The following is a list of the principal secondary resources on Tolkien's languages. Books: ----- Allan, Jim, ed. _An Introduction to Elvish_. Somerset: Bran's Head Books, 1978. ISBN 0 905220 10 2. Dated (it was written before _The Silmarillion_ was published) but remarkably accurate, which is a testimony to the high level of scholarship of the various authors. Try ordering through a good local bookstore. If that fails, contact either the publisher (last known addresss: 45 Milk Street, Frome, Somerset BA11 3DB, England; phone 0373 467547) or Thornton's Books, 11 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AR, England; phone: 0865-242939; fax 0865-204021; e-mail Thorntons@booknews.demon.co.uk; web page http://www.demon.co.uk/thorntons. In Britain, any bookshop should be able to order this. At last check, it cost L9.95. Martsch, Nancy. _Basic Quenya_. A simplified, tutorial introduction to Quenya. 72 pages velo bound, with exercises and vocabulary. Available from the author for $10 plus postage: USA 1st class $3.00, book rate $1.25; Canada air- mail $3, surface $2.25; Europe airmail $5, surface $2.75. Make check payable to Nancy Martsch, P.O. Box 55372, Sherman Oaks, California 91413. Dictionaries and Concordances: ----------------------------- All by Paul Nolan Hyde: _A Working Concordance_ _A Working English Lexicon_ _A Working Reverse Dictionary_ (with or without meanings) _A Working Reverse Index_ _A Working Reverse Glossary_ _A Working Tolkien Glossary_ (in 7 volumes (!)) _A Comprehensive Index of Proper Names and Places, The Hobbit through The History of Middle-earth_ Some or all of these are available on disk (DOS). For information on availability, cost, etc., contact Paul at: 8520 Jean Parrish Ct., NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87172 USA Journals: -------- _Parma Eldalamberon_ Editor: Chris Gilson 500 C North Civic Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA _Parma Eldalamberon_, "the Book of Elven Tongues", is an occasional journal of Tolkienian linguistics edited by a nearly peerless master of the Elven tongues. _Parma_ is sold on a per-issue basis as they appear. Write for current information. Chris can be reached via e-mail at harpwire@netcom.com _Quettar_ Editor: Julian Bradfield Dept. of Computer Science University of Edinburgh The King's Buildings Mayfield Road EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ U.K. _Quettar_ is a tri-annual journal of Tolkienian linguistics edited by Julian Bradfield. Subscriptions to Quettar/ cover 4 issues, and cost: L3.75 for the United Kingdom L4.50 for Europe and surface mail outside Europe L6.00 for airmail outside Europe. Cheques etc. should be made payable to "Quettar", and should be sent to the Editor. Payment should be made in sterling, but the Editor will accept CASH payments in French, German, Dutch, Canadian or U.S.A. currency. Julian can be reached via e-mail at jcb@dcs.ed.ac.uk _Vinyar Tengwar_ Editor: Carl F. Hostetter 2509 Ambling Circle Crofton, MD 21114 USA _Vinyar Tengwar_ is the journal of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, an organization devoted to the study of the invented languages of J.R.R. Tolkien. A subscription to _VT_ (six issues) is $12 in the US, $15 in Canada, South America, and overseas surface mail, $18 overseas airmail. Sample and back-issues are available for $2, $2.50, and $3 each respectively; deduct 25% if ordering 8 or more back-issues. All payments must be in US dollars; make checks payable to "Carl F. Hostetter". Carl can be reached by e-mail at Aelfwine@erols.com. Internet Discussion Group: ------------------------- Moderator: Julian Bradfield The TolkLang Internet discussion group is an online forum for the discussion of Tolkienian linguistics, moderated (lightly) by the editor of _Quettar_. To join, send a message with the single word subscribe to tolklang-request@dcs.ed.ac.uk Julian can be reached via e-mail at jcb@dcs.ed.ac.uk