conlanging

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnlaŋɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnˌlæŋɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: con‧lang‧ing

Etymology 1

From conlang +‎ -ing.

Noun

conlanging (uncountable)

1. gerund of conlang: the creation of conlangs (constructed languages).
   • 2000, Sarah L. Higley, “Audience, Uglossia, and CONLANG: Inventing Languages on the Internet”, in M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture‎^[1], volume 3, number 1:

     The field, then, is open to re-examination, and the recent phenomenon of conlanging is evidence that the art of inventing languages is neither lunatic nor infantile.

   • 2015 September 29, David J. Peterson, The Art of Language Invention‎^[2], →ISBN, page 260:

     Should that be a factor in determining whether conlanging is an art form or some other kind of practice?

   • 2020 August 12, “A Primer on Constructed Languages”, in Jeffrey Punske, Nathan Sanders, Amy V. Fountain, editors, Language invention in Linguistics Pedagogy‎^[3], →ISBN, page 6:

     This period also saw the further development of conlanging as an art form, most notably by JRR Tolkien, setting the stage for the current era of conlanging, discussed in Section 2.5, where conlanging's status as art and even as a profession has been solidified.

Etymology 2

From conlang +‎ -ing.

Verb

conlanging

1. present participle and gerund of conlang