Fiction with connatlangs vs conconlangs

On Feb 16, 2008 4:05 AM,  <MorphemeAddict@...> wrote:
> In a message dated 2/15/2008 08:10:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> jimhenry1973@GMAIL.COM writes:
> Is there enough category 3 fiction to warrant an a/b distinction?
Maybe not.  I can think of five sf novels/series/novellas off the top of
my head which involve characters creating conlangs of some kind.
There are a lot more sf and fantasy novels and stories in which
a conlang plays the role of a natlang within the imaginary world,
though in most of them the language is sketchy and only used
for names or a handful of phrases.  Do we count all the sf novels
where the author has put some significant thought into a relatively
near-future evolution of English?

Besides those in which conlanging is a major part of the
story, several others come to mind in which there are throwaway
references to constructed languages devised for particular
purposes -- usually superhumans or posthumans devising
something to suit their modes of thought better than natural
human languages.  And then there are the several sf novels
and series where Esperanto or some other existing auxlang
is used.

--
Jim Henry
http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry