Re: my proposals for a philosophical language

Andrew Nowicki wrote:
>AN> The root words must be made in such a way that
>An> it is clear where is the beginning and the end
>AN of each root word.
>
"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
>HST> Why?
>
AN again:
>This is the same problem as recognizing where
>one word ends and another word begins. Novice
>speakers of English are lost when they listen
>to fast spoken English.
I've noticed a preoccupation with word boundaries in Auxiliary languages. I
don't really think it's that big of an issue. Take Japanese for example:
with its symple syllables and the few different accent patterns that a word
may take, recognising the beginning and end of words should be a nightmare
for new speakers. But it's not. Now, I'm not so hot at Japanese; entire
strings of words can go right over my head without my having a clue what is
said. But words I do know tend to "jump out", rather than blend into those
which I don't recognise.
The human brain seems to be able to pick out words and seperate them
automatically, without each word needing to be marked for its beginning and
end.

M

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