Re: CHAT: On the term 'engelang'

> Date:         Tue, 14 May 2002 02:44:19 +0100
> From: And Rosta <a-rosta@...>
>
> Lars:
> > But it puzzles me why it isn't engilang. -nge- occurs with several
> > different pronunciations --- singer, stronger, angel --- but -ngi- is
> > much less ambiguous.
>
> Two reasons. (a) It's what got suggested, "engineered language"
> indubitably being the best uncompressed description of the category
> in question. (b) It conforms to the disyllabic pattern of other
> names for conlang taxa.
Ah, there's the rub. I simply can't see engelang and think two of
syllables. Evidently some other people feel the same, since there's
been some discussion of what the middle vowel is supposed to be.

If it sticks around, we'll just have to learn.

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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