MODERN
ENGLISH GRAMMAR

'Codanguage' is a pioneering project by Oladipo Adegboyega Adelaja, to synthesise the language of information technology, code with the language of everyday speech.

 

At its root, are a set of axiomatic principles / rules, which define the circumstances under which this union of the 'language of code' and the language of 'everyday human speech,' can take place.

 

The advantage of using the axiomatic approach, is that it enables a ‘Codanguage’ creator to select any ‘code language’ and synthesise it, with any spoken language by simply following the ‘Codanguage' 'Set Of Axioms.’ 

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'NEGATION' & "DIS"

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By way of introduction to this 'idea' / 'concept' - I shall use the 'concept' of 'Negation' / 'No' / 'Not' - and consider its use with the spoken English Language prefix / term - "dis" (for grammar definition - click here.)  

 

The English Language is replete with examples of "dis" being used as a 'Negation' / 'No' / 'Not,' of a standard word.  One can take, by way of example, the word 'information' defined in Britannica Dictionary as -"knowledge that you get about someone or something : facts or details about a subject."

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A possible 'Negation' is the word 'dis-information,' which is defined as -"false information that is given to people in order to make them believe something or to hide the truth"  (see Britannica Dictionary.) 

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Is it possible to 'create axiomatically' a category of words such as "dis" which can therefore be used, universally within both the 'code language set' and the 'individual language set'   and make them more precise in their usage.  I believe that this is possible and is useful in enabling clarity.  There is no compulsion in language - and you can say what you want, but I believe this category which I shall term the 'negation category' is useful in defining words and terms, if not entirely an elegantly grammatical solution.  

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By this, what do I mean?  Here are some inelegant examples, which I believe will find their way into the speech and language, simply because their precision and ease of use, which equals clarity in my opinion, is something which shall become increasingly more valuable in the reclaiming of 'Human Consciousness' - or common sense.  

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(1)  PRINCIPLE WORD - "nice"

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(2) NEGATION - "dis-nice"

 

Thus the word "dis-nice" becomes the obvious, if inelegant, counter to "nice."

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In everyday usage within the English Language Field (ELF) of use - one can imagine a shudder at such a concept.  However, as 'Artificial Intelligence' increasingly impinges upon our lives, we (human beings) would do well to forge for ourselves, a language which we will understand and not have to learn separately as code - "code language" - so that we shall know, we as Humans, what is being said about us by machines, that work with us and by the strength of our intelligence, do not come to rule us.  For our 'Minds' must be as sharp as theirs - though not the same, for theirs is 'synthetic' as ours is 'synthetic,' but yet housed in a 'bio-organism,' as opposed to 'in-organic material' - for example.  

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In other words, "we Humans need, a clearer language" - by which I mean, a language of 'precision' and 'clarity,' as well as - 'elegance' and 'beauty.'  

 

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