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Re: Constructive linguistics

From:Sai Emrys <saizai@...>
Date:Monday, January 31, 2005, 19:53
> The logical title for a university topic on artificial languages > would be "creative linguistics" assuming the emphasis is on artlangs. > "Constructive" means "beneficial", and I think any linguist would > claim to be doing something worthwhile and beneficial to society. :-)
Agreed. Although I see no reason to assume that emphasis; for me, aesthetics is one of many considerations. - Sai