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Re: The Language Code (take 4)

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Monday, June 16, 2003, 14:36
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 01:45:04PM -0600, Dirk Elzinga wrote:
> Hey, all. > > Here is the current version of the Language Code. [...]
[snip] OK, trying for Ebisedian again...
> T type > c constructed > x auxiliary > f fictional > e logical > p personal > n natural > o other
Tcf
> P phonology > t tonal > d tonal domain > m mora > s syllable > f foot/word > c contour tones > r register > # number of tones > l level tones > ! downstep/downdrift > # number of tones > p phonemes > +/- allophony > # consonant phonemes > # vowel phonemes > s syllable template {c,v}
Ptl2p27,9sCV(C)
> W writing system > n natural > c constructed > t type of script > f featural (Hangul, Tengwar) > c abjad ("Consonantal") > d abugida ("Devanagari") > a alphabet > s syllabic > l logographic > o other > r regularity/irregularity (+/-)
Wctsr++
> M morphology > a agglutinating (+/-) > i isolating (+/-) > f inflecting (+/-) > h head-marking (+/-) > d dependent-marking (+/-) > t# number of tense distinctions > a# number of aspect distinctions > m# number of mood distinctions > t/a# number of distinct tense/aspect combinations (where a > meaningful distinction between tense and aspect cannot be > made) (also t/m, a/m, etc) > c# number of case distinctions > g# number of genders or noun classes > n# number of number distinctions
Ma+f++d++t/a/m9c5g5n3
> S syntax > f head-first/head-final (+/-) > b basic word order {v,s,o} (may substitute dots when the terms > s = 'subject' and o = 'object' are not meaningful or when > word > order is not fixed) > arg argument alignment > n nominative/accusative > e ergative/absolutive > a active/stative > h hierarchical > t topic/focus > s split/mixed system > r semantic role > o other
Sf-b.V.argr
> L lexicon > a a priori/a posteriori (-/+) > c compounding/incorporation (+/-) > d derivation (+/-) > # number of words so far
[snip] La---c++d+461 Putting it together: Ebisedian: Tcf Ptl2p27,9sCV(C) Wctsr++ Ma+f++d++t/a/m9c5g5n3 Sf-b.V.argr La---c++d+461 T -- Theoretically, software is implemented according to design documents. Practically, design documents are written according to how software has already been written.