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Re: The Language Code

From:Nokta Kanto <red5_2@...>
Date:Friday, May 23, 2003, 18:24
I like the code idea for its concise summation of things. OTOH, anything
that looks like PERL is suspect.

It's worth it because I get to say !P if nothing else.

> T type > f fictional > l logical > x auxiliary > p personal > n natural
I'd add the subjective completeness of the language c (+/-), expressing how stable and complete the language is. For example c means the language is at the level of dick-jane-spot sentences. Spot spots pots poised on posts' tops. Spot opts to topple said pots. Stop, Spot, stop! Spot stops tossing pots. Stupid Spot. *ahem* Minuses mean the language is still in a state of flux, and pluses mean the author is quite sure of its language, and understands it well. I would add a writing section. Something like this?
> P phonology > w writing > r (+/-) regularity/irregularity. Are there lots of exceptions, > esoteric or etabnannic writing rules? > c uses a consript to write
> S syntax > b basic word order
If there are multiple orderings, can they be separated with commas? Tf !P Mai++f-ht/m7a2c~14g25+ Sb#arga Lc+++d-~150

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