Re: About "features"

On 11/13/2001 11:12:34 AM Michael Everson wrote:

>At 10:51 -0600 2001-11-13, Peter_Constable@... wrote:
>
>>A script in which there is a core set of structural elements that are

used

>>to represent a set of features, some of which have fixed values and some
>>of which are only default values; then there are *systematic* structural
>>modifications (systematic meaning that they apply repeatedly in a
>>consistent manner across substantial portions of the script) that denote
>>specific deviations from individual default feature values.
>>
>>Michael, or anybody, does this fit your idea of featural?
>
>It's a bit overwritten.

I'm just attempting to be explicit enough so that if someone like Lars
comes to it, assuming familiarity with linguistic terms such as "feature",
then they can have a pretty good idea of how to apply it without having to
get on a couple of email lists and spending a week trying to get somebody
to explain what on earth the term really means.

>I'm going to sleep on it. "Structural
>elements" is noncommittal....

I'm certainly open to refinements.



- Peter


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