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--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote: > > The general term "conlang" is usually a safe bet. :) Thanks alot Mark :) XD > > > > On 7/21/08, rw123472 <rw123472@...> wrote: > > --- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@> wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:45 PM, rw123472 <rw123472@> wrote: > >> > >> > Thanks Henrik, I think your auxlangs look great. What languages did > >> > you use to develop these auxlangs? > >> > >> Sorry, but it seems you're not paying attention. The languages Henrik > >> listed are not auxlangs. This mailing list is explicitly not about > >> auxlangs. An "auxlang" is a language intended for use as an > >> International (Aux)iliary (Lang)uage, or IAL, hence the name. Examples > >> of auxlangs include Volapük, Esperanto, Ido, Latine Sine Flexione, etc > >> ad nauseum. > >> > >> The languages Henrik gave examples of are what we call "artlangs" - > >> constructed languages with no political agenda. Famous exemplars tend > >> to come from fiction - Barsoomian, Tolkien's Elvish languages, > >> Klingon - but there need not be any such associated work. Some > >> artlangs stand alone, some are part of an entire conworld of some > >> level of development, perhaps collaborative... > >> > >> A third category is "engelang", a language built to adhere rigidly to > >> some criteria that don't necessarily have anything to do with > >> verisimilitude or political adoption; such languages are rarely > >> Romance-based, however, and so unlikely to crop up on this mailing > >> list. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@> > >> > > Thanks for clarifying the difference between auxlang and artlang > > > > > > -- > Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com > > Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> >