Conlang-L FAQ

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Subject Topic Tags

  • CHAT: off-topic stuff of the conversational sort
  • USAGE: natural language usage (all of the YAEPT and similar should use this)
  • THEORY: linguistic theory discussions
  • OT: off-topic stuff of any sort
  • OFFLIST: not actually seen on-list, this tag is added to make explicitly clear that you are taking a subject offlist (i.e. you're emailing someone directly about it)
  • META: threads about CONLANG-L itself
  • TECH: technical issues (e.g. email programs, list-related technical problems, etc)

Acronyms

List of acronyms specific to the Conlang Mailing List:

  • ANADEW - "A natlang's already dunnit, except worse"
  • ANADEWISM - Something you thought was unique, but is really an ANADEW
  • YAEPT (the original acronym) - Yet Another English Pronounciation Thrread
  • YADPT
  • YAGPT
  • YAEGT - Yet Another English Grammar Thread
  • general pattern: YA(Language)(Topic)T
  • LCC - the Language Creation Conference
  • NLF2DWS or NLWS - Non-linear [fully 2-dimensional] writing system
  • CONLANG - Not actually an acronym, CONLANG in all caps refers to the conlang mailing list hosted by Brown University. AKA conlang-l, Conlang-L, CONLANG-L, or just CONLANG
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