It is an undeniable fact that language and communication are essential components of the human experience. There are countless languages and dialects across the globe. Most people are generally familiar with natural languages; languages that are commonly implemented in native speech and everyday life. However, artificial languages, which are created for specific and often recreational purposes, are also integral to human culture. They are specifically relevant to artistic expression. Artificial languages are frequently incorporated into works of fiction such as books or movies as a method of worldbuilding and realism. These constructed languages allow the reader to suspend their disbelief and fully immerse themselves into the story. For example,
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Pragmatically, these actors who have labored to become fluent in a language have no use for their specific skill set after they wrap on filming. Also, aficionados who are so invested in theses fantastical stories that they have learned the language will only be able to apply their knowledge if they actively seek out another speaker of the language, likely at convention, such as Comic Con. Some actors manage to retain the language, but they often lose their fluency over time because they rarely have the opportunity to speak it. For instance, Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler, who portrayed Aragorn and Arwen in The Lord of The Rings were still able to hold a basic conversation in Elvish years after the filming had concluded. However, they both acknowledged that they were not as fluent as when they were in the midst of portraying their characters. Not to mention that Viggo Mortensen is incredibly gifted linguistically and speaks seven different languages not including Elvish. Another example is that Jason Momoa from Game of Thrones appeared on The Graham Norton Show six years after he had depicted the character Khal Drogo, and was still able to say some simple phrases and recall some of his past lines in Dothraki, but he admitted that his mastery of the language had diminished over time. Unfortunately, aside from devoted fans and the linguists who create them …show more content…
Artificial language merges those two elements together. In fact, the linguist Mathieu Destruel commented that, "They are languages created purely for entertainment, and are often described as linguistic art for art’s sake," (3). As a result of this artistic expression artificial languages are only useful in a niche setting. Although it is undeniable that the creation attainment of an artificial language takes talent and dedication it can only be utilized in an extremely specific context. Regrettably, outside of entertainment and popular culture there is real value to acquiring an invented
Pragmatically, these actors who have labored to become fluent in a language have no use for their specific skill set after they wrap on filming. Also, aficionados who are so invested in theses fantastical stories that they have learned the language will only be able to apply their knowledge if they actively seek out another speaker of the language, likely at convention, such as Comic Con. Some actors manage to retain the language, but they often lose their fluency over time because they rarely have the opportunity to speak it. For instance, Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler, who portrayed Aragorn and Arwen in The Lord of The Rings were still able to hold a basic conversation in Elvish years after the filming had concluded. However, they both acknowledged that they were not as fluent as when they were in the midst of portraying their characters. Not to mention that Viggo Mortensen is incredibly gifted linguistically and speaks seven different languages not including Elvish. Another example is that Jason Momoa from Game of Thrones appeared on The Graham Norton Show six years after he had depicted the character Khal Drogo, and was still able to say some simple phrases and recall some of his past lines in Dothraki, but he admitted that his mastery of the language had diminished over time. Unfortunately, aside from devoted fans and the linguists who create them …show more content…
Artificial language merges those two elements together. In fact, the linguist Mathieu Destruel commented that, "They are languages created purely for entertainment, and are often described as linguistic art for art’s sake," (3). As a result of this artistic expression artificial languages are only useful in a niche setting. Although it is undeniable that the creation attainment of an artificial language takes talent and dedication it can only be utilized in an extremely specific context. Regrettably, outside of entertainment and popular culture there is real value to acquiring an invented