"It's been quite a remarkable event in my life," says linguist Paul Frommer, recalling his first encounter with James Cameron. Searching for someone to develop a constructed language for a ...

The Na’vi language in Avatar isn’t just a collection of pretty sounds. It’s an actual language, constructed by a USC linguistics professor, complete with its own grammar and syntax. He talks language ...

The Na'vi language was created for the Oscar-nominated movie. March 5, 2010— -- Trekkies have Klingon, "Lord of the Rings" watchers have Elvish and now "Avatar" fans have their language, Na'vi.

When James Cameron decided that the Na’vi people wouldn’t, as is custom, speak English with a Na’vi accent, he enlisted the brain of USC Professor Paul Frommer, master linguist and all-around good ...

Twenty-four hours after Avatar appeared in theaters, the Web site Language Log was teeming with comments about Na’vi, the alien tongue spoken in the film. The site is always lively, but it was ...

For actor Sam Worthington, starring in James Cameron’s Avatar was a life-changing experience. The film not only boosted his profile, but he had the chance to work with a prolific director with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' Zoe Saldana (left) portrays Neytiri and Sam Worthington is Jake Sully20th Century Studios/AP ...