his whole life "toying with enormous linguistic constructions, entire languages that have never existed outside his own notes? For one thing must be perfectly clear: He made very much more of these languages than he could ever hope to include in his stories." He notes, for example, that Tolkien created at least 12,000 words in his constructed languages. Fauskanger sees as significant Tolkien's statement in "A Secret Vice" that "The making of language and mythology are related functions", and that "Your language construction will breed a mythology." See also Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien English and Welsh References Sources External links Tolkien's Not-So-Secret Vice Essays by J. R. R. Tolkien Constructed languages resources 1930 speeches