Sentence examples for construct languages from inspiring English sources

He spent much of his life "trying to construct languages that did not yet exist," the author maintains.

Alberti, in Grafton's words, "spent much of his life... trying to construct languages that did not yet exist: languages whose users could regulate the practice of different arts".

Succeeding the work of Kripke, many attempts have been made to construct languages containing their own truth predicate and not suffering from the revenge problem of strengthened liars.

This is because language is always a socially embedded practice where a particular group of individuals construct language in a particular fashion, thus creating a specific genre (Bakhtin, 1986).

Of course, constructed languages – or conlangs as they are commonly known – are nothing new.

Pascal, Descartes and Leibniz all toyed with constructed languages, and Johann Schleyer, a German cleric, was even then working on his own creation, Volapük.

From the unsung (Babm and Brithenig) to the celebrated (Esperanto and Elvish), constructed languages, in various states of completion, now outnumber the world's natural tongues.

They realize there's a fan base out there that wants constructed languages," said Matt Pearson, a linguistics professor at Reed College in Portland, Ore.

As well as a variety of language learning topics – such as minority languages, constructed languages, and the link between languages and travel – Chris Broholm also talks a lot about goal setting.

However, Carnap's 1956 criterion for constructed languages remains in play.

Specifically, we are supporting the Esperanto and Klingon languages, and will consider adding support for other high-quality constructed languages in the future.