Mark A Mandel <mam at theworld.com> writes: > On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Sunny Han wrote: > > #However, programming languages are similar to natural languages in that they > #started very simple, only what programmers need it, but with routes for > #expansion as well. > > There is no evidence whatever that natural languages ever "started very > simple", unless you accept texts such as Genesis 2:19-20 as evidence. There is also no evidence that anything with the depth and complexity we associate today with "natural languages" leaped up full-blown -- and I must say it seems extremely unlikely. But the lack of evidence should really interfere with it being cited as evidence, yes :-). -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / New TMDA anti-spam in test John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Book log: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/Ouroboros/booknotes/ New Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info