"Eng(e)langs" (was: Conlang labels (was: Futurese, Chinese, Hz of NatLangs, etc.) )
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 13, 2002, 2:51 |
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On Sun, 12 May 2002 21:35:57 -0400 John Cowan <jcowan@...>
writes:
> > What's the etymology of 'engelang'? It's a bit more obscure than
> the other terms.
> "Engineered language". In an engelang, the criteria for
> suitability
> are, or are supposed to be, public, objective, and verifiable, as
> opposed
> to artlangs where the criteria are private and interior. In the
> long
> run, this is a distinction without a difference -- there is no such
> thing
> as private art -- but to the creator it makes substantial
> difference.
> John Cowan <jcowan@...>
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How come it's "engelang" and not "englang"? I like the three-letter
prefix, to be parallel with CONlang, ARTlang, AUXlang, LOGlang, etc.
-Stephen (Steg)
"hey hey! ho ho! this orange peel has got to go!"
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