Minor nitpick, you have causality inverted. Esperanto is artificial and therefore regular.
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hakase@lemm.ee 5 weeks agoYou must resent every single natural human language then, since all of them show the exact same kinds of irregularities, for the most part.
And, if we all did decide to use Esperanto because it’s regular (and therefore artificial), irregularities would inevitably be introduced within a single generation, because the nature of human language is to change, and that change will always result in irregularity.
FisicoDelirante@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
hakase@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
No, I have it the right way around. Artificial languages can be irregular, so your order doesn’t necessarily follow.
No regular language can be artificial, though, so if you come across a regular language, you can always conclude that it’s artificial. And, since “therefore” isn’t only used for causation, but also for any conclusion supported by sufficient evidence, my usage was correct.
HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 5 weeks ago
You know what, YEAH, I DO
FUCK language, when’s true 1-to-1 perfect transmission of information and meaning coming out? Get on it, linguists/wizards!
anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Go speak Lojban with people numbering “beyond what can be counted on the fingers of one hand”.