From ancient Greek comedy to Tolkien's Elvish languages and Orwell's Newspeak, fictional worlds have long been enhanced by the use of constructed languages or ‘conlangs’. This survey of both familiar and obscure examples covers the processes involved in their creation and shows how they help to deepen our understanding of fantastical realms and universes – illustrating the truth of the Klingon Language Institute’s motto qo’mey poSmoH Hol (‘Language opens worlds’).
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