Re: [DISC] Is Language Creation Art?

> Date:         Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:18:48 -0500
> From: Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
>
> Wayne Chevrier wrote:
> >Surely a creative activity is an art, it may be other things as well, but
> >still an art.
>
> By that definition, there's an awful lot of art around! But, I would
> generally demand that creativity is one of the primary goals of an
> activity before I call it an art.
I haven't followed the discussion closely, but here's my take on it:

If you create something because of a burning desire to bring that
thing into the world, it's art.

If you create something because of a burning desire to master the
skill to do so, it's craft.

If you create something because of a burning desire not to be bored of
a Wednesday night, it's a hobby.

I suspect that conlangs are created for all three of these reasons.

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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