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  1. %! TeX Root: main.tex
  2. % vim: set et tw=80 ts=4 sw=4:
  3. \documentclass{article}
  4. \usepackage{fontspec}
  5. \setmainfont{Andika}[StylisticSet = 13]
  6. \setmonofont{Iosevka}[
  7. Scale=MatchUppercase,
  8. CharacterVariant={99:8}
  9. ]
  10. \newfontfamily\h{Cousine}[Scale=MatchUppercase]
  11. \usepackage[margin=25mm]{geometry}
  12. \usepackage{nguhslides/nguhgloss}
  13. \usepackage{xcolor}
  14. \usepackage{hyperref}
  15. \hypersetup{colorlinks=true,allcolors=blue!50!black}
  16. \let\nf\normalfont
  17. \def\z#1{\texttt{#1}}
  18. \def\Clong{\z{811\#0*034C534*4\#C004-*\#3*75}}
  19. \def\doctitle{\Clong}
  20. \def\docstitle{A CCC3 Submission}
  21. \def\docauthor{Annwan}
  22. \def\docdate{\today}
  23. \setlength\parskip{1ex}
  24. \setlength\parindent{0ex}
  25. \begin{document}
  26. \thispagestyle{empty}
  27. \topskip0pt
  28. \vspace*{\fill}
  29. \begin{center}
  30. {\Large \doctitle}\\
  31. {\large \docstitle}\\
  32. {\docauthor}\\
  33. {\docdate}
  34. \end{center}
  35. \vspace*{\fill}
  36. \clearpage
  37. \setcounter{page}{1}
  38. \def\thepage{\Roman{page}}
  39. \tableofcontents
  40. \clearpage
  41. \setcounter{page}{1}
  42. \def\thepage{\arabic{page}}
  43. \section{Presentation}
  44. \Clong is the language of telephone exchanges
  45. \section{Phone-ology}
  46. Telephone exchanges cannot speak like humans do. Instead, \Clong uses DTMF
  47. Keypad Tones to convey information.
  48. Here is a table of DTMF tones for reference.
  49. \begin{center}
  50. \begin{tabular}{c|cccc}
  51. & \bf 1209 Hz & \bf 1336 Hz & \bf 1477 Hz & \bf 1633 Hz \\\hline
  52. \bf 697 Hz & \z 1 & \z 2 & \z 3 & \z A \\
  53. \bf 770 Hz & \z 4 & \z 5 & \z 6 & \z B \\
  54. \bf 852 Hz & \z 7 & \z 8 & \z 9 & \z C \\
  55. \bf 941 Hz & \z * & \z 0 & \z \# & \z D
  56. \end{tabular}
  57. \end{center}
  58. \section{Units of speach -- Packets}
  59. Linguistic information is encoded into packets. A packet is of the following
  60. form
  61. \begin{description}
  62. \item[Recipient Identification] is a complete international phone number without
  63. the national escape (length is variable, but numbers are prefix-unique). The
  64. number \z{\#} is used for broadcast.
  65. \item[Sender Information] is a complete international phone number without the
  66. national escape (length is variable, but numbers are prefix-unique).
  67. \item[Sequence number] The number of packets transmitted previously between
  68. the two parties (so that they may be reordered if the arrive out-of-order).
  69. (over 3 tones decimal)
  70. \item[Packet Type] one tone
  71. \begin{description}
  72. \item[\z1] Semantic packet
  73. \item[\z\#] Litteral string
  74. \item[\z*] Grammar packet
  75. \item[\z0] Continuation
  76. \end{description}
  77. \item[Data Length] 2 tone decimal, in tones, less than or equal to 32.
  78. \item[Data] contents of the packets
  79. \end{description}
  80. Should the data of a packet not fit within 32 tones, you shall use a
  81. continuation packet.
  82. \subsection{Semantic Packet}
  83. A semantic packet is a packet encoding a concept. Its format is that of the
  84. Universal Decimal Clasification with the periods omitted to encode the topics.
  85. Numeric values are encoded with their appropriate digit, colons are encoded as
  86. \z{C*}, parens are encoded as \z{A*} and \z{A\#}, brackets are encoded as \z{B*}
  87. and \b{B\#}, quotes are encoded as \z{C\#}, dash is encoded as \z{D*}, equals is
  88. encoded as \z{D\#} and plus is encoded as a lone \z\#.
  89. A reference to a variable (see \ref{variables}) is to be included in between \z{*}.
  90. Non-UDC notation is to be included as a variable refering to a litteral string
  91. containing the data to be included.
  92. An abbriged summary of the UDC classification containing every topic number and every construct used in the examples and the translation is available in Apendix \ref{udcsummary}. A more complete summary is available online at \url{https://udcsummary.info/}. The full specification can be obtained from the UDC consortium (by paying a substantial amount of money) or can probably be consulted at your nearest library.
