these languages reveal and reflect cultural differences in Middle-earth. By way of illustration, consider the Elves who, besides the Westron, employ two native tongues: Quenya, an ancient tongue or ‘Elven latin’ used for ceremony, lore and song and Sindarin, a tongue for daily use, in origin akin to Quenya (Tolkien: 2004 1127-1128)... ... middle of paper ... ...ien’s use of non-standard English forms and constructions Johannesson concludes that Hobbit speech reveals “social stratification” and “linguistic
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