"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 process of creating a constructed language, including the development of phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary.
Linguistics: Linguistics is the study of languages and their structure. A strong understanding of linguistics is crucial when creating a conlang as it provides the foundation for the language's vocabulary, grammar, and syntax.
Phonetics: Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and how they are produced. A good knowledge of phonetics is necessary when creating a conlang's sound system.
Phonology: Phonology is the study of how speech sounds combine to form meaningful units, such as words and syllables. Understanding phonology is important when designing the phonemic inventory for a conlang.
Morphology: Morphology is the study of how words are formed and how they relate to each other in a language. It is important to understand different morphological types, such as isolating, agglutinative, and fusional, when designing a conlang.
Syntax: Syntax is the study of sentence structure and how words relate to each other in a sentence. A good understanding of syntax is essential when designing the grammar rules for a conlang.
Semantics: Semantics is the study of meaning in language. When creating a conlang, it is important to consider how meanings are conveyed through words and other linguistic forms.
Pragmatics: Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in context to convey meaning. When designing a conlang, it is important to consider pragmatic factors such as social context, tone of voice, and non-verbal communication.
Orthography: Orthography is the system of spelling in a language. When creating a conlang, it is important to design a consistent and intuitive orthography.
Language Change: Languages change over time, and it is important to consider how a conlang might evolve over time. Knowledge of historical linguistics can help inform this process.
Conlang Community: The conlang community is a group of people who are interested in constructed languages. Engaging with the community can provide feedback and ideas for improving the conlang.
Artlangs: Constructed mostly for artistic purposes, such as Elvish in Lord of the Rings.
Auxlangs: Constructed for communication between different language groups, such as Esperanto.
Loglangs: Created to explore the limits and the nature of language itself, such as Lojban.
Engelangs: Constructed primarily as a thought experiment, such as Toki Pona.
Philosophical languages: Created for philosophical, spiritual, or religious purposes, such as E-prime.
Aplangs: Constructed for fictional worlds and stories, such as Klingon in Star Trek.
Engineered languages: Created for technical purposes, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Personal languages: Constructed by individuals for their own personal use or pleasure, such as Láadan.
Conlangs for educational purposes: Created to aid in language education, such as Lingua Franca Nova.
Musiclangs: Created to be sung, chanted, or used in music, such as Solresol.
Fictional Secret Languages: Created for a secret society, such as Marain in the Culture series.
Mixed languages: Created by blending linguistic features of multiple languages, such as Michif.
Polyglots: Artificially combining words from existing languages, such as the language used in the book and movie A Clockwork Orange.
"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."