Constructing Languages: From Esperanto to Dothraki

Why do people create their own new languages—conlangs—when there are 7000 natural languages in the world? What are the types of artificial languages? How are they similar to natural languages, and how do they differ from them? What are their... prospects in the modern world?Alexander Piperski, the author of the book "Constructing Languages: From Esperanto to Dothraki," explains that people invent languages for various reasons: to achieve a logical ideal, to better understand each other, or simply to provide themselves and others with aesthetic pleasure. Each artificial language is backed by interesting personalities and dramatic stories of successes or failures.Esperanto, Solresol, Ro, Transcendental Algebra, Quenya, Blissymbolics, Palenéo, Na'vi, Dothraki—this is far from a complete list of the languages discussed in this book from both linguistic and historical perspectives.