36.3944, Books: Inventing Languages: González (2025)

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Date: 18-Dec-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Inventing Languages: González (2025)


Title: Inventing Languages
Subtitle: A Practical Introduction
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/applied-linguistics-and-second-language-acquisition/inventing-languages-practical-introduction?format=PB&isbn=9781108799416

Author(s): Carolina González

Hardback ISBN:  9781108836166 Pages:  402 Price: U.K. £ 85.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781108836166 Pages:  402 Price: Europe EURO 99.20
Hardback ISBN:  9781108836166 Pages:  402 Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781108799416 Pages:  402 Price: U.K. £ 26.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781108799416 Pages:  402 Price: Europe EURO 31.50
Paperback ISBN:  9781108799416 Pages:  402 Price: U.S. $ 35.99

Abstract:

How are invented languages created? Artificially constructed languages
('conlangs') shed light on how we can apply the universal principles
of language to produce whole new languages. Grounded on world building
and linguistic typology, this engaging book provides a step-by-step
guide to language invention, introducing the basic blocks of language
building (such as sounds, morphemes and sentence structure) and
demonstrating their use in both natural languages from English to
Swahili, and invented languages from Esperanto to Klingon. An original
conlang is developed throughout the book to bring the theory to life,
accompanied with scaffolded, creative exercises that allow the reader
to explore different linguistic options before incorporating them in
their own conlang. Making conlanging accessible to readers with little
or no background in linguistics, this guide is ideal for linguistics
students, creative writers, and readers interested in language and
language invention.

Written In: English (eng)



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