Re: Auxlangs here (was: Tedious etc.)

Perhaps folks who wish to present such a language (i.e., what is
really an artlang but is also, perhaps, an auxlang in a conculture
or their own idea of what the perfect auxlang would be but have no
intention of publishing it as an auxlang) should best either make
clear that this is _not_ an auxlang per se or simply omit that that
it might be one.

For example, if a conworld's philosophers have decided upon creating
the perfect intercultural language - make it clear that this IAL is
found on another world where things aren't the same as they are here.

If it's just an artlang that you think might make a cool auxlang too;
either make clear that the idea is not serious (Europanto) or just
keep it in pectore.

Padraic.

On Sun, 6 May 2001, Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:

>On Sun, 6 May 2001 13:55:28 -0400, John Cowan <cowan@...>
>wrote:
>
>>Raymond Brown scripsit:
>>
>>> ....and can't we keep auxlangs where they belong?  I mean, there was a
>>> reason for setting up a separate Auxlang list.
>>
>>*defensively*
>>
>>I only brought up my auxlang because 1) I had actually begun to think
>>about it and 2) I *only* mean to discuss its technical details here.
>>
>>In fact, JIAL is best classified as an art-auxlang, that is, my
>>personal vision of what an auxlang might look like, in the same
>>sense that Brithenig is Andrew's vision of what a Welsh-substrate
>>Romance language might look like.
>>
>>I have *no* intention of getting involved in actually trying to
>>push JIAL as a Primary World IAL.  Life is too short.
>
>Hear hear! :)
>
>Funny that Raymond Brown should have said that; I didn't notice. Perhaps
>his words lack context; usually, he's defended the theoretical discussion
>of auxlangs here. Anyway, my auxlang designs are of the same nature as
>yours; I prefer to call it artlanging, because my intentions are simply
>personal pleasure and intellectual exercise. Auxlang design just happens to
>be such a wonderfully challenging subject, which is why I'm attracted to it.
>
>Auxlang power-politics and campaigning are intolerable and should be well
>kept out of this otherwise highly productive list. I'm sure we all agree :)
>
>Regards,
>Óskar
>

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