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	'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>		'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical language\|philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>

	Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language\|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).		Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language\|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).

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	'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>		'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	~~{{main\|~~[[:Category:Engineered languages\|List of engineered languages on Linguifex]]}}		:''Main article: [[:Category:Engineered languages\|List of engineered languages on Linguifex]]''

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language\|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).		Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language\|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).

	~~== Philosophical languages ==~~
	~~{{main\|Philosophical language}}~~
	Philosophical languages are designed to reflect some aspect of philosophy, particularly with respect to the nature or potential of any given language. [[John Wilkins]]' [[An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language\|Real Character]] and Edward Powell Foster's [[Ro (language)\|Ro]] constructed their words using a taxonomic tree. Vocabularies of [[oligosynthetic]] languages, for example Ygyde,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ygyde.neostrada.pl/index.htm\|title=Ygyde Language\|date=May 7, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123174725/http://www.ygyde.neostrada.pl/index.htm\|archive-date=November 23, 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.medianet.pl/~andrew/ygyde/ygyde.htm\|title=Ygyde Language\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201111356/http://www.medianet.pl/~andrew/ygyde/ygyde.htm\|archive-date=February 1, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> are made of [[compound word]]s, which are coined from a small (theoretically minimal) set of [[morpheme]]s. Sonja Lang's [[Toki Pona]] is based on [[minimalism\|minimalistic]] [[voluntary simplicity\|simplicity]].

	~~== Experimental languages ==~~

	~~{{main\|Experimental languages}}~~

	An experimental language is a [[constructed language]] designed for the purpose of exploring some element in the theory of [[linguistics]]. Most such languages are concerned with the relation between [[language and thought]]; however, languages have been constructed to explore other aspects of language as well. In [[science fiction]], much work has been done on the assumption popularly known as the [[Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]], [[Suzette Haden Elgin]]'s [[Láadan]] is designed to lexicalize and grammaticalize the concepts and distinctions important to women, based on [[muted group theory]].

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	{{main\|List of ~~constructed languages#Engineered~~ languages}}		{{main\|[[:Category:Engineered languages\|List of engineered languages on Linguifex]]}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[~~Controlled natural~~ language]]		*[[A priori language]]
	*[[~~International auxiliary~~ language]]		*[[A posteriori language]]
			*[[:Category:Philosophical languages\|List of philosophical languages on Linguifex]]
			*[[Auxiliary language]]
	*[[Artistic language]]		*[[Artistic language]]
	*[[Ithkuil]]		*[[Ithkuil]]
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	*[http://archives.conlang.info/phi/zelghon/jhaufuersuan.html Origin of the term "engelang"], by And Rosta (CONLANG mailing list post, 19 July 2007)		*[http://archives.conlang.info/phi/zelghon/jhaufuersuan.html Origin of the term "engelang"], by And Rosta (CONLANG mailing list post, 19 July 2007)

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	'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are ~~[[constructed languages]]~~ devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), logical languages (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>		'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>

	Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[~~International auxiliary~~ language\|auxiliary ~~language~~]]s, and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).		Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language\|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).

	~~== Logical languages ==<!-- This section is linked from [[List of cognitive science topics]] -->~~

	~~{{further\|Knowledge representation}}~~

	Logical languages are meant to allow (or enforce) unambiguous statements. They are typically based on [[predicate logic]] but can also be based on any system of formal [[logic]]. The two best-known logical languages are the predicate languages [[Loglan]] and its successor [[Lojban]]. They both aim to eliminate [[syntactical ambiguity]] and reduce [[semantic ambiguity]] to a minimum. In particular, the [[lojban grammar\|grammar of Lojban]] is carefully engineered to express such predicate logic in an unambiguous manner.

	== Philosophical languages ==		== Philosophical languages ==

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'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are [[constructed languages]] devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), logical languages (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref>

Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[International auxiliary language|auxiliary language]]s, and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources).

== Logical languages ==

{{further|Knowledge representation}}

Logical languages are meant to allow (or enforce) unambiguous statements. They are typically based on [[predicate logic]] but can also be based on any system of formal [[logic]]. The two best-known logical languages are the predicate languages [[Loglan]] and its successor [[Lojban]]. They both aim to eliminate [[syntactical ambiguity]] and reduce [[semantic ambiguity]] to a minimum. In particular, the [[lojban grammar|grammar of Lojban]] is carefully engineered to express such predicate logic in an unambiguous manner.

== Philosophical languages ==
{{main|Philosophical language}}
Philosophical languages are designed to reflect some aspect of philosophy, particularly with respect to the nature or potential of any given language. [[John Wilkins]]' [[An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language|Real Character]] and Edward Powell Foster's [[Ro (language)|Ro]] constructed their words using a taxonomic tree. Vocabularies of [[oligosynthetic]] languages, for example Ygyde,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ygyde.neostrada.pl/index.htm|title=Ygyde Language|date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123174725/http://www.ygyde.neostrada.pl/index.htm|archive-date=November 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medianet.pl/~andrew/ygyde/ygyde.htm|title=Ygyde Language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201111356/http://www.medianet.pl/~andrew/ygyde/ygyde.htm|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> are made of [[compound word]]s, which are coined from a small (theoretically minimal) set of [[morpheme]]s. Sonja Lang's [[Toki Pona]] is based on [[minimalism|minimalistic]] [[voluntary simplicity|simplicity]].

== Experimental languages ==

{{main|Experimental languages}}

An experimental language is a [[constructed language]] designed for the purpose of exploring some element in the theory of [[linguistics]]. Most such languages are concerned with the relation between [[language and thought]]; however, languages have been constructed to explore other aspects of language as well. In [[science fiction]], much work has been done on the assumption popularly known as the [[Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]], [[Suzette Haden Elgin]]'s [[Láadan]] is designed to lexicalize and grammaticalize the concepts and distinctions important to women, based on [[muted group theory]].

==Examples==
{{main|List of constructed languages#Engineered languages}}

==See also==
*[[Controlled natural language]]
*[[International auxiliary language]]
*[[Artistic language]]
*[[Ithkuil]]
*[[Lojban]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://minyeva.alkaline.org/links.htm Garrett's Links to Logical Languages]
*[http://archives.conlang.info/phi/zelghon/jhaufuersuan.html Origin of the term "engelang"], by And Rosta (CONLANG mailing list post, 19 July 2007)

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