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Advanced Language Construction Paperback – July 18, 2012

by Mark Rosenfelder (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 155 ratings
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The sequel to the Language Construction Kit: learn more about constructed languages and about linguistics: logic, pidgins and creoles, sign languages, the linguistic life cycle, and a meaty step-by-step survey of morphosyntax.

Create detailed and plausible languages for RPGs, fantasy and science fiction, movies, or video games... or just learn more about how languages work with the same accurate yet fun approach as the original LCK.

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    1478267534
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    978-1478267539
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Mark Rosenfelder is a writer and conlanger, author of the Language Construction Kit and the Planet Construction Kit.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 18, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1478267534
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1478267539
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
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Customers appreciate the book's advanced linguistic material and logical, well-laid-out introduction to the subject. The language content receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it serves as a great continuation of the first Language Construction book.

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Customers appreciate the language content of the book, which provides a logical and well-structured introduction to linguistics and adds advanced linguistic material.

"...information from numerous linguistic sources, he is able to explain in detail the functions and purpose behind nearly every major feature of natural..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the language construction in the book, with one describing it as a well-developed conlang and another noting it's a great continuation of the LCK series.

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  • LinguistJunkie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Conlangers Delight!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2012
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    Mark Rosenfelder has done it again with an outstanding book that covers all manner of possible topics that may arise from the daunting prospect of trying to create your very own language. From his own experiences and information from numerous linguistic sources, he is able to explain in detail the functions and purpose behind nearly every major feature of natural and artificial languages. Even if you're not interested in creating your own language, this book is highly recommended for anyone wanting to gain further insight in how natural languages actually work.
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  • Malik Lendell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Continuation of the LCK!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2020
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    Great book for those continuing from the Language Construction Kit. It explores more advanced linguistic topics and even more experimental aspects that have been explored by conlangs.
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  • Randy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Both books great!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2014
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    Both this book and its mate, The Language Construction Kit, are must-reads for anyone who is toying with/playing with/building a conlang of his/her own. Mr. Rosenfelder is very clear about the how-to, and gives the basics of language in a easy to understand way, but he does not make it pablum. He also adds a lot of advanced linguistic material, especially in this book, for those who may be more advanced in their understanding of language. I am playing with a conlang of my own, and found both books great helps in building it.
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  • Nicolas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book; well organized
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017
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    Excellent book; well organized, thought provoking, informative. This publication has been infinitely helpful in the construction of a deep and well-developed conlang. This is a whole lot more than shoddy relexification: this is the real deal.
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  • No Publicity
    5.0 out of 5 stars I do know it builds on the first one and the first language construction book is a great resource for writers wanting to make a
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
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    While I haven't read this, I do know it builds on the first one and the first language construction book is a great resource for writers wanting to make a constructed language (conlag). Though it is likely very technical, as the first was, and I know that puts some people off. It needs to be though, since language is a very technical and not-at-all simple thing. Also, the book came like new (or was it new...?) and so the shipping was great.
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  • Ben Linus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Advanced is the right word
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
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    The advanced sequel to the Language Construction Kit provides some of the most in-depth information to the more technical aspects of conlanging. You can find tons of variation which could be applied to conlanging or just for learning about linguistics in a general way.

    Some problems I have with it is that it reads as just a collection of notes without much flow leaving the reader feeling like they are looking through a dry notebook at times. The ebook shares a similar product with the LCK. Neither have an interactive table of contents which is a bit amateur these days but at least the author added page numbers this time.
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  • Marten Thieman
    5.0 out of 5 stars most enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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    It is nice to know i did this already very well. the Book helped me fine tune some things
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  • Carol Ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the dippity bippity best.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2013
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    I have to say, when I wanted to make a language meant only to be spoken by Bill Cosby I was stumped, until I found this dippity flippity bippity smippity crippty trippity grippity glippity fippity sippity drippity nippity vippity xippity srippty qwippity jippity krippity vadippity yarippity derippity hetippity volimmippity zakippity flirippity zudippity larippity ganippty fotippity ronippity book. Now wheres my pudding?
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  • Jan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2017
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    Arrived on-time and is as described.
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  • Klaus H. Dieckmann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for linguists and language enthusiasts
    Reviewed in Germany on January 8, 2013
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    This book is a interesting journey into natural languages and conlangs. The reader can inform himself about the large ranges of formulating the world of thinking and perception of the human universe. It introduces in a lot of languages and explains, how the different speakers of the world use certain morphology which often is different from the European languages. It shows that Europe and America are not the navel of the world and the crown of creation. It is an amazing book, written with comprehensible sentences and many explanations. There are so many details about the different languages that the reader has enough stuff to think about the human ability to recognize his environment and form the different societies. You often must stop to understand what even "primitive" people can express with short affixes. They have possibilities to express in a way which the "white man" only can say with much explanations.
    I am impressed by this wonderful book and can recommend it to linguists and language enthusiasts. This book is a "must" for elaborated conlangers.
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  • subversive@lineone.net
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, but sometimes difficult subject matter.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2015
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    Another fascinating breakdown of how the languages of the world work from Rosenfelder - nominally aimed at those designing their own languages for gaming or literary purposes (something that's in vogue at the moment - anyone for Dothraki?) but in fact a stripping down of the engines of languages from across the world into their component parts. Some interesting features that we English speakers, and those speaking French, German, Spanish or any combination of the above, take for granted. Some stuff is truly intimidating - the section on Caucasian languages, for instance, impressed on me two things: firstly, how radically different a solution these speakers found to English speakers to the question of information transmission; and second, that I will never even attempt to learn Adyghe. Rosenfelder writes with a clear, often jocular style, with complex concepts simplified as much as possible, and at least one 'Too much information' problem. (Read it, you'll know when you get there). Very good book indeed.
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  • monica saronni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Consigliatissimo
    Reviewed in Italy on December 2, 2020
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    Contiene molte informazioni, molto approfondito sebbene mantenga un registro divulgativo
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  • Gabriel
    5.0 out of 5 stars É um livro mais avançado
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 21, 2025
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    É um livro um pouco mais avançado. Acredito que todos os construtores de línguas devem tê-lo, mas devem ler primeiro o The Language Construction Kit. Além disso, contém uma ótima introdução aos sistemas de escrita logográficos, como o chinês.
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