living Language Dothraki | Living Language | ISBN 978-0804160865 |
| 2015 | The Art of Language Invention | Penguin Books | ISBN 978-0143126461 |
References
- ^ "The birth of David Joshua Peterson". California Birth Index. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "About David J. Peterson". Dothraki.org. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Template:Twitter status
- ^ "Interview with David J. Peterson". Conlangs Monthly. February 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ http://dothraki.conlang.org/official-hbo-press-release/
- ^ http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4282989&tpl=archnews
- ^ Banks, Dave (August 25, 2010). "Interview: Creating Language for HBO's Game Of Thrones". Wired. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Thor: The Dark World credits". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Minutes for LCS Board Meeting (3/5/2011)". Language Creation Society. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Bercovici, Jeff (November 30, 2013). "It Is Known: 'Game Of Thrones' Linguist Has Coolest Job Ever". Forbes. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Dothraki.org
- About.me
- David J. Peterson on X
- Template:Google+
- David J. Peterson on Tumblr
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