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In the Land of Invented Languages 2009

By Arika Okrent

  • Lojban (Artificial language), Kunsttalen, Loglan (Artificial language), Artificial Languages

Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man's attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a television show's attempt to create a tough-sounding language befitting a warrior race with ridged foreheads.

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