Conlang-L FAQ

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