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

Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On 7/18/07, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@...>
> wrote:
>> How about just "enlang" instead of "engelang"?
>
> Both "enlang" and "englang" make me think of English instead of
> engineering.  I would expect something like
> en(g)lang:English::romlang:Romance.
>
> If "engelang" doesn't work, I suggest picking a different synonym for
> "engineered": maybe archlang, schemalang, or syslang (from
> "architected", "schematic",  "system(at)ic", respectively).   But I
> don't think any variation of "engelang" is going to be an improvement
> upon it.    Maybe you're using the wrong half of the word.  It's a
> neerlang! :)
English has exactly the same "ngel" sequence in the word
"changeling".... Of course, that brings to mind the word "change", while
"enge" isn't a word....