Christine Schreyer

UBCO hosts conglanging documentary and panel discussion

Christine Schreyer, an anthropology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Kelowna Capital News about the upcoming screening of the documentary film Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues. “People invent […]

Oct 29, 2018

Tau (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson) in Alpha. Credit: CTMG, Inc./Alan Markfield

UBC linguist creates language for Hollywood film Alpha

Like the crisp, white vista of frozen tundra, Christine Schreyer, an associate professor of anthropology at UBC’s Okanagan campus, was given a blank canvas when it came to creating the dialogue for Alpha, a Hollywood historical drama released just last week.

Aug 23, 2018

UBC's Christine Schreyer

The race to save endangered languages

Saving languages from extinction is crucial, says Christine Schreyer ahead of International Mother Language Day.

Feb 20, 2014