RE: Is XML a Language? (was RE: [xsl] XSLT Architecture: Next Ste p)

[Bill Cohagan <bill.cohagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bryan-

I must take issue with your comment:

"Wel if one gets abstract enough just about everything is a language. 

If a meta language has to possess all the normally defined qualities of
a 'language' whatever these are, then yes a 'meta-language' is a
language."

So, if I may substitute noun for noun, adjective for adjective, what you're
saying is equivalent to:

If a brown cat has to possess all the normally defined qualities of a 'cat'
whatever these are, then yes a 'brown cat' is a cat.

This of course is a tautology. A meta language IS a language. That's why
it's not called a meta frobitz!

Regards,
 Bill


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