Ars Signorum
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| Conlang | Ars Signorum |
| Author | George Dalgarno |
| Year Began | 1661 |
| Language Type | philosophical language |
| Lexicon Size | Unknown |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | Yes |
Ars Signorum is an a priori language created by the Scot George Dalgarno.
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Description
Dalgarno’s is one of the first philosophical languages, alongside Wilkins’s Philosophical Language (1668).
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Design principles
A philosophical language is based on a classification of concepts. Dalgarno’s, for instance, contains 17 overall categories, each identified by a capital letter, e.g. N for "living beings". Each additional letter identifies a subcategory: e.g. Nη for "animal", Nηk for "quadruped", Nηka for "horse".
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Interest of others
The language is of great interest for the history of conlanging. Dalgarno’s book was published in Latin; in 2001 Oxford Press published a translation into English, cited below.
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External links
| Site | Broken Link | Author | Site Languages |
| George Dalgarno on Universal Language | Yes | George Dalgarno | English, Latin |
| http://www.ozsl.uva.nl/Archive/1994/accolade/abstract9408.html | No | NA | English |
| http://www.illc.uva.nl/Publications/Dissertations/DS-1999-03.abstract.txt | Yes | NA | English |
