Questions tagged [list-of-languages]
Use this tag for requests of conlangs which fit a specified set of criteria
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ideogram-based/including, constructed languages?
Can someone please point me to an ideogram-based/including, constructed language (like Chinese or Japanese)?
Thanks.
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Constructed varieties of existing languages that are still at least to some extent intelligible
I am interested in the literary use of constructed language varieties like - most famously probably - Nadsat and Newspeak. I am currently trying to compile a list of varieties I can find. There is ...
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What are examples for the use of reduplication in conlangs?
I have the feeling that the potential of reduplication is underexplored by conlangers. There are lots of fancy possibilities for reduplication; the above cited Wikipedia article describes them in ...
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Is there any conlang that implements Reichenbach's tenses?
In Reichenbach's theory of tense three time points, namely the Speech time, the Event time, and the Reference time, an abstract time point from which the event is viewed, are used to classify the ...
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Layered languages
I was wondering if there exist layered languages, either natlang or conlang. What I mean is that the basis of the language is quite simple (simply mashing vocabulary together creates correct sentences)...
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Asian and African auxlangs like Interslavic?
What are examples of African and Asian auxlangs like Interslavic?
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What is an example of a constructed language focusing on beauty and conceptual purity?
By conceptual purity, I mean it tries to avoid arbitrariness, and seeks the most default or neutral way to achieve an aim.
For example, some languages are written right to left, others left to right. ...
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Were there serious a priori fictional languages before Tolkien?
By serious I mean somewhat complete, with a working grammar. So the examples in Gulliver's Travels are probably not really "languages" (or are they, I'm not sure).
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What are auxlangs?
I often hear certain conlangs (e.g. Esperanto) referred to as auxlangs. What exactly is an auxlang? How can I tell if a conlang is an auxlang? What are some examples of auxlangs?
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What resources are there on tone system creation?
What resources are there on tone system creation?
Resources could include
Documentation on conlangs that have tone systems
Guides on tone system creation
Resources on tone in natural languages, for a ...
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Reverse diachronic languages
There is quite an amount of so-called diachronic constructed languages, taking one language (historical like vulgar Latin, or modern like present-day English) and applying some sound shifts and ...
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Are there conlangs designed to be whispered?
We all know that natural languages can be whispered and we use whispering for several purposes, e.g., to avoid someone unwanted listening, or in order not to disturb a larger audience. But are there ...
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List of segment usage based on how many people use it?
The great Phoible 2.0 has exclusive list of segment usages based on "Languages", but since some languages such as Lak are only used by handful of people, it won't make any sense if I employ ...
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Is there a language that meets these criteria?
I feel less and less comfortable with the incoherence of natural languages, so I'm looking for a constructed language that suits me.
semantically close words must share a common affix (not like ...
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Is there any constructed language that eliminated all fallacies related to how language works?
Is there any constructed language that eliminated all fallacies related to how language works, that made extinct all fallacies that could be made extinct by creating a language from scratch to avoid ...
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