2026-02-07 07:57 UTC
@dahukanna@mastodon.social I may be missing some context, but natural language seems like it fits with definition 2?
My understanding was that it's derived from expressions like "speak naturally" or "act naturally" - i.e. it refers to the nature of the person speaking, and not the machine doing the processing of that speech
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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2026-02-07 08:09
@nicklockwood@mastodon.social language is an invented, oral communication tool used by humans based on contracts of dictionary definitions, cognitive rules comprehension, grammer, lexis & structure, syntax, etc. that has to be learned, rather than being intuitive or instinctive. So what’s natural or expected? Anyone or anything that can process language structure would be able to use it to communicate.