Re: The Future Language

>From: Gerald Koenig <jlk@...>
>
>
> >"mathematisizing of grammar and language"? I.e. "esperantizing" of
> >natlang(s)? Then it was heppend with any real natlang, not IALs? I cannot
> >imagine this "mathematisizing" happening in natlangs in natural way, this
> >can only be designed by linguists-theoretics, but not arise naturally.
>The
> >more and more irregularities - that's that we have in e.g. Romance
>natlangs
> >with time.
>
>I think it might occur from the blending of computer languages (which are
>artificial) and natlangs. For example I adapted the the "environment
>variables" of Unix to NGL, there's no reason why they couldn't be
>adapted to whatever the future world language happens to be. Also I
>expect the world language to be democratic and hence subject to reform
>by world referenda. So the irregularities can be rationalized if wanted
>by the majority.
Very idealist. AFAIK the majority so far don't even want to hear about
learning any IALs. Anyway, it's for AUXLANG list, indeed...

> >But more wide use of analythical forms instead of synthetical
> >ones is more than possible in nearest future of modern langs (in 21-22
> >centuries), IMHO - did you call this process "mathematisizing of grammar
>and
> >language"?
>
>I'm not sure what you mean by analytic/synthetic forms and would
>appreciate it if you could clarify it for me, maybe with some examples,
>so I could see your idea more clearly.
Well, I may be very probably be wrong, because of my ignorance, but I
thought it is well known tendency in, for example, Romance natlangs' tenses.
Now the majority of them are compound, i.e. analytical, and in Latin almost
all tenses were synthetical, i.e. they were formed by verbs' flexions. AFAIK
the tendency of more wide use of compound tenses instead of simple (=
synthetical)can be found in all Romance langs too. The same picture in
English - only 2 tenses, Present Indefinite and Past Indefinite  are
synthetical, all others are analytical. That's that I meant.

Actually I asked in my question, what can be natural, not artificial future
language(s), if take into consideration the nowdays tendencies in existing
natlangs' development. I didn't asked that IALs will be used in future.

Artyom.
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