12.473, Disc: Parallelism Between Lang and Genome

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-12-473. Wed Feb 21 2001. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 12.473, Disc: Parallelism Between Lang and Genome

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Date:  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:42:06 -0500
From:  Mark_Mandel at dragonsys.com
Subject:  Disc: Parallelism Between Lang and Genome

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Date:  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:42:06 -0500
From:  Mark_Mandel at dragonsys.com
Subject:  Disc: Parallelism Between Lang and Genome

In LINGUIST 12-449, Gabriele Scheler <scheler at ICSI.Berkeley.EDU> writes:

>>>>>
This is the idea that once you have a multilayered embedded system established,
aka a "symbolic system", then the system itself becomes a factor in
restructuring the material basis, e.g. sign languages.
<<<<<

Are you referring here to codes and contact pidgins like Signed English,
which map words of a spoken language to words of a signed language using an
approximation or simplification of the spoken language's syntax. Or are you
referring to sign LANGUAGES, such as ASL? If so, please elaborate.

   Mark A. Mandel : Dragon Systems, a Lernout & Hauspie company
          Mark_Mandel at dragonsys.com : Senior Linguist
 320 Nevada St., Newton, MA 02460, USA : http://www.dragonsys.com
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