I just finished reading this book: In the Land of Invented Languages. It's all about
constructed languages (or "conlangs") and the people who create and
speak them. I had no idea that there were so many of them (well over 1,000).
There is Esperanto, of course, and the revival of Modern Hebrew, but there is
also a fascinating tale about a man who toiled for years working on a pictorial
symbol language (inspired by Chinese) and then 50 years later, it was adapted
to help children with cerebral palsy. The author also tells about her
adventures with the study of Klingon. And there really is a Klingon Language Institute
Here are some other books about constructed or invented languages:
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