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Q&A What's the benefit of using invented languages in-story?

I'm working on a fictional story set in a fantastical (although coherent) universe. I'm used to seeing invented languages in works like this: Tolkien's languages for The Lord of the Rings, or Paoli...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by iajrz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/1897
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar iajrz‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm working on a fictional story set in a fantastical (although coherent) universe. I'm used to seeing invented languages in works like this: Tolkien's languages for The Lord of the Rings, or Paolini's languages for his Inheritance Trilogy.

So, they _are_ pretty and all that, but why would I want to use them? Or even better: What would you use them for? What's the benefit of actually inventing the language and writing (dialogs) in that language as opposed of simply specifying it exists and letting people know when it's being used?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-03-07T12:48:18Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 15