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An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and/or vocabulary are specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture the way natural languages do. Some are designed for use in human communication (usually to function as international auxiliary languages), but others are created for use in fiction, linguistic experimentation, secrecy (codes), or for the experience of doing so (artistic languages, language games). These languages are sometimes associated with constructed worlds.
The synonym planned language is sometimes used when referring to international auxiliary languages, and by those who may object to the more common term "artificial". Some speakers of Esperanto avoid the term "artificial language" because they deny that there is something "unnatural" in communicating in this language. However, outside the Esperanto community the term language planning refers to prescriptive measures taken regarding a natural language. In this regard, even "natural languages" may be submitted to a certain amount of artificiality, and in the case of prescriptive grammars, the line is difficult to draw.
Overview
Constructed languages are often divided into A priori languages, in which much of the grammar and vocabulary is created from scratch (using the author's imagination or automatic computational means), and a posteriori languages, where the grammar and vocabulary are derived from one or more natural languages. More on [ Constructed language ]
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sitting here wondering y the F*** languages where invented some people are so D*** anoying!!!
MrWillhite124 (Caleb Willhite) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:06:37 -0000
sitting here wondering y the F*** languages where invented some people are so D*** anoying!!!
interesting language: esperanto. invented and takes 1/5 the time to learn as compared to other languages.
edaburi (edaburi) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:54:07 -0000
interesting language: esperanto. invented and takes 1/5 the time to learn as compared to other languages.
@emistry well then, you may want to show your prof a new book called the island of invented languages, it talks about conlangs academically
polyglot_poet (Jordi Alonso) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:01:28 -0000
@emistry well then, you may want to show your prof a new book called the island of invented languages, it talks about conlangs academically
RT @EuanKerr I'm talking to Arika Okrent later today about her book on invented languages.She speaks both Esperanto and Klingon...
esperanto (esperanto) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:05:27 -0000
RT @EuanKerr I'm talking to Arika Okrent later today about her book on invented languages.She speaks both Esperanto and Klingon...
I'm talking to Arika Okrent later today about her book on invented languages.She speaks both Esperanto and Klingon, & has dabbled in others.
EuanKerr (Euan Kerr) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:10 -0000
I'm talking to Arika Okrent later today about her book on invented languages.She speaks both Esperanto and Klingon, & has dabbled in others.
Constructed Human Languages - Comprehensive guide to various invented and artificial languages. Includes links to numerous invented language projects on the web.
Meta Description: [ Index of artificial human languages on the web ]
Earth Minimal language - Are you feeling terse today? It may be hard to get any more precise than in an Earth Minimal Language expression. Check out this incredible language from EBTX.
Fictional Linguistics: KICKS Academy Course - Online free course about creating languages, hosted at the KICKS Academy of the SciFiVine. Members of the SciFiVine may participate after a free registration in the class project for an invented language called Trans-Galactic Lingo. KICKS stands for Kenobi Intergalactic Council of Kindred Spirits
Language Creation - Describes creating languages as a hobby, includes samples of created languages, with much of the content also available in PDF files. [English/Spanish]
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Model Languages - Free open source LangMaker software for Windows to help design consistent languages for all kinds of settings. Build a vocabulary from scratch or extrapolate from real examples.
The Language Construction Kit - Intended for anyone who wants to create artificial languages -- for a fantasy or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage. It presents linguistically sound methods for creating naturalistic languages -- which can be reversed to create non-naturalistic languages.
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