Artificial language

An artificial language is a language specially made for a purpose. These languages can be based on an existing natural language or can be artificial.

Some types of artificial languages are:

 Constructed languages take the place of natural languages. They make  human communication simpler, or make fictional worlds believable. Basic English, Esperanto, Tolkien's Quenya, and Lojban are examples.

 Formal languages are tools in mathematical logic and computer science where the terms are very precise and clearly defined.

 Computer languages are formal languages used by humans to program computers or for communication among computers.  Programming languages and markup languages are types of computer languages.

Related pages
 Constructed language
 Natural language
 Computer language


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