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Dec 2022
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Congrats! It’s a Language.” (Language Li...

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Constructed Languages and New Languages 

In the first of our two part series on the life cycle of languages, we address how language is born. We’ll dive into the creation of constructed languages – languages made for film or TV (or even just for fun) – and natural languages, and how the process behind both reveals why new languages come into existence.

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