  New checkpoint: identifying language  From: Joe Clark
<joeclark@contenu.nu> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 10:18:15 -0400
Message-Id: <a0510030ab791b41e5a4b@[]> To: w3c-wai-ig@W3.org >
I prefer the term natural language as opposed to human
>language. It would be absurd to have to label any changes in
web  >language within a page.  The only reason why we are using
an adjective in front of language is  to avoid ambiguity with
computer programming languages.  A case could be made that, on
Web sites, nearly everyone will  interpret "language" as "human
language." We could then drop "human"  or "natural" altogether.
But is it the case that, with media other than the Web, there
would  still be that kind of confusion?          Joe Clark |
joeclark@joeclark.org          Accessibility articles,
resources, and critiques: Received on Saturday, 4 August 2001
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