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Re: LWII: Euroclones reloaded (fi: Attack of the Euroclones)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, June 12, 2003, 10:54
Jan van Steenbergen scripsit:

> Nadsat is most definitely a superset language.
I would rather characterize Nadsat as a jargon embedded in English, like Boontling, rather than a superset of English. Saying "superset" implies that every English text, even one by (say) Margaret Attwood, is also a Nadsat text, which strikes me as absurd. Checking langmaker.com, I think this comment applies to all the languages labeled "superset" there, and I suggest that it be changed to "jargon". -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com http://www.reutershealth.com "Mr. Lane, if you ever wish anything that I can do, all you will have to do will be to send me a telegram asking and it will be done." "Mr. Hearst, if you ever get a telegram from me asking you to do anything, you can put the telegram down as a forgery."