"A constructed language (shortened to conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose."
The creation of artificial languages, including constructed languages (conlangs) and programming languages.
Phonology: The study of the sound system of a language. This includes phonemes, allophones, phonotactics, and syllable structure.
Morphology: The study of how words are formed and the relationships between different forms of a word.
Syntax: The study of sentence structure, including word order, phrase structure, and grammatical relations between words.
Semantics: The study of meaning in language, including word meaning, sentence meaning, and how meaning is tied to context and reference.
Pragmatics: The study of how language is used in context, including speech acts, presupposition, and implicature.
Typology: The study of language universals and variation across languages, including word order, noun and verb categorization, and tense-aspect systems.
Sociolinguistics: The study of language in social context, including language variation and change, multilingualism, and language policy.
Psycholinguistics: The study of how language is processed in the brain and how it relates to cognition, including language acquisition, comprehension, and production.
Computational linguistics: The study of how language can be processed by machines, including natural language processing, text mining, and machine translation.
Language creation: The actual creation of an artificial language, including constructing a phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, as well as designing vocabulary and writing systems.
Loglan/Lojban: Designed to be unambiguous and suitable for use in computer programming, Lojban is a constructed language that is heavily influenced by predicate logic and has a strict grammatical structure.
Esperanto: This is one of the most well-known artificial languages and it was intended to be a universal second language. It has a simple grammar and vocabulary, so it is fairly easy for people to learn.
Klingon: Created for the Star Trek series, Klingon is a fictional language that has a unique grammar and vocabulary. It is difficult to learn and is primarily used by fans of the show.
Ithkuil: Developed by John Quijada, Ithkuil is a highly complex language that was created with the intention of expressing emotions and thoughts in greater depth than is possible with natural languages. It is known for its complex morphology and intricate syntax.
Toki Pona: This is a minimalist language that has only 120 words. It was created to promote simplicity and mindfulness in everyday life.
Blissymbols: Blissymbols is a graphical language that uses symbols to represent words, ideas, and emotions. It was originally developed to help people with communication disorders.
Solresol: Designed by Jean-François Sudre, Solresol is a musical language that uses seven musical notes to represent different sounds and ideas.
Láadan: This language was created for use in feminist science fiction by linguist Suzette Haden Elgin. It has a unique grammatical structure that is designed to express the experiences and emotions of women.
Ro: This artificial language is designed to be easy to learn and use. It has a simple grammar and vocabulary and is intended to be a useful tool for international communication.
E-Prime: This is an English dialect that avoids the use of the verb "to be" and its conjugations. It was created to encourage more precise thinking and communication.
"There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language, such as to ease human communication, to give fiction or an associated constructed setting an added layer of realism, for experimentation in the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, and machine learning, for artistic creation, and for language games."
"Planned languages (or engineered languages/engelangs) are languages that have been purposefully designed; they are the result of deliberate, controlling intervention and are thus a form of language planning."
"A constructed language may also be referred to as an artificial, planned, or invented language, or (in some cases) a fictional language."
"The term language planning means the prescriptions given to a natural language to standardize it; in this regard, even a 'natural language' may be artificial in some respects, meaning some of its words have been crafted by conscious decision."
"The expression planned language is sometimes used to indicate international auxiliary languages and other languages designed for actual use in human communication."
"Some people may also make constructed languages as a hobby."
"For example, the Hungarian census of 2011 found 8,397 speakers of Esperanto, and the census of 2001 found 10 of Romanid, two each of Interlingua and Ido and one each of Idiom Neutral and Mundolinco."
"The Russian census of 2010 found that there were in Russia about 992 speakers of Esperanto (on place 120)."
"The term glossopoeia is also used to mean language construction, particularly the construction of artistic languages."
"Prescriptive grammars, which date to ancient times for classical languages such as Latin and Sanskrit, are rule-based codifications of natural languages."
"A constructed language (conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose."
"The goal of language planning is to standardize a natural language and may involve crafting new words by conscious decision."
"The Hungarian census of 2011 found 8,397 speakers of Esperanto, and the census of 2001 found 10 of Romanid, two each of Interlingua and Ido and one each of Idiom Neutral and Mundolinco."
"Constructed languages are used for experimentation in the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, and machine learning."
"There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language, such as to ease human communication, give fiction an added layer of realism, and for artistic creation."
"Planned languages have been purposefully designed, resulting from deliberate, controlling intervention, whereas natural languages develop naturally."
"In this regard, even a 'natural language' may be artificial in some respects, meaning some of its words have been crafted by conscious decision."
"The expression planned language is sometimes used to indicate international auxiliary languages and other languages designed for actual use in human communication."
"For example, the Hungarian census of 2011 found 8,397 speakers of Esperanto."