LOGOS - The Language learning machine
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              (c) Th. Schneider, 2009
              
1.) Accept the following *sentences*

alpha) Statements (Aussagen)
beta)  Questions (Fragen)
gamma) Claims (Befehle)
delta) Labels (Voraus-Setzungen?)
...

Statements are finished by '. '
Questions are finished by '? '
Claims are finished by '! '

   (RAISE VOICE)

The ' ' abobve is a sign for a PAUSE may either a blank, or a newline (CRL/F or CR or LF)

Hence, ':' is NOT equal to ': ' in the LOGOS Scanner !!!

2.) Alphabet's:

   There are different Alphabet's for each language!   

   The Alphabet (LATIN, GREAK, Czech, etc) is build Dynamically, out of the
used letters in the used words. 

   As LOGOS is written in NetRexx, it uses UNICODE.
   
   It then uses the proper Java Functions to SORT the Alphabet.
   
   There is a lower and uppercasae CASE for each letter in the proper alphabet.
  
   This is detected by using a specialized version of the lower() and upper() functions.
   
   An alphabet translation to the LATIN alphabet is invoked when necessary (for instance for
   the CYRILLIAN alphabet, where, when needed, double letters are used to,make a proper decision)   

3.) Phonems

   A Phonem is a sequence of letters which is pronounced as a whole. 'th', for instance,
   is such a phonem in german, or 'ck'.
   
   Hence, each word is also translated into it's phonems. Phonems are used to pronounce the words
   in spoken language.
   
   A good example for having many phonems is the polish language, which uses *myriards'
   of consonant sequences with a special pronounciation.
   
   By analysing the phonems of a given sequence, it might be possible to recognice, whether
   a sentence is in polish!
   
4.) Spokens

   A Spoken is the *pronounced* version of a token.
   
5.) I will use SIMON (wee www.simon-listens.org) for spoken recognition.
   
6.) Spokens and/or tokens may be used in several ways:

In natural speach *and* in written language.

7.) In written language (e.g. in Word documents, HTML, etc) they may be written in

     - bold
     - italic
     - cursive
     - underlined
   
   Nowadays, they may also have a COLOR (COLOUR) *and* a FONT, *and* a *FONT-size*.
   
   The *size* of the *Font* indicates it's meaning and it's *importance*!
      
   Bigger *fonts* indicate *more important* (headers/labels)!
   
   Smaller fonts indicate that the *message body* (called the BODY for 
   simplicity) is part of the header!

8.) A BODY thus has the following *properties*:

    HIS/HER Parent(s)
      
   
... still to be completed.

Last Update: 05.12.2009, Th. Schneider
 

      
      
      
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logos ACCEPTS THE FOLLOWING               