Document Type
ConLang
Publication Date
Summer 6-9-2020
Abstract
The language of the draughtsboard sharks is a fictional conlang. This paper describes the history, physical anatomy, means of articulation, morphology, syntax, and grammar of the language through the entirely fictional lens of a research team studying shark communication in New Zealand. Notable aspects of the conlang are its portrayal of imaginary, non-human speech organs created to eliminate a shark’s realistic inability to speak, as well as the absence of a written element to the language largely due to the lack of opposable thumbs (or fingers at all) on sharks. The language also includes IPA charts for both consonants and vowels, with new symbols added for the imaginary speech organs.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Garlin, Trent, "The Language of the Draughtsboard Sharks: A Conlang Project" (2020). English Department: Linguistics ENG 334. 3.
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/english334/3
