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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 94. Chapters: Basic English, Klingon language, Ido, Volapuk, International Sign, Voynich manuscript, Glossolalia, International auxiliary language, Tekumel, Lojban grammar, Constructed language, Slovianski, List of constructed languages, Xul Solar, Comparison between Esperanto and Ido, Alien language, Comparison between Esperanto and Interlingua, Boontling, Eskayan language, Experimental language, Neo, Language reform, High Icelandic, Worldlang, Folkspraak, Kesen dialect, Comparison between Ido and Novial, Soundpainting, Lingua Ignota, ISO, SIL, and BCP language codes for constructed languages, Damin, Bolak, List of constructed scripts, Pasilingua, Slovio, Philosophical language, Controlled natural language, Tutonish, Language Creation Society, Sanomi, Dutton Speedwords, Pan-Slavic language, The Lexicon of Comicana, Balaibalan, Bahasa Binan, Engineered language, Francis Lodwick, ConScript Unicode Registry, Zonal constructed language, Lexigram, De Wahl's rule, Yerkish, Sarus, Globish, A priori, Euronord, Kamakawi, A posteriori, Starckdeutsch, Color argument, Timerio, Universalis Lingua Slavica, Mezhdunarodny Nauchny Yazyk, Tunnelspeak, ISO 639: art, Barmoodan, Amiana, Uniala, Universalspraket, Ariana, Espo. Excerpt: Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is the fluid vocalizing (or, less commonly, the writing) of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. The significance of glossolalia has varied with time and place, with some considering it a part of a sacred language. It is most prominently practiced within Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, but it is practiced in non-Christian religions as well. Others believe that the vocalizations are meaningless and cite hypnosis, mental illness, and social learning as scientific explanations. "Glossolalia" is constructed from the Greek word, itself a compound...
