Development and Incorporation of Invented Language into a Fictional Work

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Presentation

Publication Date

2026

Abstract

From J.R.R. Tolkien to David J. Peterson, invented language has become an artform that has been developing for years when it comes to writing fantastical worlds for novels and filmed media. This capstone enhancement focuses on the development of a fully functional fictional language that draws inspiration from real languages in terms of its grammar, syntax, and phonics. The language weaves into a fantastical narrative and ties into the worldbuilding that encompasses the story. The study of different languages, including English, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and American Sign Language, provide insight into the different elements of language with phonics and sound combinations, sentence structure and the order of words within a phrase tie into the development of language. This fictional language mimics the complexity of real languages and the difficulty of imperfect translations that are built into the accompanying story that drive the plot forward and provide depth to the worldbuilding of an imagined Earth-adjacent setting.

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