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Taxonomy vs Auxlang - What's the difference?

taxonomy | auxlang |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and auxlang

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while auxlang is an auxiliary language.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    auxlang

    English

    (International auxiliary language)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An auxiliary language.
  • * 2000 , Suzette Haden Elgin, The Language Imperative , page 195,
    • A distinction is usually made between auxiliary languages (auxlangs'), designed with international communication as a deliberate goal, and “conlangs,” usually constructed for other purposes. (The Elvish languages showcased by Tolkienare conlangs rather than ' auxlangs .)
  • * 2005 , Santiago Posteguillo, et al., Language @t Work: Language Learning, Discourse And Translation Studies In Internet , page 48,
    • Volapük was the first auxlang to develop a community of speakers, after its launch in 1879 by Schleyer (Eco, 1993).
  • * 2006 , Mikael Parkvall, Limits of Language: Almost Everything You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Language and Languages , page 129,
    • Since at least the 17th century (and quite probably before that), various people have created artificially constructed languages (or conlangs''), for the most part in order to offer humanity a neutral, easily mastered and logical means of interethnic communication (an ''auxlang )
  • * 2006 , William Allison Shimer, The American Scholar , Volume 75, page 99,
    • The second was composed of those who wanted to talk about an international auxiliary language for the real world (the auxlangers). The auxlang group included a few devoted Esperantists and a larger group.

    Synonyms

    * (auxiliary language) auxiliary language, international auxiliary language
    Coordinate terms
    * conlang