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Fine, a parser that is a perfect oracle for authorial intent can reliably parse English. But no real parser can. And anyways, that effectively extends the Engli
by thfuran 3y ago
Fine, a parser that is a perfect oracle for authorial intent can reliably parse English. But no real parser can. And anyways, that effectively extends the English grammar to include the entire world state, which isn't really what people mean when they talk about English as a language or parsing strings—a fact which perhaps helps to illustrate the problem.
- Legend2440 3y ago>that effectively extends the English grammar to include the entire world state Exactly! So glad we're on the same page. Language is created by and intended for big brains with huge amounts of knowledge about each other and about the world. Relying on external knowledge makes it extremely compact and flexible, but also means your parser needs a similar level of knowledge to function.
- thfuran 3y ago>So glad we're on the same page We're really not. I'm saying you've incorrectly defined the English language. By that definition, no piece of text is English.