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== Modular Language Architecture ==
== Modular Language Architecture ==
This section will explore how a language could be broken down into modules.
This section will explore how a language could be broken down into modules.


=== Module Breakdown ===
=== Module Breakdown ===
; [[wikipedia:Phonology|Phonology]]
; [[wikipedia:Phonology|Phonology]]
: Different sets of [[wikipedia:Phoneme|phonemes]] which can be used.
: Different sets of [[wikipedia:Phoneme|phonemes]] which can be used.
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=== Module Hierarchy ===
=== Module Hierarchy ===
* Morphology
* Morphology
** Written
** Written
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* Vocabulary
* Vocabulary
* Structure, syntax, semantics
* Structure, syntax, semantics
== The contents ==
{{Draft}}
=== Syntax ===
==== Numbers and counting ====
* Representation
*; Numerals as a part of speech
*: numbers constitute a separate grammatical class
*:* [[Lojban]]: (the selma'o (grammatical class) PA)
*; Numbers as predicates
*: numbers are cardinality predicates (‘x₁ is three in number’ etc.)
*:* [[Toaq]]
* Composition
*; Concatenation
*: values are expressed as a sequence of digits in positional notation
*:* [[Lojban]]: ''pa re ci vo mu'' (lit. ‘1 2 3 4 5’) denotes the number 12,345
* Usage
*; As quantifiers
*: numbers attach to terms and scope over the sentence, signifying how many values of the term satisfy the sentence
*:* [[Lojban]]: ''pa da'' (lit. ‘one something’) = ‘there exists exactly one thing that…’

Revision as of 22:04, 24 March 2020

Modular Language Architecture

This section will explore how a language could be broken down into modules.

Module Breakdown

Phonology
Different sets of phonemes which can be used.
Phonotactics
Different rules for how a phonology can be assembled into words.
Writing System
Structure, Syntax, and Semantics
Vocabulary
  • Provides set of non-core/non-syntactic/non-structural words with defined meanings
  • Not attached to specific phonological forms
  • Different vocabulary module instances could incorporate different philosophies
  • e.g. world view for constructing composites:
    Have a word for 'tooth', or have a compound like 'mouth-stone'?

Module Hierarchy

  • Morphology
    • Written
      • Writing System
    • Verbal
      • Phonotactics
        • Phonology
  • Vocabulary
  • Structure, syntax, semantics

The contents

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Syntax

Numbers and counting

  • Representation
    Numerals as a part of speech
    numbers constitute a separate grammatical class
    • Lojban: (the selma'o (grammatical class) PA)
    Numbers as predicates
    numbers are cardinality predicates (‘x₁ is three in number’ etc.)
  • Composition
    Concatenation
    values are expressed as a sequence of digits in positional notation
    • Lojban: pa re ci vo mu (lit. ‘1 2 3 4 5’) denotes the number 12,345
  • Usage
    As quantifiers
    numbers attach to terms and scope over the sentence, signifying how many values of the term satisfy the sentence
    • Lojban: pa da (lit. ‘one something’) = ‘there exists exactly one thing that…’