Re: The Great Sundering (was Re: basic morphemes of a loglang)

--- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:

> > Correct. The notions of "ease of use",
> > "simplicity to learn", "global impact and
> > outreach". That sort of thing. This is why
> > I'd
> > consider BrSc et al to be artlangs, even if
> > they
> > could in principal be implemented as
> > auxlangs.
>
> But those are exactly the design goals of
> xuxuxi, and some
> further typically auxlangy goals as well.
Can't comment on Xuxuxi in particular.

> The only difference between
> xuxuxi and Esperanto consists of the authors'
> intent (to overstate the case rather wildly).
Then I'd more likely call it an artlang. [Perhaps
a loglang, or something else if its nature fits
there more closely.] What makes something an
AUXLANG is the intent behind it, the politics
and, as Jorg aptly puts it, the Highlander
Syndrome. All those things are hallmarks of what
goes on amongst auxlangers.

> I am trying to design a proper auxlang on good
> auxlang principles -- the fact that I don't
> believe in auxlangs as
> necessary to salvation doesn't affect that.
Of course. That places your efforts in the same
boat as BrSc, et al. Something that could be
implemented as an auxlang; but lacks the nasty
politics and rhetoric. Something that will not be
implemented as an auxlang proposal.

If I perpetrate my threatened auxlang on IB, it
too will be an artlang. Because I have no
intention of pushing it as an auxlang, have no
intention of denegrating its competition (excpet
for tongue firmly in cheek) and have no intention
of getting into debates on the language's merits
with auxlangers. Though there is a certain
temptation to drop the thing in the middle of
Auxlang just to see what will happen.

Padraic.



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