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Conlangs are fictional languages. Many aspiring fantasy writers want to prove they are next Tolkien by inventing their own language.
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Anonjohn20
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in-depth made-up languages, like klingon, na'vi, elvish in LOTR. It's short for constructed language.
Its more creative than having the other race speak in spanish or french
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It has no other purpose other than having the language reader most likely doesn't understand.
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Ah yeah... I have some words like that but have never had the patience to develop full languages. Then again, from some of his other writings, Tolkien may not have "made up" Elvish; his essays on "Fairyland" sounded like he'd actually BEEN there...
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Tolkien wasn't really a fantasy writer. Well, we classify his work as a fantasy today, even as one that was establishing the genre, but it wasn't the author's intent back in the day. He hated when his contemporaries misunderstood his work, and would despise this discussion as well. Anyway, it's beyond the point. It's different now anyway, and most people simply do fictional languages because they think it is expected.