Conlanger - Definition and Overview

A conlanger is person who invents conlangs (constructed languages). Possibly the most famous conlangers are J. R. R. Tolkien and L. L. Zamenhof. One of the few professional conlangers is Marc Okrand.

Professional Conlangers

Conlangers who have been hired to create languages.

• Marc Okrand
• Reverend William Fulco
• T. A. Shippey

Published International-Auxiliary Conlangers

"Auxlangers" are conlangers who have created languages intended for international communication.

• Charles Kay Ogden
• Dr. L. L. Zamenhof

Published Fictional Conlangers

Conlangers whose work has been published in books or other media that they created:

• Richard Adams
• Anthony Burgess
• Samuel Delany
• Suzette Haden Elgin
• Frank Herbert
• Hergé
• Ursula K. LeGuin
• Barry B. Longyear
• Morioka Hiroyuki
• George Orwell
• J. R. R. Tolkien
• Christian Vander

Unpublished Conlangers

Conlangers whose work has only been published on the Internet, with Google decile (http://wiktionary.org/wiki/Decile) in a search for `conlang' (http://www.google.com/search?q=conlanger).

• Top 10 - David Bell (http://www.graywizard.net/)
• Top 10 - Keith Gaughan (http://talideon.com/)
• Top 10 - J. K. Hoffman (http://www.fantasist.net/frameset.html)
• Top 10 - Mark Rosenfelder (http://www.zompist.com) - see also Language Construction Kit
• Other conlang creators (http://www.langmaker.com/db/mdl_index_languageauthor.htm)