The Conlanger.com Journal

The Conlanger.com Journal was a bimonthly online magazine for conlangers, edited by Curlyjimsam and hosted on Conlanger.com. The Journal evolved as a project on the old CBB.

Each issue was released in PDF format.

Issues

No. 1 - June 2006
No. 2 - July 2006
No. 3 - August 2006
No. 4 - September/October 2006
No. 5 - November/December 2006
No. 6 - January/February 2007
No. 7 - April/May 2007
No. 8 - June/July 2007

No. 1 - June 2006

Open (952 KB).

Features:

Qatama: Featured language.
Janko Gorenc: An exclusive interview.
Graphological change: We investigate the evolution of writing systems.
Reality conlanging: Dare you volunteer?

N.B. The article in this issue entitled 'Queen of Conscripts' (pp. 20-21) displays images of various constructed writing systems purporting to be the creations of the artist known to the online constructed languages community as 'Serali'. Developments since this issue’s release have thrown the authenticity of this attribution of the scripts into doubt – namely the 'Tirin' script (images now removed) having been discovered to in fact be the work of Jeff Anderson ('Akumu'), and properly known as 'Tiri'n'. Several more of 'Serali's' writing systems (not featured in the Journal itself, but formerly found on the website referenced in the article, namely www.xanga.com/blue_frog88) had similar charges of plagiarism levelled against them; Serali has since renounced any claims of ownership of these scripts. The other scripts featured directly in the article have not, to the Editor’s knowledge, been revealed as definitely plagiarised, but if anyone has evidence to the contrary they are encouraged to contact the Journal at curlyjimsam@aol.com.

The staff at Conlanger.com are treating this incident with the utmost of severity, and would like to confirm to the general public that we in no way encourage or tolerate plagiarism. The Journal would like to apologise to Jeff Anderson in particular, and to the respective creators of the other scripts should at any point in the future these be revealed not to have been Serali’s own work.

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No. 2 - July 2006

Open (699 KB).

Features:

Ayeri: a real-life history.
Language of the Mulefa: a conlang by Philip Pullman.
Diachronics: their importance explored.
Using conlangs in your writing: Tzirtzi's advice.

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No. 3 - August 2006

Open (898 KB).

Features:

Kardii alphabet: Script of the Month.
Alurhsa: featured language.
Lingua Ignota: a 900-year-old conlang.
Reality conlanging: what it actually came to.

No. 4 - September/October 2006

Open (655 KB).

Features:

The Amazing Adventures of Colin the Conlanger, by Curlyjimsam (first instalment).
Toki Pona: featured language.
ConCommentary: new feature by Rik Roots.

N.B. The 'Editor's Script Pick' article has been removed from this issue by the Editor for copyright reasons, after unsuccessful attempts to gain permission for its subject matter’s inclusion both before and after publication. The original article may be restored at a future point should a delayed response from the subject matter’s creator be eventually received.

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