TnT: Conlangs

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I think quite a few of us write science fiction and/or fantasy around here. I'm sure even more of us read those genres. Every now and then, I see authors constructing languages for a particular race or species in their books. Many many many years ago, I even started building a language of my own. For no particular reason, and not very well, but hey, I tried it! Have you? Perhaps more importantly, how do you feel about someone (yourself included) using an invented language in a book?

Conlangs: What's your opinion?

Comments

[ex_pippin880]

One of my small delights in a world I've recently made is that between the four major characters there are four languages (and
additional dialects) -- and since one of them is only fluent in his native language but they spend most of their time outside of his native lands... :3

(Another cheats by having a demon that translates for her. I've been trying to think up a while to disable that so she gets a smug-shattering experience.)

[darkspirited1]

Oo! That would be fun to have someone who could communicate suddenly unable. Sounds intriguing. :)