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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">constructed languages</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>languages</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>artificial language</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>artificial languages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>constructed language</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>invented languages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>languages, constructed</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Languages that were consciously devised for communication, with invented phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, as contrasted to languages that developed naturally. Constructed languages are typically characterized by being artificial, but possessing a literature and designed for the purpose of human communication. Specifically excluded are reconstructed languages and computer programming languages.  ]]></note></mads>