Re: LUNATIC again
From: | charles <catty@...> |
Date: | Saturday, November 7, 1998, 23:53 |
Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> charles wrote:
> > All languages are codes. What's wrong with that?
>
> No, language and code are different things.
Yes, they are different; "language" is a subset
of "code", not the reverse.
> A code is a way of hiding
> something in an actual language.
As used here, "code" can often mean "relex".
In any case I won't quibble further with you.
I'm disagreeing with the contention
that conlangs are "just codes";
English is in the same boat.