Tjin-A-Djie Family | Name Changes
Robert-Benjamin Patriotsbarrel
Original Name This comes from the name of a Chinese immigrant named Tjin A Djie, who would help birth a prominent Surinamese family. After he arrived, he earned a license…
Language Construction Kit, by Mark Rosenfelder | Literature Review
This is the second conlanging book that I have read for my blog. It has helped me in ways that Peterson\’s book did not, yet it also misses some points…
Perilous Realms, by Marjorie Burns | Literature Review
Every story has inspiration behind it. Tolkien was no exception.
The Art Of Language Invention, by David J. Peterson | Literature Review
I have decided to read this on Kindle because I do not feel like waiting for the physical copy to arrive, especially during this pandemic when the shipping is a…
Afro-Asiatic
After Placenames
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Name Changes
Semitic
Sleeping Languages
Where To Find Languages
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda | Name Changes
What better inclusion into the QB Name Change series than a language revivalist? Eliezer Lieb Perlman He was born to a Rabbi in a village called Luzki in what is…
Afro-Asiatic
After Placenames
For Reclamation
For Religion
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Name Changes
Semitic
Where To Find Languages
Ben-Ammi Ben-Israel | Name Changes
The name behind this leader showcases a life of dedication to one\'s own religion.
Ntozake Shange | Name Changes
The path to self-creation can involve uniqueness.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, As Told To Alex Haley | Literature Review
One man against entire systems of control.
Hitler\’s American Model, by James Q Whitman | Literature Review
There are monsters throughout history, but who are the ones who keep breeding them in kennels?
Afro-Asiatic
Balto-Slavic
For Reclamation
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Punic
Semitic
Where To Find Languages
Abram Gannibal | Name Changes
A look into an African prince who would become Russian royalty.