Arden R. Smith

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Arden Ray Smith (January 4, 1966) is a member of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship and holds a Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published numerous articles relating to the invented languages of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was a columnist and editor of Vinyar Tengwar, for which he wrote the popular column "Transitions in Translations", in which odd elements in translations of Tolkien's work were described and commented upon.^[1]

On July 1, 2012, Smith was appointed to the Volapük Academy by the Cifal, Brian R. Bishop, for his work with conlangs in general and provision of internet resources for Volapük in particular.^[2]

Bibliography[]

• Vinyar Tengwar
  • (various issues)
• Parma Eldalamberon
  • (various issues)
• 1995:
  • "A Mythology for England" (with Carl F. Hostetter)
• 1997:
  • (linguistic contribution)
• 2000:
  • "Tolkien and Esperanto" (with )
• 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium
  • "Certhas, Skirditaila, Futhark: A Feigned History of Runic Origins"
• 2001:
  • (linguistic contribution)
• 2003:
  • "The Treatment of Names in Esperanto Translations of Tolkien's Works"
• 2006:
  • "Translating Tolkien: Philological Elements in 'The Lord of the Rings' (review)", a review of Allan Turner's book
• 2006: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
  • (various entries)
• 2006:
  • "Tolkienian Gothic"

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