Re: artlangs/auxlangs/engelangs (was Re: LCC2: Meeting our Community)

Philip Newton wrote:
> On 7/19/07, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Still another possibility is "planlang".
>
> Though note that the German "Plansprache" is used, as far as I know,
> synonymously with "conlang" = constructed language (the umbrella
> term).
'Planned languages' has been used that way in English, tho the term
Conlang is now far more common. "planlang" surely suggests a shortening
of 'planned languages' and would this be ambiguous.
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Jörg Rhiemeier wrote:
[snip]
 >
 > Yes.  _Plansprache_ means 'constructed language'; however, it is often
 > understood to mean 'auxlang'.

Yep - that seems to be so in English among those use the term 'planned
languages.'

I think 'engelang' has become quite established now, and any proposed
replacement will simply cause confusion. I think it's best left as it is
despite the varying pronunciations due to the vagaries of English
spelling, no doubt - tho I think our German friends have had
interference from German spelling also     :)

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