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On Tue, 3 Aug 2010, Carl Mäsak wrote: > Jason (>): >> No specific tool is best suited for natural language processing. There was >> apparently a time in which everyone thought that a formal grammar could >> clearly define any natural language, but I don't think anyone succeeded at >> creating a complete formal grammar for any language other than something >> like Esperanto. > > Even Esperanto is about on the same level of complexity as your > regular Indo-European language. Sure, the word-formation is more > regular, but the freedom in creating sentences with non-obvious > antecedents and all manner of ambiguity, is just as large as in any > national language. > > Now, had you said Lojban, I'd have believed you. :) Or maybe Ithkuil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithkuil :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Name: Tim Nelson | Because the Creator is, | | E-mail: wayland@wayland.id.au | I am | --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK---- Version 3.12 GCS d+++ s+: a- C++$ U+++$ P+++$ L+++ E- W+ N+ w--- V- PE(+) Y+>++ PGP->+++ R(+) !tv b++ DI++++ D G+ e++>++++ h! y- -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----Thread Previous | Thread Next