Artistic language

An artistic language (or artlang) is a constructed language\n(conlang) designed for aethestic pleasure. Unlike logical languages\nor auxiliary languages, artistic languages usually have irregular\ngrammar systems, much like natural languages. Many are designed\nfor conworlds, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth\nand Mark Rosenfelder's Almea. Others represent ficional\nminority languages in a world not patently different from the real\nworld, or have no particular fictional background attached. There are several different schools of artlangs. \nThe most important is the naturalist school,\nwhich seeks to imitate the complexity and historicity of natural languages.\nHowever, there are also artlangers who do not care about naturalness,\nbut follow a more abstract style.

Examples of artistic languages

• Brithenig, by Andrew Smith\n* Kélen, by Sylvia Sotomayor\n* Klingon, by Mark Okrand\n* Quenya, by J. R. R. Tolkien\n* Sindarin, by J. R. R. Tolkien\n* Teonaht, by Sally Caves\n* Tokana, by Matthew Pearson\n* Verdurian, by Mark Rosenfelder

See also

• Fictional language

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