Visualizing and Presenting in Research and Teaching

Visualization: Tools and TipsNegative Examples

Jan-Philipp SöhnMay 21st, 2008

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…and another oneArtificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games.The synonym planned language is sometimes used to refer to international auxiliary languages, and by individuals who may disagree with the more common term "artificial". For example, few speakers of Interlingua consider their language artificial, since it has no invented content. While this is not true of Esperanto and Ido, some speakers of these languages also avoid the term "artificial language" because they deny that there is anything "unnatural" about the use of their language in human communication.Calling languages "planned" also addresses a difficulty with the term "constructed language": a few languages are loosely grouped under this heading as a result of shared history and uses but are not themselves viewed as constructed. Interlingua has a naturally occurring vocabulary and grammar that have been cataloged and standardized by an International Auxiliary Language Association, a linguistic research body. (14pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games. (24pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games. (25pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games. (25pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games. (25pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games. (25pt)

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally.

There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games.

Artificial Languages

Artificial language - known colloquially or informally as a conlang - is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language: to ease human communication

(see international auxiliary language and code); to bring fiction or an associated constructed world to life; linguistic experimentation; celebration of

one's aesthetic tastes in language; and language games.

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