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An '''engineered language''' (or short, '''engelang''') is a conlang designed to explore a hypothesis of how languages might work.  Important subcategories of engelangs are [[philosophical language]]s and [[logical language]]s.
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An '''engineered language''' (or short, '''engelang''') is a conlang designed to test or prove some hypothesis about how languages work or might work.  Usually, engineered languages have testable design goals, such as unambiguity or self-segregation.  Two important subgroups of engineered languages are [[philosophical language]]s and [[logical language]]s.


Engineered languages are usually not associated with [[worldbuilding]] and have no [[conculture]]s attached.
Engineered languages are usually not associated with [[worldbuilding]] and have no [[conculture]]s attached.
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An engineered language (or short, engelang) is a conlang designed to test or prove some hypothesis about how languages work or might work. Usually, engineered languages have testable design goals, such as unambiguity or self-segregation. Two important subgroups of engineered languages are philosophical languages and logical languages.

Engineered languages are usually not associated with worldbuilding and have no concultures attached.

This article is part of a series on Types of Conlangs.

"Reason" classification system: Artlangs * Funlangs * Engineered language * Philosophical language * Arithmographic language * Logical language * Fictional languages * Exolangs * Diachronic conlangs * Lostlangs * Altlangs * Auxlangs
"Origin" classification system: A priori conlangs * A posteriori conlangs
"Other" classification system: Sketchlangs * Kitchen Sink Conlangs * Colllangs