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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last night, linguists Paul Frommer, creator of the Na'vi language for James Cameron's "Avatar," and Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language for "Star Trek," spoke to a room of linguistics ...

When Paul R. Frommer saw an e-mail message saying that the director James Cameron sought a linguist to develop a language for his “Project 880,” Mr. Frommer jumped at the opportunity. Nearly five ...

For big fans of James Cameron’s Avatar, the 13-year wait between the original and this year’s sequel probably felt near interminable. But die-hard fans might have counted with a bit more agony and say ...

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 ...

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WETA / Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. In the film "Avatar," Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) teaches the Na'vi language to Jake (Sam Worthington), a "dreamwalker" who is mind-linked to a human controller.

One of the best things about AVATAR was Zoe Saldana — the hottest four fingered blue character in any movie EVER! The actress has revealed that while shooting the film, she would often slip into her ...

"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 ...