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audra trower williams
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posted 19 September 2002 02:44 PM      Profile for audra trower williams   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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The terms used to describe created languages can be confusing, to say the least. By some definitions, an “artificial” language means that there are not any speakers. If there are speakers, then the language is “real.” So therefore, Esperanto is real—as are Klingon and Elvish, because some people have learned to speak them. Some purists, however, would insist that any language developed in a relatively short period of time by one person or group, rather than evolved by an entire culture over centuries, is artificial.

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For anyone who aspires to create the perfect language, there are websites devoted to teaching the would-be language creator some of the basics. The Language Construction Kit, created by Mark Rosenfelder, is “intended for anyone who wants to create artificial languages—for a fantasy or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage.” There are others, too, that list how to develop vocabulary, how to establish grammar rules and so on. If creating a mere language seems tame, there are also sites explaining how to create entire imaginary worlds, with geography, political systems, mythology and languages.


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SamL
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posted 22 September 2002 12:17 AM      Profile for SamL     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
What if we were to create a Babble language...?
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