Comments on Are conlang (artificially constructed natural languages) questions on topic?
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Are conlang (artificially constructed natural languages) questions on topic?
A major aspect to some people of building imaginary worlds is to come up with an artificial language for the people in that world; often referred to as "conlangs" for "constructed languages".
Are questions about conlangs on topic on Languages & Linguistics, or is the site's scope limited to existing (current and historical) human languages?
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I think questions about linguistics as applied to a language one is constructing (or has come across) should be on-topic as linguistics questions. For example: "Here's a description of how noun cases work in my novel's language.… I'd like some of the cases to disappear over time, replaced in use by others. Based on what has happened in other (real) languages and on linguistic principles, which cases would likely disappear, to be replaced in use by which?"
(I do not mean to imply that I think that's the only type of question about conlangs that should be allowed. I mention it because I suspect it's a large part of what the asker is asking about.)
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