> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Vincent Pistelli
> I was looking up the BASIC programming language, and I
> thought that something like BASIC could double as a spoken
> language with some major adjustments. An example of something
> like this would be:
>
> ...
Computer languages really can't easily be compared to human languages.
Computer language for example has no need for an indicative mood which is
the main one used by humans.
PRINT "HELLO" (imperative mood)
RIGHT("HELLO",1) (interrogative, but returns with a
response)
IF X=Y ... (conditional)