On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:46 AM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>wrote: > On 08/28/2012 09:18 AM, David Singer wrote: > >> One problem is the verb 'known' which implies some knowledge on the part >> of some reader, i.e. the verb identifies an agent outside the scope of the >> specification. Perhaps it would be better to use a verb that talks about >> what the reader is told, rather than what they deduce or conclude? >> >> "identified as language [x]" >> "identified by the rules of the enclosing context as being in language >> [x]" (a bit wordy) >> "labeled as language [x]" (though some identification is not via >> 'labelling') >> > > Thanks for the suggestions. :) I just went with "content language is X", > which avoids the word "known" and just relies on the definition of > "content language" (which references the appropriate rules). That works for me. Make sure to link "content language" to its definition. Thanks.
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