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{{Types of conlangs}} | {{Types of conlangs}} | ||
'''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref> | '''Engineered languages''' (often abbreviated to '''engelangs''', or, less commonly, '''engilangs''') are conlangs devised to test or prove some hypotheses about how languages work or might work. There are at least three subcategories, [[philosophical language|philosophical languages]] (or ideal languages), [[logical languages]] (sometimes abbreviated as ''loglangs''), and [[experimental language]]s. Raymond Brown describes engineered languages as "languages that are designed to specified ''objective'' criteria, and modeled to meet those criteria".<ref>http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html</ref> | ||
Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources). | Some engineered languages have been considered candidate global [[Auxiliary language|auxiliary languages]], and some languages intended as international auxiliary languages have certain "engineered" aspects (in which they are more regular and systematic than their natural language sources). | ||