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Re: New Language

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 18, 1998, 17:41
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. -- "It has occured to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will." - "Lord Leto II" (Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert) http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ ICQ #: 18656696 AOL screen-name: NikTailor