It's time to talk about the heavier side of conlanging. If you want to go a bit more detailed than a naming language, you'll need to consider things like the phonetics, grammar, syntax, and build your lexicon with a bit more care. There's a lot to consider when creating a language, and we've broken it down to few steps to help you wrap your head around it all!
There's plenty more to discuss beyond what we had time for here, so if you're interested to learn more, check out the links below. Or, if you;re already well-versed in conlanging, drop a comment telling us some tips of your own!
Script and VO by Adam Bassett
Animation by Cole Field
Special thanks to Slorany for helping draft the script and providing some of their resources for conlanging (see them below!)
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An interactive IPA chart: https://www.ipachart.com/
ASHA Phonemic Inventories: https://www.asha.org/practice/multicultural/phono/
IPA Chart: https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/
Conlangs: How to Construct a Language MIT lecture notes: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-917-conlangs-how-to-construct-a-language-fall-2018/lecture-notes/
David Peterson's Conlang Lessons on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxmc8zo5Jns
William S. Annis' Conlanger's Thesaurus: https://fiatlingua.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fl-000024-01.pdf
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Other videos we’ve made about conlanging: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK3_Av20eOMrkHTqYz_llx0hit9LC-Xwv
Artifexian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/artifexian
Biblaridion's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMjTcpv56G_W0FRIdPHBn4A
Conlangs University (Community-Made Resource): https://sites.google.com/view/conlangs-university/
Vulgarlang (Word Generator): https://www.vulgarlang.com/
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