natlang
natlang · natlangs
A natural language, one that arose without intentional designA natural language, one that arose without intentional design.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A natural language, one that arose without intentional design.
Proto-Indo-European was a natlang that can only be reconstructed with the help of its attested daughter languages.
Origin
Syllabic abbreviation of natural language, by analogy with conlang. By surface analysis, nSyllabic abbreviation of natural language, by analogy with conlang. By surface analysis, nat (clipping of natural) + -lang.
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