Cyber Heroes

"... Saussure regarded language as an entity with two sides. On the one hand, it is an unchangeable rule for the use of symbols fixed by society and culture; on the other hand, it is a language that can be used creatively. The structure of meaning representation…”

"His interpretation of linguistics allows linguistics to develop in two different directions. On a concrete level, linguistics runs along the path of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, it has an axiomatic nature. Formalist mathematical concepts are naturally introduced into this field..."

"...the mathematician Axel Touré was the first to articulate the abstract formal rules that describe the structure of language. He initially represented these rules as a 'grammar generation' of the form 'x→y', that is, 'a Every x in the word can be replaced by y. Touré described 'grammar' as a 'grammar-generated set with the above-mentioned forms', and based on this set, he gave a 'word problem' based on natural language ', that is, 'determine whether any two words can become each other by using the grammatical generation in the above set'..."

"...Before the birth of computers, mathematicians had reached a conclusion. This conclusion, described in the same way as after the birth of computers, is: languages ​​that adopt Touré's grammar are precisely those languages ​​that can be used with the help of any ordinary computer program A language generated by designing a language. In other words, a simple grammar is generated that is enough to describe all 'types' - enough to describe all types of formal or mechanical languages ​​that the most complex computer programs can describe..."

"...Noam Chomsky made another attempt. He tried to use Tourai's grammar to give a complete characterization of the English language..."

"Um..." Youki raised his hand weakly, interrupting Xiangshan's narration: "Excuse me, what is 'English'?"

Xiang Shan was stunned.

At this moment, he felt something strange. In his rational mind, Yuki's words were still meaningful words. But in his sensibility, the skill of "language" was stripped away. He thought he heard a cadence of sound waves--other than that, the sound was nothing.

Everyone may have felt this way. You suddenly feel weird about the syllables of a common word, or you feel unusually unfamiliar when looking at the structure of a known common word.

This feeling was infinitely magnified in Xiangshan's heart at this moment.

As if some kind of mysterious veil had been lifted, a certain fact suddenly appeared naked in front of Xiangshan - Yuki didn't know what "English" was.

The language spoken by people in this era is any language that belongs to the old era, but it does not belong to any language of the old era. He is the result of a mixture of the residues of countless languages. Its syntax is weird and arbitrary.

If a republican in the 21st century were to listen, this language style would be like... "Bodhisattva, according to Prajna Paramita, the heart has no worries, no worries, no fear, stay away from upside-down dreams, Ultimate Nirvana. The Buddhas of the three generations, according to Prajnaparamita, attained Anuttarasamyaksambodhi." This is a mixture of foreign words and weird grammar.

Xiangshan actually never paid attention to this problem. He didn't understand anything when he first woke up. The highly developed Saussure Divine Realm gave him unparalleled language learning ability - every internal skill master's ability in this area is stronger than Ingrid Granat in the era of natural humans. What's more, this language is the melted product of the language of the old era. Before he knew it, he had mastered it like his native language.

He never realized the problem.

However, the memory Tao Enhai gave him passively inspired his memory of Ingrid. The knowledge of linguistics suddenly revived from its hibernation. The neglected "reality" suddenly slapped him in the face.

——According to naming methods such as "Haitian Creole", is this... a world Creole?

Xiangshan once again caught a sound wave.

it mean……

[Master (questioning tone). 】

"Master?" Yuki called again.

"Ah." Xiang Shan responded.

He covered his head. Severe pain struck again.

Xiangshan realized that he had just unconsciously "offlined" his language function.

Things in human cognition may be far from "nature". In fact, there are no "meaningful words" in the world, only "increasing mechanical waves using air as the medium". It is just that human culture has given "meaning" to mechanical waves of specific frequencies.

Just as there are no administrative boundaries on the earth, simple mechanical waves have no "meaning" either.

Human beings' ability to recognize language allows them to obtain encoded information from a series of mechanical waves. This information will be transformed through certain functions of the human brain.

Those who are successful in internal strength can more actively control this function of their own.

But this is more of a technique used during meditation to calm the mind.

Just now, Xiangshan's function was activated uncontrollably. What followed was a headache.

