|
An "''a posteriori'' language" (from Latin ''a posteriori'' - from the later), according to Louis Couturat, is any constructed language whose elements are borrowed or based on existing languages, as opposed to the ''a priori'' languages. The ''a posteriori'' languages can be divided into three categories: * Simplified ethnic languages, like Basic English or Latino sine flexione * Naturalistic languages, i.e. closest to the real ethnic languages (most often Latin or Romance languages), like Occidental language or Interlingua * Autonomous (schematic) languages, in which grammar is ''a priori'' but vocabulary is ''a posteriori'', like Esperanto or, to some extent, Volapük. In distinguishing whether the language is ''a priori'' or ''a posteriori'' the prevalence and distribution of respectable traits is often the key. ==References== * Louis Couturat, Les nouvelles langues internationales. Paris: Hachette. 1907. With Léopold Leau. Republished 2001, Olms. * Louis Couturat, Étude sur la dérivation dans la langue internationales. 1910. Paris: Delagrave. 100 p. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A posteriori (languages)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|