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Different languages have different answers. If we treat a language as a system, then we can study it as studying a system. | Different languages have different answers. If we treat a language as a system, then we can study it as studying a system. | ||
A grammatical rule is like a function in a programming language: give it some input, and get the output. | A grammatical rule is like a function in a programming language: give it some input, and get the output. Natural languages do it in various ways. Given the different sets of context, like the time, person, gender, number, etc. as the input, the output may be different or same in different languages. | ||
There are many online comparisons of programming languages. Here is a comparison of natural languages. | There are many online comparisons of programming languages. Here is a comparison of natural languages. | ||
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* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numerals Numerals] | * [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numerals Numerals] | ||
* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Family-in-many-languages Vocabulary of family] | |||
* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Grammar/Various-word-orders-in-various-languages Word orders] | * [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Grammar/Various-word-orders-in-various-languages Word orders] | ||
* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Grammar/TeKaMoLo-in-multiple-languages Order of adjectives] | * [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Grammar/TeKaMoLo-in-multiple-languages Order of adjectives] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 16 September 2025
If you have learned some languages, you will want to ask a question like this: what can I do to express something in this language.
Different languages have different answers. If we treat a language as a system, then we can study it as studying a system.
A grammatical rule is like a function in a programming language: give it some input, and get the output. Natural languages do it in various ways. Given the different sets of context, like the time, person, gender, number, etc. as the input, the output may be different or same in different languages.
There are many online comparisons of programming languages. Here is a comparison of natural languages.
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