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submitted 1 year ago by Joe_0237@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've observed a connection between lovers of computer languages, and lovers of human languages.

If you are interested in coding or linguistics, are you interested in both or just one of of the two? If only one interests you, which one and why? If both interest you, do they seem related to one another?

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[-] writeblankspace@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm interested in both! I program in Python, and I'm trying to get more into linguistics.

Computer languages are just so straight to the point. If something goes wrong, it's your fault for not specifying. It's beautiful that way. I also love the problem-solving involved.

Human language is the complete opposite and I love it for that too. It's full of ambiguity, and so many words seem related to each other - but with their own little nuances. If you say a certain word, it may have synonyms but most synonyms can't give that exact meaning that a certain word gives. There are also soo many undertones you can say with a certain word. Once, my friend accidentally said 'denigration' instead of 'desegregation' (in context to black people and white people) which I found really interesting considering 'denigration' was derived from the Latin word for 'black' (the n-word) and meant 'to get rid of the bad things', therefore associating black with bad.

Do they seem related? I dunno. I just love patterns and I love how languages convey meaning, whether computer or human.

[-] writeblankspace@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

Whelp I think I just started waxing poetic

this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2023
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