Name: Fernanda Carvalho Santos
Mentor: Cynthia S. Wiseman
Abstract: This research paper presents the process of creation of Aovrit Mahogick, a new artificial language designed to be applied in the artistic field to facilitate communication among different cultures, aid the exchange of knowledge on art history and techniques, and enable artistic collaborations. Aovrit Mahogick is a language system that combines morphological and phonetic elements from more than twenty languages around the globe. For this reason, the language should be easy to learn and relate to by people from different linguistic backgrounds, providing a creative way to share art that transcends language barriers. Through collection of data from bilingual/multilingual individuals, and transcription of phonetic, morphological, lexical, and syntactic components, the creation of Aovrit Mahogick is a work-in-progress that begun in 2016. Texts and recorded audios from volunteers speaking in their native languages were transliterated, and the languages’ components analyzed. Aovrit Mahogick has an alphabet, numbers, and 592 commonly spoken words. Here, the process of language creation is discussed, as well as global issues such as dominant culture, the advantages of learning a new language, and the adaptation of artificial languages into the arts.
