conlang
Made-up language system
A conlang is a constructed language—one deliberately invented rather than naturally evolved.
Esperanto, Klingon, and Tolkien's Elvish are conlangs.
Some are created for international communication, others for fiction, and some as artistic or philosophical experiments.
The term blends "constructed" and "language." A person who creates conlangs is a conlanger.
Invented auxiliary tongue
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- neutralityState of taking sides
- simplicityLack of complexity
Science of language sounds
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
orthography · agglutination · isolating · tonal · script · romanization · vocabulary · word order
Invented equestrian culture
Stage-by-stage transmission
- glossingAdding shine or smoothing
- interlinearBetween lines of text
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
Esperanto
Invented auxiliary tongue
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- neutralityState of taking sides
phonology
Science of language sounds
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
lexicon · orthography · agglutination · isolating · tonal · script · romanization · vocabulary · word order · conjugation
Dothraki
Invented equestrian culture
- KlingonFictional warrior race
- Na'viFictional blue-skinned species
- ElvishTolkien's constructed languages
Atlantean · aesthetic · euphony · worldbuilding · fictional
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
- glossingAdding shine or smoothing
- interlinearBetween lines of text
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
conlangnatural language
Human communication, not programming
native language · mother tongue · vernacular · heritage language · living language
conlangnatural language
Human communication, not programming
native tongue · first language · ancestral language · traditional language