As we move forward with this blog together in the weeks to come, I figured it would be beneficial to take the time in this first blog post to not only discuss my first topic, but also to use that topic to help lay out my plans for the future of this blog. As you may know from reading my introductory post I am fascinated with constructed languages. That is any language not grown naturally but created deliberately by an individual or group. So, for my blog I plan to focus on linguistics overall, with an emphasis on constructed language when the material permits, and for our post today that is the case.  
I recently read a fascinating, albeit short, article on constructed language and its practical use in our world. While, of course, I particularly love constructed languages when they pertain to fantasy and sci-fi literature, in this case I will be sticking to non fictitious instances of constructed language. The article talked about the concept of constructed languages that were designed specifically to be logical and easily applied, one in particular. This was in the context of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that one's language changes how one perceives and thinks about reality. So that if a completely practical and logical language where devised anyone who spoke it would therefore see the word in a much more logical way and therefore act in an appropriately logical manner. While the study latter found this to not necessarily be the case with the future dismissal of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, It brought to my mind the peculiar concept of constructed language as a tool for bettering the human race. Allow me to elaborate.   

(Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf, the two co-creators of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis)

Many dignified, scholars, linguist, sociologist, and other scientific professionals believe that a one world language would be greatly beneficial to global society. While it is very unlikely that we as a human race will be speaking one language in the next few hundred years, it is definitely an idea to ponder. But what if instead of letting a one world language develop naturally through the inevitable blending of all languages, what if we devised a constructed language for the human race. If we were to do this we would want to devise a language that is in all manners of speaking, perfect. Linguist could design a language that has the most logical structure and grammar to make it easier to learn and to communicate. This language would obviously have to be phased in over a few generations but if a theoretically perfect language was applied and adopted as a global method of communication it could revolutionize the human race, and possibly move us toward our next step of evolution. 

Such a theoretically perfect and logical language could also be applied to our electronics and computer system, allowing for our computers to use our language as code, creating a literal one world language. Imagine every microchip, telephone, supercomputer, man, woman, and child on the entire planet all speaking the same language. It would be a monuments feet in human evolution. However, it is very unlikely any such "perfectly logical language" could be devised, and even more unlikely that it could ever be implemented as a worldwide language. However it is a fascinating theory to think about.