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interesting project, for fun yes, but it seems it's based on an outdated assumption that 'thoughts are determined by language' [1] a sort of buy-one-get-one fre
by al_be_back 3y ago
interesting project, for fun yes, but it seems it's based on an outdated assumption that 'thoughts are determined by language' [1] a sort of buy-one-get-one free.
However, human languages haven't been widely adopted with much success when designed/created top-down. Even more advanced and well developed languages such as Esperanto, haven't take off, though more widely adopted.
Personally I agree with Prof Steven Pinker, that Language is an Instinct, and that it evolves in communities, in stages, such as 'pidgin -> creole -> first/native language', most importantly developed & fortified by children.
The human brain has capacity for storing, processing and remembering tens of thousands of words, example [2]:
- 13K words for an average 3-year-old
- 60K words on average by the time they graduate from high-school
- a 3-year-old is likely to remember a new word casually mentioned in a conversation for up to 5 weeks
you may save in storage at the expense of processing, orchestrating, learning, and rather crucially accessibility. Except for fun, it's kinda pointless otherwise.
[1] Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of linguistic determinism "that people's thoughts are determined by the categories made avail-
able by their language, and its weaker version, linguistic relativity,
stating that differences among languages cause differences in the
thoughts of their speakers".
[2] Language Instinct, Steven Pinker