conlang n.
an artificially created language; esp. a language invented to represent the speech of an alien race
[< constructed language (attested from 1928 in OED)]
SF Criticism
Language
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1991
For a con lang to be successful as a language will require at least some of us to take a professional attitude towards our work. Linguists see con langs as a radical fringe, spawned by people ignorant of language and its inherent complexity, and usually motivated by universalist ideals that themselves are not universally accepted.
R. Hale-Evans on SUPERL & Lojbab (message to lojban-list) 3 Aug. -
2000 Linguistics & Science Fiction Newsletter Jan.โFeb. (unpaged)
Plus links to conlang/auxlang mailing lists, resources for constructing languages of your own, and a great deal more.
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2000
Suzette Haden Elgin
In science fiction conlangsโฆthe emphasis tends to be more on how fancy the language is than on its usefulness for the ordinary person.
Language Imperative vii. 211 -
2009
While Frommer was working out the structure of Na'vi in 2005 and 2006, however, he studiously avoided looking at Klingon or any other constructed language (or โconlangโ for short).
On Language: Skxawng! in N.Y. Times 6 Dec. (Magazine section) 20/2 -
2011
Michael Adams (I)
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Take a tour of the brave new world of invented languages, and explore their fascinating landscapes with some of the leading linguists and creators of new languages (or conlangs), including Marc Okrand, the inventor of Klingon.
From Elvish to Klingon (back jacket) -
2019 Washington Post 16 May
The conlang forums are full of stories about parents disturbed to discover their children scribbling strange symbols in their bedroom.
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