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'''David I. Salo''' is a [[linguistics|linguist]] who worked on the languages of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] for the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]], expanding the Elvish languages (particularly [[Sindarin]]) by building on vocabulary already known from published works, and defining some languages that previously had a very small published vocabulary. In 2003, he was a graduate student in [[linguistics]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name="WSJ030119">{{cite news | last=Smith | first=Susan Lampert | title=Linguist Is A Specialist In Elvish, The Uw Grad Student Provides Translations For Lord Of The Rings Movies. | url=http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/madison.com/html/archive_files/wsj/2003/01/19/0301180299.php | date=2003-01-19 | accessdate=2007-11-14 | work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] | publisher=William K. Johnston |issn=0749-405X | page=C1 }} (also available [http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/40925.php here])</ref>
'''David Salo''' is an American [[Linguistics|linguist]] who worked on the [[Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien|languages]] of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] for the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'']] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogies]], expanding the languages (particularly [[Sindarin]]) by building on vocabulary already known from published works, and defining some languages that previously had a very small published vocabulary.<ref name="WSJ030119">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Susan Lampert |date=2003-01-19 |title=Linguist Is A Specialist In Elvish, The Uw Grad Student Provides Translations For Lord Of The Rings Movies |page=C1 |work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |publisher=William K. Johnston |url=http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/40925.php |url-status=dead |accessdate=2007-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205101246/http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/40925.php |archive-date=2004-12-05 |issn=0749-405X}}</ref><ref name="Phoenix New Times" /><ref name=":0" />


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== Salo on Tolkien's languages ==
His primary professional interest is [[Tocharian languages|Tocharian]], an extinct [[Indo-European language]] spoken in the [[Tarim Basin]] and [[Turfan Depression]] during the [[Middle Ages]].<ref name="WSJ030119"/><ref name="ALT2002Spring">{{cite journal | title=Need an Elvish Translator? We've Got the Right Person for the Job | journal=Artes Liberales Today | url=http://www.ls.wisc.edu/ArtesLibv7n1.pdf | year=2002 | volume= 7 | issue=1 | pages=4 | publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Madison|College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison]] | accessdate=2007-11-15 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


=== Enthusiast ===
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==Salo on Tolkien's languages==
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David Salo's interest in Tolkien's languages arose when he read Tolkien's works as a boy. As an [[undergraduate]] at [[Macalester College]] he studied Latin, Greek, and linguistics, and used the knowledge gained to improve his understanding of Tolkien's languages.<ref name="ALT2002Spring"/> In 1998 he was among the founders of the Elfling [[mailing list]] for [[Tolkienist]] language enthusiasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nellardo.com/lang/elf/faq.html#s0.2 |title=Elfling FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) List |work=nellardo.com |accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref> In 2004 he published a linguistic analysis of Sindarin: ''A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings'' (ISBN 0-87480-800-6). This book was reviewed in 2006 in volume 3 of the journal [[Tolkien Studies]],<ref>{{cite journal | last=Straubhaar | first=Sandra Ballif | title=Gateway to Sindarin (review) | journal=[[Tolkien Studies]] | volume= 3 | year=2006 | pages=166–173 | publisher=[[West Virginia University Press]] | issn=1547-3155 | doi=10.1353/tks.2006.0033}}</ref> and it was further reviewed in the context of Tolkienian linguistics as a whole in volume 4 of [[Tolkien Studies]] (2007).<ref name="CFH in TS">{{cite journal | last=Hostetter | first=Carl F. | authorlink=Carl F. Hostetter | title=Tolkienian Linguistics: The First Fifty Years | journal=[[Tolkien Studies]] | volume= 4 | year=2007 | pages=1–46 | publisher=[[West Virginia University Press]] | issn=1547-3155 | doi=10.1353/tks.2007.0022}}</ref>


