Senior Project Advisor
Edward Vajda
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Keywords
Constructed Language, Linguistics, Generative Grammar
Abstract
This project provides a generative grammar, or description of a language’s rules such that a theoretically infinite number of expressions can be made, of the new language Khahir. Information from the major domains of linguistics – phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics – was synthesized and applied to create a linguistically logical and internally consistent language unrelated to any existing language. Throughout history constructed languages, or conlangs, have been used for a variety of purposes including ease of communication, experimentation in the field of linguistics, and enrichment of a fictional world, but this project, in particular, sought to focus on the creation of new linguistic diversity for artistic purposes and to culminate and celebrate the linguistic knowledge acquired during my undergraduate education.
Department
Linguistics
Recommended Citation
Panza, Kate, "Khahir: A Constructed Language" (2022). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 581.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/581
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); Generative grammar; Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax
Genre/Form
essays
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf