I always wonder about how authors go about forming their own languages for their works. It's such a curious topic. I've come across a few musicians which make their own languages for songs, such as Yuki Kajiura's "Kajiurago" or Emi Evan's "Chaos language" , but as far as I'm aware, both of these examples focus far more on sound/rhythm, and less on actual meaning or logic of words. Since they deal with music, it's most important for them to have a sense of exactness, so they can fit into their music appropriately. For this, they tend to rely on romance languages, with elements and structures from other languages also incorporated, in order to form precise sounds and lengths. Thus, in many cases, forming "translations' becomes far more of a challenge, if at all possible. With writing, I am certain that writers such as Tolkien would use somewhat similar methods to form their own languages for their worlds, but with a bit more freedom. I think that the lack of restrictions with regards to length and sound would allow for a much more liberal and diverse exploration of linguistics. There's also much more room to experiment and develop rules, such as grammar, meaning there is greater potential for translations and interconnectedness, which is awesome!
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The Middle Earth language book is an awesome find. I've been interested in how authors construct their own languages to add into their worlds
I always wonder about how authors go about forming their own languages for their works. It's such a curious topic.
I've come across a few musicians which make their own languages for songs, such as Yuki Kajiura's "Kajiurago" or Emi Evan's "Chaos language" , but as far as I'm aware, both of these examples focus far more on sound/rhythm, and less on actual meaning or logic of words. Since they deal with music, it's most important for them to have a sense of exactness, so they can fit into their music appropriately. For this, they tend to rely on romance languages, with elements and structures from other languages also incorporated, in order to form precise sounds and lengths. Thus, in many cases, forming "translations' becomes far more of a challenge, if at all possible.
With writing, I am certain that writers such as Tolkien would use somewhat similar methods to form their own languages for their worlds, but with a bit more freedom. I think that the lack of restrictions with regards to length and sound would allow for a much more liberal and diverse exploration of linguistics. There's also much more room to experiment and develop rules, such as grammar, meaning there is greater potential for translations and interconnectedness, which is awesome!