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Re: What defines a conlang?

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Thursday, December 22, 2005, 19:42
Hallo!

Chris Peters wrote:

> As a relatively new member of this list, perhaps this topic has been covered > in-depth before, so please forgive me if I'm retreading dead topics. But I > have a question which may be more difficult than it first appears: > > What's the difference between a natlang and a conlang?
I'd say that a conlang is a language deliberately designed by an individual or a (small) group; a natlang is a language that evolved from another language during centuries of usage by a community. Greetings, Jörg.

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