The Conlang Flag was designed by Christian Thalmann, Jan van Steenbergen, Leland Paul, David J. Peterson and Adrian Morgan. It represents the Tower of Babel (translating Genesis 11:1-9 has been a tradition for conlangers) against a rising sun. The LCS seal (shown above) incorporates the main elements of the Conlang Flag, plus our slogan, our name, and our year of incorporation; it was designed by Paul Schleitwiler and Greg Shuflin.

Conlang.org is a site for conlangers, would-be conlangers, those interested in or curious about conlangs, and anything else to do with conlanging.

Conlanging, like any specialization, has acquired its own set of distinctive terms. Below is a list of commonly encountered terms used in the art and craft of conlanging.

conlang (n.) Short for "constructed language." Types of conlangs include artlangs, auxlangs, and engelangs. Other names for conlangs include model languages, artificial languages, imaginary languages, invented languages, or planned languages.

conlanger (n.) One who invents languages.

A "conlanger" is someone who creates or constructs languages or "conlangs." Conlangs come in a wide variety although these can be divided primarily into three general areas: auxlangs or international auxiliary languages like Esperanto, engelangs or engineered languages like Ithkuil and Lojban, and artlangs or artistic languages like Sindarin or Klingon. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and these are simply some of the more widely-known examples of these respective types of conlangs. What is fascinating is the number of people engaged in language creation. - Don Boozer

Some information about language creation:

• The Language Construction Kit by Mark Rosenfelder
• How to Create a Language by Pablo David Flores
• Essays on Language Design by Rick Morneau
• The Conlang Manifesto by David J. Peterson
• Glossary of Terms by Donald Boozer
• More References by Donald Boozer

Heard the interviews w/ Arika Okrent mentioning a "chipmunk language"? Watch the real talk given at our 2nd conference: Donald Boozer - Dritok: The Sound of No Voice Speaking.

In the works:

• people.conlang.org, a comprehensive directory of conlangers and their conlangs
• store.conlang.org, a collection of conlang-related shirts, books, and other merchandise
• a guide for new conlangers (or conlangers new to the online community) for how to get started conlanging and connect to others
• a collection of pedagogical materials for teaching introductory linguistics using applied language creation
• a listing of conlang-related research and other academic work
• the 4th Language Creation Conference