Re: Are pidgins natlangs? (was Re: Telona Grammar, part 2)

In a message dated 2002.02.14 10.07.28 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>I thought "natlang" was to be expanded as "native language", in which case
>pidgins by definition aren't any, wereas creoles by definition are. What
>do you mean by "natlang"? "Naturally occuring language"?
>
    ::chagrin:: I have always thought NatLang was/is short for "Natural
Language."

In a message dated 2002.02.14 10.25.32 AM, jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM writes:

>That is the usual understanding, yes.
    ::wry grin:: Sheesh, for a moment there I thought I had been
_semantically warped_ by my AuxLang-ing period...
    ::cheeky grin:: ArtLang is "Artistic Language," right?  Right? or is it
"Artificial Language"? ::muttering to self as he rummages thru a confusion of
linguistics files:: ok, where's that damn FAQ...

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