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'''''Nevbosh''''' 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 the 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> | According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".<ref>{{HM|Bio}}, 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>{{HM|MC}}, p. 133</ref> | ||
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*[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/nevbosh.htm Nevbosh] | *[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/nevbosh.htm Nevbosh] by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:34, 10 March 2019
Nevbosh (New Non Sense) is a language created in the 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]
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