Constructed language

Article summary

, which represents the Tower of Babel against a rising sun A constructed language or conlang is a language for communication between humans (i.e. not with or between computers) which, unlike most languages that naturally emerge from human interaction, is devised by a person or group for a particular purpose. The term constructed language is often shortened to conlang and, as a relatively broad term, it encompasses subcategories including: fictional, artificial, engineered, planned and invented languages. Conlangs may include aspects reminiscent of natural language including phonology, grammar, orthography, and vocabulary. Interlinguistics includes the study of constructed languages.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1887 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1887". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376201274