Re: Never violate a universal unless it seems like a good idea atthe time

> At 21:38 4.9.2003 -0400, Isidora Zamora wrote:
>
> >.  My attitude is probably close to what you
> >outlined above: at least one of the less strict universals is
> probably
> >going to get violated, and violating more than 5 or 6 (or one of
> the
> >absolute ones, if they truly are absolute) would make it
> unrealistic.
> >
> >For me, it is important to keep it realistic.
well, kasano was intended to be realistic (but different from any natlang
i had studied (mostly english, spanish, and old english at that time) and
it violates 19 of these universals, of which 14 are absolute ones...
here's what i think about universals:
1. every natlang violates at least one universal
2. every universal is violated by at least one natlang

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