Who was the linguist who expanded on languages initially developed by the author of "The Hobbit"?
David Salo David I. Salo is a linguist who worked on the languages of J. R. R. Tolkien for the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, expanding the Elvish languages (particularly Sindarin) by building on vocabulary already known from published works, and defining some languages that previously had a very small published vocabulary. In 2003, he was a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is the first installment in a three-part film adaptation based on the 1937 novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by "" (2013) and "" (2014), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film's screenplay was written by Peter Jackson, his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.