Re: Fictional auxlangs as artlangs (was Re: Poll)

Jörg Rhiemeier wrote:
> Hallo!
>
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:38:14 +0000, R A Brown wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> I guess I'll have to tick the lot (assuming TAKE is an artlang - in any
>> case the Venusian of my teens was certainly an artlang):
>> [...]
>
> I'd say that TAKE is an artlang, no doubt.  While it is an
> auxlang *within the fictional world of the WHAT*, to my
> knowledge it doesn't serve the purpose of an auxlang in the
> real world (at least, this is not *intended* by the author);
While it could, of course, be used as an auxlang *here* (as, indeed,
could Klingon), it is certainly not intended as such. Nor, I think,
would it be accepted by the auxlang community (as far as that community
accepts anything) - it is too aberrant for the Euroclone aficionados and
too European (being based on ancient Greek) for those who abominate
Euroclones.

You are, of course, absolutely correct in saying that the author does
not intend it as an auxlang *here.*

> and if a fictional natlang is an artlang (which is probably
> not in doubt at all), a fictional auxlang is an artlang as
> well.
Yep - I don't see why not.

I marked the auxlang box, however, because (a) the majority of my
teenage creations were auxlangs and (b) it is one of the stated
objectives of Piashi, tho one I am not pressing (Thinks: "Is Piashi also
a fictional auxlang?").

Piashi BTW seems to be taking on a life of its own - and I'm not
altogether happy at the way it's going!

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