Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "NativLang" channel.

  1. Getting language credit for computer languages is nothing new. I got credit for ASM and PLC when I was at UCLA in the late 70's. Of course computer languages (maybe with the exception of assembler) are languages; they have syntax and grammar, as anyone who has written a compiler knows.
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  2. What about a language that is like the Inuit system, but distinguishes gender? eg. Hebrew where a cousin can be בן דוד, בן דודה, בת דוד, בת דודה (ben dod, uncle's son; ben doda, aunt's son; bat dod, uncle's daughter; bat doda, aunt's daughter) Is it considered Inuit, or does it have another name?
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  3. English allows one to be very precise, we have so many words that mean almost the same thing. In other languages I know, you can't be so specific. Meaning is inferred from the context.
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  4. @Mohammad Soheil Sadabadi What about דלת in Hebrew? It is female.
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