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Examples of famous philosophical languages of the latter include [[An Essay towards a Real Character|Wilkin's philosophical language]], Dalgarno's [[Lingua Philosophica]] and [[Characteristica universalis|Leibniz' Characteristica universalis]]. Examples taking a more philosophical approach include [[Ro]], [[Toki Pona]] and [[Láadan]]. | Examples of famous philosophical languages of the latter include [[An Essay towards a Real Character|Wilkin's philosophical language]], Dalgarno's [[Lingua Philosophica]] and [[Characteristica universalis|Leibniz' Characteristica universalis]]. Examples taking a more philosophical approach include [[Ro]], [[Toki Pona]] and [[Láadan]]. | ||
The older philosophical languages follow this taxonomic principle; words are often constructed of one-character morphemes that are stacked together to form a definition of the term itself. An example from [[w:John Wilkins|John Wilkins]]' own [[ | The older philosophical languages follow this taxonomic principle; words are often constructed of one-character morphemes that are stacked together to form a definition of the term itself. An example from [[w:John Wilkins|John Wilkins]]' own [[An Essay towards a Real Character|Real Character]]: | ||
:''For instance if (De) signifie Element, then (Deb) must signifie the first difference; which (according to the Tables) is Fire: and (Debα) will denote the first Species, which is Flame. (Det) will be the fifth difference under that Genus, which is, Appearing meteor; (Detα) the first Species, viz. Rainbow; (Deta) the second, viz. Halo.'' | :''For instance if (De) signifie Element, then (Deb) must signifie the first difference; which (according to the Tables) is Fire: and (Debα) will denote the first Species, which is Flame. (Det) will be the fifth difference under that Genus, which is, Appearing meteor; (Detα) the first Species, viz. Rainbow; (Deta) the second, viz. Halo.'' | ||
This characteristic is reminiscent of real world [[w:polysynthetic languages|polysynthetic languages]], but taken to an extreme in what is termed "oligosynthesis". True oligosynthesis is only theoretical and regarded by some linguists as impractical for productive use by humans. | This characteristic is reminiscent of real world [[w:polysynthetic languages|polysynthetic languages]], but taken to an extreme in what is termed "oligosynthesis". True oligosynthesis is only theoretical and regarded by some linguists as impractical for productive use by humans. | ||