Re: Historical descent of related conlangs

Ben Poplawski said:
> On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:48:25 -0500, Mark P. Line <mark@...>
> wrote:
>
>>You're doing with artlangs in a conworld what I'm doing with engelangs
>>without an associated conworld (in the usual sense).
>
> What's an "engelang"? Pardon my ignorance.
I was gone from the list for a while when that term was coined, but it
refers to a conlang that is engineered to meet some (pre-determined or
evolving) set of requirements, as opposed to artlangs which allow
more-or-less unfettered creativity into every aspect of construction.

At least, that's how I've understood it.

-- Mark