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A '''constructed''' or '''artificial language''' — also colloquially known as a '''conlang''' — is a language whose [[phonology]], [[grammar]], and/or [[vocabulary]] have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having [[natural language|natural]]ly evolved. Among the many possible reasons to create a constructed language are the will to ease human [[communication]] (see [[international auxiliary language]] and [[code]]); to make a [[fiction|fictional]] story or a [[constructed world]] more veracious; [[linguistics|linguistic]] experimentation or simply for [[artistic language| aesthetic pleasure]].
A '''constructed''' or '''artificial language''' — also colloquially known as a '''conlang''' — is a language whose [[phonology]], [[grammar]], and/or [[vocabulary]] have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having [[natural language|natural]]ly evolved. Among the many possible reasons to create a constructed language are the will to ease human [[communication]] (see [[international auxiliary language]] and [[code]]); to make a [[fiction|fictional]] story or a [[constructed world]] more veracious; [[linguistics|linguistic]] experimentation or simply for [[artistic language| aesthetic pleasure]].


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A constructed or artificial language — also colloquially known as a conlang — is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or group, instead of having naturally evolved. Among the many possible reasons to create a constructed language are the will to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to make a fictional story or a constructed world more veracious; linguistic experimentation or simply for aesthetic pleasure.