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This article is from the sci.lang FAQ, by Michael Covington (mcovingt@ai.uga.edu) and Mark Rosenfelder (markrose@zompist.com) with numerous contributions by others.

1. What is sci.lang for?

Discussion of the scientific or historical study of human language(s).
Note the "sci." prefix. The main concern here is with _facts_ and
theories accounting for them.

For advice on English usage, see alt.usage.english or misc.writing.
For casual chatter about other languages see soc.culture.<whatever>.
Discussion of or in Greek or Latin is available in sci.classics.
The sci.lang.translation newsgroup focusses on translation and issues of
concern to translators and interpreters.
The comp.ai.nat-lang newsgroup focusses on natural language processing
by computers.

Like all "sci." newsgroups, sci.lang is not meant to substitute for
a dictionary or even a college library. If the answer to your question
can be looked up easily, then do so rather than using the net.
If you don't have a library, then ask away, but explain your situation.

 

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