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In Hugwis, the most prominent feature of a word is its length: 1-2 very short; 3-4 short; 5-8 medium; 9-16 long; 17+ very long (inclusive). This is because when I try to recall an unfamiliar word, the first information I retrieve is often this estimate of its length. | In Hugwis, the most prominent feature of a word is its length: 1-2 very short; 3-4 short; 5-8 medium; 9-16 long; 17+ very long (inclusive). This is because when I try to recall an unfamiliar word, the first information I retrieve is often this estimate of its length. | ||
Consistent with existing research, my brain may assign extra importance for the first and last elements in a list. I sometimes misspell words by switching two letters in the middle (metathesis), like *"hazadrous" and *"revelant", and at one time I often forgot trisyllabic laxing, like *"maintainance" and *"exclaimation", although I seldom misremember the start and end, even with silent letters like "ptosis" and "choux". In Hwnic, the existence of circumfixes is based on this focus on start and end. | |||
As a rule, when thinking about a word, I typically do not attempt to split the entire word into individual morphemes: "uninformed" is "un-" + "informed", and "interest" is even encoded as a single component. | As a rule, when thinking about a word, I typically do not attempt to split the entire word into individual morphemes: "uninformed" is "un-" + "informed", and "interest" is even encoded as a single component. | ||
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The passive voice in Hugwis is simply an action with is_agent_unknown = true, so my conlangs often lack a separate passive voice. | The passive voice in Hugwis is simply an action with is_agent_unknown = true, so my conlangs often lack a separate passive voice. | ||
It's true is_reflexive seems redundant here, because a reflexive axction can be represented by setting the agent and patient to the same, but this additional property may be an artifact introduced by language, namely the reflexive prefix like "self-". | It's true is_reflexive seems redundant here, because a reflexive axction can be represented by setting the agent and patient to the same, but this additional property may be an artifact introduced by language, namely the reflexive prefix like "self-". | ||
=== Visual processing === | |||
Edge-detect and intersection-detect. | |||
When viewing a flow chart, the nodes (intersections) are most important. With a map, I see intersections rather than roads and alleys. This is useful in many ways, because interesting places are often found at intersections, and I could better memorize roads which do not allow pedestrians to cross. Sometimes this impedes learning, as focusing on nodes can make me lose sight of shapes. | |||
After Bezier curves for animation and font-making, some curved shapes are even represented as quadratic Bezier splines. | |||
== Design choices of Hwnic == | == Design choices of Hwnic == | ||