Re: New Language

Didier Willis wrote:
> That's a rather presomptuous aim, don't you think? I have always
> wondered what people meant by *logical* languages (are there any
> *illogical* languages, by the way?)
All languages are logical, IMO, it's just a matter of what basic axioms
are encoded in the laguage.  So-called logical langauges simply encode
different axioms, frequently including the idea of "greater precision is
better", which is an axiom of our culture.

> Though I am not a native english speaker, I am also puzzled by
> your /a/ ("ahh" vs. "dot"? It doesn't seem to be the same sound).
Depends on your dialect.  In mine, "ahh" and "dot" have the same sound.
In other dialects (I think), they're different.  I think that "dot" uses
/O/ in some dialects, but I'm not sure.

> I am also pretty sure that you'll have to
> allow some allophones when the language will be more
> developed. It's difficult to get rid of them...
Probably impossible to eliminate all allophones, it's just a matter of
whether you can *hear* the allophones.

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