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Constructed language
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
Cosmoglottics
Cosmoglottics is a science about world languages (or, universal languages; more specifically about universal artificial languages, its study and construction.
Cosmoglottics is a science about world languages (or, universal languages; more specifically about universal artificial languages, its study and construction.
Engineered language
Engineered languages (sometimes abbreviated to engilangs or engelangs) are constructed languages devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work.
Engineered languages (sometimes abbreviated to engilangs or engelangs) are constructed languages devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work.
Esperantology
Esperantology is a special Esperanto linguistics whose subjects are word construction, word assembly, word introduction and transcription of umbrella terms and proper names.
Esperantology is a special Esperanto linguistics whose subjects are word construction, word assembly, word introduction and transcription of umbrella terms and proper names.
Interlinguistics
Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of linguistic communication between people who cannot make themselves understood by means of their different first languages.
Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of linguistic communication between people who cannot make themselves understood by means of their different first languages.
International auxiliary language
An international auxiliary language or interlanguage is a language meant for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language.
An international auxiliary language or interlanguage is a language meant for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language.
International Auxiliary Language Association
The International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA) was founded in 1924 to "promote widespread study, discussion and publicity of all questions involved in the establishment of an auxiliary ...
The International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA) was founded in 1924 to "promote widespread study, discussion and publicity of all questions involved in the establishment of an auxiliary ...
Language planning
Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages or language variety within a speech community.
Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages or language variety within a speech community.
Lingua franca
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother ...
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother ...
Mute English
Mute English is a phenomenon, especially common in the People's Republic of China, where people can read and understand English as a second language but cannot speak it well.
Mute English is a phenomenon, especially common in the People's Republic of China, where people can read and understand English as a second language but cannot speak it well.
Pasigraphy
A pasigraphy is a writing system where each written symbol represents a concept.
A pasigraphy is a writing system where each written symbol represents a concept.
Philosophical language
A philosophical language is any constructed language that is constructed from first principles, like a logical language, but may entail a strong claim of absolute perfection or transcendent or e...
A philosophical language is any constructed language that is constructed from first principles, like a logical language, but may entail a strong claim of absolute perfection or transcendent or e...
Pidgin
A pidgin, or pidgin language, is not a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.
A pidgin, or pidgin language, is not a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.
Plains Indian Sign Language
The Plains Indian sign languages are various manually coded languages used, or formerly used, by various Native Americans of the Great Plains of the United States of America and Canada.
The Plains Indian sign languages are various manually coded languages used, or formerly used, by various Native Americans of the Great Plains of the United States of America and Canada.
Plateau Sign Language
Plateau Sign Language, or Old Plateau Sign Language, is a poorly attested sign language historically used in British Columbia.
Plateau Sign Language, or Old Plateau Sign Language, is a poorly attested sign language historically used in British Columbia.
Worldlang
A worldlang is a type of international auxiliary language (or auxlang) that derives its roots, phonology, and possibly grammar from different language families in order to avoid perceived Europe...
A worldlang is a type of international auxiliary language (or auxlang) that derives its roots, phonology, and possibly grammar from different language families in order to avoid perceived Europe...