Constructed Languages and Language Invention: From Esperanto to Ithkuil by Way of Quenya, Klingon and Valyrian
Course, Bachelor's level, 5NS102
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Autumn 2025 Autumn 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Evening
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–9 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Selection
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Final school grades (60%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (40%)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-55657
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 25 July 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025 Autumn 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, Swedish For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Evening
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–9 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 25 July 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course examines artificial languages from a linguistic theoretical and idea-historical perspective. It deals with, among other things, international auxiliary languages such as Esperanto and Interlingua, literary art languages from, for example, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek and Game of Thrones, zon languages such as Guosa, Pan-Slavic and Sam-Germanic, as well as experimental languages such as láadan, toki pona and ithkuil. The focus is on questions about why, how and in what ways artificial languages were created and used. In addition, we touch on questions about the linguistic, artistic and societal value of artistic languages.
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