Re: Open Source / community based Language

On 12/5/02 3:02 PM, "Kasunagi Helkran" <kasunagi@...> wrote:

> i thinking about a "open source" language, it would be an atempt to see
> what happens when communication happens on a large scale, with the basis
> being that  usr a, mods the lang then usr b also does, what happen to it in
> thir hand what was done that was the same what did they change? how would
> it evolve, if usr a's mod is more accepted that b's, what happen if usr c
> took even a diffrent route? this may be a little more than i can handle :)
> but it would be nice to what happens, as it may provide just a little more
> to ponder when considering language and the human psyche.
>
> This could also be the defineing thing into seeing how languages evolve
> when small groups are involved and isolated from each other,   or how a
> language evolves when used en-masse, with people useing it, and modifiying
> it to thir likeing.
>
> mabe this is a bad idea, but i had it is i posted it
> GTG
> Sean Wahl
>
I think this is an extraordinarily interesting idea.  I'm working with the
notion of language evolving into different forms by virtue of the potential
of the medium of the CPU in enabling whole new potentials in written
language, most specifically dynamic scripts.  Called the Glide project.

http://www.academy.rpi.edu/glide

Language and consciousness, how they affect each other; co-evolve.

[I was on this list about 3 years ago when I was first developing the visual
language.  Dropped off because it was just too fascinating, and I was
writing a novel. ]

Best,

Diana Slattery

I was on