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Re:Linguistics and Programming Languages by zephyrfalcon on Monday July 17, 2017 @03:43PM (#14791729)
"""I recommend taking a look at linguist Arika Okrent's book "Into the Land of Invented Languages"""

I used to have that book... I didn't think it was very good. I wanted to learn more about the various conlangs, but instead the author mostly focused on their creators, and then especially their idiosyncrasies and quirks.

For those who want to know more about conlangs, I would recommend "The Language Construction Kit" by Mark Rosenfelder.

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Re:Linguistics and Programming Languages by throwaway7645 on Monday July 17, 2017 @05:29PM (#14792422)
The Language Construction Kit is great from everything I've read. Yes her book is more on the history & pro/cons of various conlangs mixed with examples...etc. It's not supposed to teach you Klingon, Lojban, Esperanto, and several others all in one book.
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Re:Linguistics and Programming Languages by anthonybullard on Monday July 17, 2017 @03:57PM (#14791839)
The Language Construction Kit is phenomenal and played a huge part in developing my love of conlangs as well as linguistics in general.
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