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wmblathers.bsky.social @wmblathers.bsky.social

Fun. A comment I made on r/conlangs years ago has found its way into a journal article, "Defining 'Naturalness': Constructed languages as typological exploration," ojs.unito.it/index.php/ri... @dedalvs.bsky.social and @gliese1337.bsky.social get more conventional citations. #conlang

jul 5, 2025, 5:48 pm • 11 0

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Logan R. Kearsley @gliese1337.bsky.social

Now that I've read it, it seems the author missed an option: the criterion of evolvability. Strange, given that he discusses the diachronic method right at the beginning.

jul 5, 2025, 7:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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Logan R. Kearsley @gliese1337.bsky.social

Nice! Thanks for the heads-up!

jul 5, 2025, 6:56 pm • 4 0 • view