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Salo's interest in Tolkien's languages arose when he read Tolkien's works as a boy. As an [[undergraduate]] at [[Macalester College]], [[Minnesota]] he studied [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], and linguistics, and used the knowledge gained to improve his understanding of Tolkien's languages.<ref name="ALT2002Spring">{{cite journal|title=Need an Elvish Translator? We've Got the Right Person for the Job |journal=Artes Liberales Today |url=http://www.ls.wisc.edu/ArtesLibv7n1.pdf |year=2002 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=4 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Madison|College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison]] |accessdate=2007-11-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221080323/http://www.ls.wisc.edu/ArtesLibv7n1.pdf |archivedate=February 21, 2007 }}</ref> In 1998 he was among the founders of the Elfling mailing list for [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkienist]] language enthusiasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nellardo.com/lang/elf/faq.html#s0.2 |title=Elfling FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) List |work=nellardo.com |accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref> He graduated in linguistics at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. In 2004 he published a linguistic analysis of Sindarin: ''A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings''. This book was reviewed in 2006 in volume 3 of the journal ''[[Tolkien Studies]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last=Straubhaar |first=Sandra Ballif |author-link=Sandra Ballif Straubhaar |title=Gateway to Sindarin (review) |journal=[[Tolkien Studies]] |volume= 3 |year=2006 |pages=166–173 |publisher=[[West Virginia University Press]] |issn=1547-3155 |doi=10.1353/tks.2006.0033|s2cid=170888949 }}</ref> and it was further reviewed in the context of Tolkienian linguistics as a whole in volume 4 of ''Tolkien Studies'' (2007).<ref name="CFH in TS">{{cite journal |last=Hostetter |first=Carl F. |authorlink=Carl F. Hostetter |title=Tolkienian Linguistics: The First Fifty Years |journal=[[Tolkien Studies]] |volume= 4 |year=2007 |pages=1–46 |publisher=[[West Virginia University Press]] |doi=10.1353/tks.2007.0022|s2cid=170601512 }}</ref>
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Salo was contracted for [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] to write all the material in [[Elvish language|Elvish]], [[Khuzdul|Dwarvish]], and other languages for the movies, as well as assist with other language-related items such as the [[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] inscriptions which appear in the movies. Salo also translated the lyrics for the movie soundtracks.<ref name="Phoenix New Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-12-20/culture/talkin-tolkien/1 | title=Talkin' Tolkien | accessdate=2007-11-14 | first=Robert | last=Wilonsky | work=Phoenix New Times}}</ref> Subsequently, Salo provided similar services as the Tolkien language consultant for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/11/47992-david-salo-linguistic-consultant-for-the-hobbit-speaks-at-geek-kon/ | title=David Salo, Linguistic Consultant for The Hobbit, speaks at Geek Kon | accessdate=2012-12-31 | work=TheOneRing.net}}</ref>

=== Consultant ===

{{further|Music of The Lord of the Rings film series#Use of Middle-earth languages}}

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In 2003, when still a graduate student in [[linguistics]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], Salo was contracted for [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] to write all the material in [[Elvish languages of Middle-earth|Elvish]] (particularly [[Sindarin]]), [[Khuzdul]] (Dwarvish) and other languages for the films, as well as to assist with other language-related items such as the [[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] inscriptions which appear in the films. Salo also translated the [[Music of The Lord of the Rings film series#Use of Middle-earth languages|lyrics for the films' soundtracks]]: many of these are sung in Sindarin in [[Howard Shore]]'s long and innovative [[Music of The Lord of the Rings film series|music score for the film series]].<ref name="Phoenix New Times">{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-12-20/culture/talkin-tolkien/1 |title=Talkin' Tolkien |accessdate=2007-11-14 |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |work=[[Phoenix New Times]] |archive-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728195324/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-12-20/culture/talkin-tolkien/1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="WSJ030119" /> Subsequently, Salo provided similar services as the Tolkien language consultant for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/11/47992-david-salo-linguistic-consultant-for-the-hobbit-speaks-at-geek-kon/ |title=David Salo, Linguistic Consultant for The Hobbit, speaks at Geek Kon |accessdate=2012-12-31 |work=TheOneRing.net}}</ref>

