Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-63.249.41.72-20150316033558/@comment-24891101-20150819231107

I have a whole rant (most relevant portion begins here) on this topic in another thread. In brief, Weiss is not named such in universe, but rather a name which elicits a reaction in universe similar to what Weiss elicits in us. It's the translation convention, and is one of the most fundamental principles of worldbuilding.

It is possible to create a conlang without constructing an accompanying culture. Rather, only insofar as weak versions of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis are concerned. The rest can pass.

And Tolkien produced three complete languages (languages one can speak), and the bases of about a dozen more. The Professor was amazing.