On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:03:14 -0000, Tom W <winterwhite9257@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I am new to the group and wish to ask what may seem a simple or 'dumb'
>question:
>
>What are the differences between the following?
>alt-langs
>art-langs
>aux-langs
>con-langs
>(are there others?)
There are quite a number of subcategories. Off hand I can think of
Romlang (a constructed Romance language), Germaniconlang (the same but
Germanic), etc.
Lojbob mentioned Lojban as a "logical" language, which have been
called loglangs.
Almost any word can be snipped and glued onto "lang" in order to
create a shorthand word of this sort. Conlang, auxlang and artlang are
probably the most commonly met with.
>>From what I've gleaned so far, it seems many people use these terms
>interchangeably, but that there are a few who feel strongly about the
>differences between each, and are meticulous in their differentiation.
Because they mean different things. People that use them
interchangeably do so out of ignorance. Maybe they don't know that
when they use "artlang" to refer to Esperanto or similar that they're
using an incorrect category.
>However, I have been unable to find any 'official' stance,
There is none. There is no international body of conlangers'
organisations that oversees such usage. And even if there were, they'd
probably be ignored anyway, if anyone even knew about them.
There are a few good definitions here:
http://www.carolandray.plus.com/Glosso/Glossopoeia.html
Under "Conlang Types" there is a good list here:
http://www.langmaker.com/db/Langmaker_talk:Conlang_Categories
>and am
>asking the question here, because I have a hunch that it may be more a
>matter of opinion (and a decision made by collective opinion) than
>anything formally defined.
Collective opinion, indeed. Perhaps even more than one!
>Please bear in mind that it is _not_ my intention to stir the cauldron
>or bring out any form of 'mine's better than yours' or 'aux-langs are
>a more noble endeavour than con-langs' competition - just an
>explanation/definition.
>
>Many thanks and kindest regards,
Cheers,
Padraic
>
>Tom W.
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