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	The exact reason why I am uninterested in creating a priori languages is because that they are just that. A priori. A word could mean absolutely anything in an a priori conlang. If you take the same gibberish passage, it can mean two completely different things, in two completely different a priori 'languages', even if they have the same phonology and syntax. With a posteriori you at least have a base (or multiple bases) for your language. Mathematical/philosophical languages are an exception for me. In my mind, they are 'a posteriori' in some sense - the 'words' are based off some mathematical system!		The exact reason why I am uninterested in creating a priori languages is because that they are just that. A priori. A word could mean absolutely anything in an a priori conlang. If you take the same gibberish passage, it can mean two completely different things, in two completely different a priori 'languages', even if they have the same phonology and syntax. With a posteriori you at least have a base (or multiple bases) for your language. Mathematical/philosophical languages are an exception for me. In my mind, they are 'a posteriori' in some sense - the 'words' are based off some mathematical system!

			Still, feel free to contest my opinion.