Surf these sites: Browser Test: Special Characters -- Does your browser display special characters correctly? A fine resource if you plan to use special characters on certain letters like accute, grave, circumflex, umlaut, tilde, diaeresis, ring, cedillas, signs, ligatures etc. Can Language Reflect Reality? An Artticle by Max Black Ph.D. -- Can an artificial language be designed to reflect reality better than natural languages do? Excerpt from "The Labyrinth of Language" English Word Frequency List - by Adam Kilgarriff -- Data about word frequency for designers of artificial languages. Essays on Artificial Language Design -- A collection of writings on language design. "Lexical Semantics", a revolutionary essay on the subject, is a must-see for all conlang enthusiasts! How to Build a Language : by Donald J. Harlow -- A general overview of many constructed language. Introduction. Volapuk, Esperanto, Ido, Occidental, Basic English, Novial, Interglossa and Glosa, Interlingua, Loglan and Lojban, Neo, Klingon. Also A personal analysis, conclusion, footnotes and postnotes. Copyright by Donald J. Harlow. How to create a language -- An article written by Pablo David Flores, the creator of many fictional languages. Article is based on Mark Rodenfelder''s "Language Construction Kit" Lang Game: by Decker -- Language creation game presided and run by Decker. Five phases. Details to join. LangMaker.com -- Invent your own language. Resources: FAQ, Modlank links, other links, Babel Text, book list. Site features many personal languages, featured International Auxiliary Languages (IALs) and constructed languages (conlangs).Also "How To" newsletter. Archives. Language Construction Kit -- Mark Rosenfelder offers useful suggestions, examples and guidelines for creating a language. The site includes links to a few online invented language projects. Language Creation -- Language creation is a fascinating hobby (or passion, or even obsession), which consists on the invention of a linguistic system, to enrich the fantasy of a story, or to share your thoughts to intimate friends, or for your amusement (not exclusively). Proposed Guidelines for the Design of an Optimal Auxiliary Language - Article by Richard K. Harrison -- Revised edition of an article discussing the design factors to be considered in creating an artificial language for global communication. (8th draft, 1996) The Conlang FAQ -- "The Conlang FAQ, everything you ever wanted to know about making up your own language, and more." (Editor''s Note: Incomplete, though quite comprehensive nonetheless.) Universal Language Dictionary Version 2 -- Comparative good starting point for constructing a new language.
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