Meaning of frankenlang | Babel Free

Definitions

A conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.

Examples

“[Disclaimer: I've never actually made a conlang this way yet -- this is just what I do with my *current* conlang by picking what I figure⟳ would sound⟳ like⟳ a good ancestor-lang root and "mutating" it -- so don't blame⟳ me if it produces a frankenlang :-P]”

“I'd heartily recommend⟳ it for frankenlang inclusion, tho!”

“My Summer Conlang 2016 is Olathe/Ulathi*, which uses material from a lot of sketches and half-baked conlanguettes. It may be a bit of a Frankenlang, but I hope⟳ it will absorb enough of those ideas that I can use⟳ it as my main toylang and reduce⟳ the total number⟳ of conlangs I start⟳ that never go anywhere.”

“But there are many people who do violence to Tolkien's languages and cobble together their own⟳ frankenlangs from Quenya and Sindarin plus stuff from Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying handbooks and other sources that get⟳ in the way, such as the "Elvish" language of the "Grey Company"[.]”

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