On 5/16/05, Tony Jebson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> More progress . . . boy, did I bite off more than I expected when I
> started this :-(

Here, take a bite from the linguistic skyscraper sandwich:

Ithkuil

* The 82 phonemes (including the "No IPA representation" bidental
fricative), 5 tones, stress rules, 17 vowels, 24 diphthongs,
restrictions and aesthetic rules.
* The 3600 roots, 3 patterns, 2 forms, 2 modes, 9 mutations of each
consonant cluster or vowel, and 3 affix types each with 9 degrees.
* The 9 configurations, 4 affiliations, 4 perspectives, 6 extensions,
focused vs unfocused, 4 contexts, formal vs informal.
* The 81 "noun" cases in 7 categories (transrelative, associative,
appositive, adverbial, subrelative, spacial, temporal, ).
* The 7 illocutions, 14 valences, 6 versions, 7 conflations, 8
formats, 30 modalities, 4 levels, 9 validations, 9 phases, 9
sanctions, 32 aspects, 8 moods, and 24 biases (each with an intensive
form).
* The 146 affix categories (each with 9 degrees), 46 personal
reference categories, and the various adjuncts.
* Every one of the above is semantically distinct.
* The cool space-time system.
* The script and number system.
* Just ... the *tables*.
* The author's clown obsession.

ANADIEW *that*! ):->

But more seriously, when you can represent all of the above, your
program may be considered "done".

Note: Though I rant about Ithkuil, I can either understand nor
remember much of it.