The long sleep (if he is really "Martial Ancestor Xiangshan" himself, then this "long time" may be as high as two hundred years) is not without causing damage. Maybe the concussion during the breakout was also to blame. Xiangshan's brain was indeed slightly traumatized. However, after prostheticization liberated most of the nervous tissue that controls the physical body, the practice of internal strength "appropriated" these nervous tissues. The trained brain far exceeds what is needed to control the prosthetic body.

Even if there is damage, it will only appear when Xiangshan uses his internal energy at full power.

Now, as the memories of the founders of internal strength such as Zhu Xinyu and Ingrid are recalled, Xiangshan's internal strength is also rising.

For example, Xiangshan was in a state of "muscle strain behind the fat house". This otaku knew nothing about exercise and did not move his back, so he was not aware of the injury at all.

But this fat nerd is actually an athlete with amnesia. The moment he regained his memory, he began to move his muscles, and then he instantly realized the state of his back.

However, Xiangshan's state is a little more complicated. After all, it was his brain that he injured.

Sometimes, Xiangshan would involuntarily use some internal meditation techniques.

——It’s impossible to fight like this...

This thought flashed through Xiangshan's mind.

【Master...】

Another series of atmospheric vibrations.

Only then did Xiangshan truly switch back to his normal thinking mode.

Yuki asked: "Did you just say 'Creole' to yourself? What is 'English'? What is 'Creole'?"

"'English' is... an ancient language that no one uses anymore?" Xiang Shan held his head: "Creole..."

—Creole is not such a strict definition. However, as a subordinate concept of "mixed language", it also meets several conditions. First of all, Creole must go through a special evolutionary process, that is, "people speaking different languages ​​​​suddenly mixed, and then a method of communication without grammar was born" and "their children adopted this method of communication as their mother tongue, Then complete the grammar." Creole languages ​​have the distinct characteristic that their grammar is very direct and simple. Seychellois Creole, Haitian Creole, and Mauritian Creole are all typical Creole languages. The upper language of Haitian Creole and Mauritian Creole is both "French", so they can understand each other without training...

Memories burst forth instantly. That was what he remembered about Ingrid through Tao Enhai's memory.

Of course, Xiangshan couldn't explain according to Ingrid's introduction, otherwise he would have to face the problem of "what is French?"

But Yuki still didn't quite understand.

In fact, for him, topics including "Tourai's Grammar", "Word Problem" and "Creole Language Formation" are too advanced.

For Yuki to understand these problems at his current level, it would be a situation like "You have learned the four arithmetic operations, now let's solve a few calculus."

Xiangshan didn't explain it clearly in the end. He just patted Yuki's head: "Okay... you probably don't understand it now. Just remember it. You will need it one day."

Advanced internal skills involve neuroscience, linguistics, mathematics and information science. It is the culmination of these fields and is the supreme method for humans to use their own cognitive abilities to harness the power of computers. If one reaches the pinnacle of internal strength, one must know the wisdom that has shone through history.

But that is only needed at the "top level".

The reason why Xiangshan had a sudden idea to fill Yuki with this was because of his sudden increase in memory.

He is sorting out the scattered knowledge in his memory through teaching.

Just like in the past, his partners taught each other and made progress.

Now it seems that the effect may not be very good...

At this time, the original informant came over and said, "Senior, can you go into more depth about this issue?"

At this time, several people were crowded inside the "mule". The soundproofing of this place is pretty good. The original informant was also listening.

For those who are older and have a higher level of knowledge, what Xiang Shan said is just scratching the surface. Although she didn't know the specific meaning of these contents, she could vaguely realize that this piece of lost history from before the Sublimation War directly pointed to the avenue of internal strength.

These specific contents are hard to see now. Most knights can only see its scaly claws through "word of mouth".

No one told the original informant what happened between Xiangshan and Tao Enhai in the encirclement. The original reporter did not know the specific identity of Xiang Shan. But at this moment, she couldn't wait to bow to Xiangshan.

The traditional culture of knights comes from the group of pioneers. Therefore, knights highly value teaching each other. But human energy is ultimately limited. Knights mostly engage in guerrilla warfare in the form of lone wolves, so there are not many opportunities for one-on-one systematic explanation.

Xiangshan was silent for a moment again, and then sighed.