He provided assistance with Khuzdul for the 2023 video game [[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Brian Crecente |date=2022-10-25 |title=Digging into The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria development |url=https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/digging-into-the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria-development |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=[[Epic Games]]}}</ref>

== Works ==

=== Bibliography ===

* 2004: ''A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings'' ({{ISBN|0-87480-800-6}})

=== Consultant ===

* [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001-2003)
* [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] (2012-2014)
* ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' (2023)


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* [http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/elvish/elvish-interview.html Interview with David Salo]
* [http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/elvish/elvish-interview.html Interview with David Salo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190126115532/http://midgardsmal.com/ Salo's former Midgardsmal language blog]


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Latest revision as of 00:15, 23 March 2024

David I. Salo
David Salo
David Salo giving a speech in Bloomington, Illinois, April 30, 2005
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
OccupationLinguist

David Salo is an American linguist who worked on the languages of J. R. R. Tolkien for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, expanding the languages (particularly Sindarin) by building on vocabulary already known from published works, and defining some languages that previously had a very small published vocabulary.[1][2][3]

Salo on Tolkien's languages

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Enthusiast

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Salo's interest in Tolkien's languages arose when he read Tolkien's works as a boy. As an undergraduate at Macalester College, Minnesota he studied Latin, Greek, and linguistics, and used the knowledge gained to improve his understanding of Tolkien's languages.[4] In 1998 he was among the founders of the Elfling mailing list for Tolkienist language enthusiasts.[5] He graduated in linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2004 he published a linguistic analysis of Sindarin: A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. This book was reviewed in 2006 in volume 3 of the journal Tolkien Studies,[6] and it was further reviewed in the context of Tolkienian linguistics as a whole in volume 4 of Tolkien Studies (2007).[7]

Consultant

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Further information: Music of The Lord of the Rings film series § Use of Middle-earth languages

In 2003, when still a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Salo was contracted for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to write all the material in Elvish (particularly Sindarin), Khuzdul (Dwarvish) and other languages for the films, as well as to assist with other language-related items such as the Tengwar and Cirth inscriptions which appear in the films. Salo also translated the lyrics for the films' soundtracks: many of these are sung in Sindarin in Howard Shore's long and innovative music score for the film series.[2][1] Subsequently, Salo provided similar services as the Tolkien language consultant for The Hobbit film trilogy.[3]

He provided assistance with Khuzdul for the 2023 video game The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.[8]

Works

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Bibliography

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  • 2004: A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (ISBN 0-87480-800-6)

Consultant

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References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Susan Lampert (2003-01-19). "Linguist Is A Specialist In Elvish, The Uw Grad Student Provides Translations For Lord Of The Rings Movies". Wisconsin State Journal. William K. Johnston. p. C1. ISSN 0749-405X. Archived from the original on 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Wilonsky, Robert. "Talkin' Tolkien". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  3. ^ a b "David Salo, Linguistic Consultant for The Hobbit, speaks at Geek Kon". TheOneRing.net. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  4. ^ "Need an Elvish Translator? We've Got the Right Person for the Job" (PDF). Artes Liberales Today. 7 (1). College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 4. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
  5. ^ "Elfling FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) List". nellardo.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  6. ^ Straubhaar, Sandra Ballif (2006). "Gateway to Sindarin (review)". Tolkien Studies. 3. West Virginia University Press: 166–173. doi:10.1353/tks.2006.0033. ISSN 1547-3155. S2CID 170888949.
  7. ^ Hostetter, Carl F. (2007). "Tolkienian Linguistics: The First Fifty Years". Tolkien Studies. 4. West Virginia University Press: 1–46. doi:10.1353/tks.2007.0022. S2CID 170601512.
  8. ^ Brian Crecente (2022-10-25). "Digging into The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria development". Epic Games. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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