Monthly Archives: November 2014

Math and logic subsystems in languages

Posted on November 25, 2014 by matthewdeanmartin

So I can open a novel, and as part of being a human raised in an English speaking community, I pretty much understand everything. I can open a textbook on Calculus on Logic and while I can read the whole … Continue reading →

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Observations While Editing Toki Pona

Posted on November 20, 2014 by matthewdeanmartin

1) People create incorrect proper modifiers constantly. 2) People give up trying to use proper modifiers and just use their native language for all proper modifiers. 3) li get dropped for 3rd person subjects. 4) People essentially invent new constructions … Continue reading →

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Abusing the word morphology as a pragmatic matter

Posted on November 18, 2014 by matthewdeanmartin

So I have a syntax that relies on sentence templates like this: [subject] li [verb phrase] li [verb phrase] [Prep Phrase] [Prep Phrase]. Phrase are made of words and phrases have their slots. Then come along negation, emphasis, and uncertainty … Continue reading →

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toki pona minutia

Posted on November 17, 2014 by matthewdeanmartin

These are all unsettled, controversial ideas in toki pona. 1) kule lon palisa li pona tawa mi. 2) kule pi lon palisa li pona tawa mi. Prepositional phrases as modifiers. These are most obvious when they appear in the subject. … Continue reading →

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Object Oriented Conlanging

Posted on November 14, 2014 by matthewdeanmartin

If you don’t write code, you may feel like the wrong audience. So recently I’ve been on a kick of learning about object oriented library writing, especially for the most basic types. I notice that MSDN’s advice for writing basic … Continue reading →

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