  93. \subsection{Litteral string packets}
  94. The Data of a proper noun pack
  95. \begin{enumerate}
  96. \item Two Stars (\z{**})
  97. \item The length of the encoding of the proper noun in tones, expressed as an
  98. hexadecimal digit where \z* stands for 14, \z\# stands for 15 and \z0
  99. stands for 16.
  100. \item the proper noun encoded according to EBCDIC page 00803 in hexadecimal
  101. where \z* stands for 0xE and \z\# stands for 0xF.
  102. \end{enumerate}
  103. If the noun exceeds 16 tones (8 bytes) when encoded, one shall use continuation
  104. packets.
  105. If the noun cannot be fully encoded into EBCDIC 00803 it shall be expressed
  106. as a sequences of hexadecimal unicode codepoints of the form U+xxxxxxxx in
  107. normalised decomposed form then subsequently encoded to EBCDIC page 00803
  108. A proper noun must be used in the context of a Proper Noun Qualifier Packet (see
  109. \ref{references}).
  110. A copy of the EBCDIC code page can be found in Appendix \ref{ebcdic}
  111. \subsection{Syntactic Packet}
  112. Syntactic Packets start with a \z* followed by one or more digit or letters. If
  113. they take parameters those are expressed after the Syntactic packet in the order
  114. specified. They are of two kinds:
  115. \subsubsection {Morphological packets} There exists 5 such packets. They encode
  116. the gramatical role of parameters in the sentence.
  117. \begin{description}
  118. \item[Assertive \z{*1}] takes one argument and produces the clause that
  119. asserts that the postulate is true, or that the object exists
  120. \item[Intransitive \z{*2A}] takes two arguments and produces the clause with
  121. the first argument as Agent and the second argument as Verb
  122. \item[Intransitive Passive \z{*2B}] takes two arguments and produces the
  123. clause with the first argument as Patient and the second argument as Verb
  124. \item[Transitive \z{*3}] takes three arguments and produces the clause with the
  125. first argument as Subject, the sencond argument as Object, and the third
  126. argument as Verb. For an equivalent of a passive construction, simply reverse
  127. the arguments
  128. \item[Ditransitive \z{*4}] takes four arguments and produces the clause with
  129. the first argument as Subject, the second as Object, the third as Beneficiary
  130. and the fourth as Verb.
  131. \item[Collectionaliser \z{*C}] takes two constructs and forms the collection of
  132. those constructs. For larger collections, one instance of the
  133. collectionaliser is required per element. While the order is not
  134. gramatically mandated, it is common to emit all the collectionalisers of a
  135. group at the start, then list the elements.
  136. \end{description}
  137. \subsubsection{Referential Packets}
  138. \label{references}
  139. \begin{description}
  140. \item[Proper Noun Qualifier \z{*D}] Proper nouns cannot be used on their
  141. own, instead they must be qualified by:LL: the type of {\it thing} refered
  142. to by the proper noun. For that one uses this qualifer. Takes a proper
  143. noun and a common noun and produces the a reference to the {\it thing}
  144. described by the common noun refered to by the proper noun.
  145. \item[Variable Definition Packet \z{*0}] takes a variable name and a
  146. syntactic construct and assigns the syntactic construct as value of the
  147. variable. the Variable may, after this point be used in stead of the
  148. construct, this is effectively a pronoun, but not limited to just nouns
  149. and noun phrases.
  150. \item[Participant Reference \z{*A1} and \z{*A2}] refer to the
  151. participants of the conversation. The respectly refer to the speaker,
  152. the listner and both the speaker and the listner
  153. \item
  154. \end{description}
  155. \subsection{Continuation Packet}
  156. \label{continuation}
  157. A continuation packet is used whenever a packet goes over it's maximum size
  158. (3+16 tones for proper noun packets, 20 tones for semantic packets) to contain
  159. the rest of the information to be contained.
  160. A continuation packet is formed as follws
  161. \begin{itemize}
  162. \item A Star and an Octothorpe (\z{*\#})
  163. \item The number of tones in the body of the semantic packet as a single
  164. hexadecimal digit with \z* standing for 14, \z\# standing for 15 and \z0
  165. standing for 16.
  166. \item The tones of the body
  167. \end{itemize}
  168. If the entire contents cannot be fit in the body of the packey, more
  169. continuation packets shall be used.
  170. \subsection{Variable packet}\label{variables}
  171. A variable packet represents a variable to be refered too as later, they act a
  172. bit like pronouns but can refer to any construct of the language. They are
  173. formed by two Octothorpes followed by the identifier of the variables composed
  174. of up to 18 digits.
  175. \section{Ordering things around -- Syntax}
  176. \section{Sample Texts}
  177. These text samples do not contain the control flow communications. The
  178. corresponding audio samples are as if said by a speaker at adress 42069
  179. (decimal) broadcasting to the network.
  180. \begin{quote}
  181. Hark! It was ruled by Agamashuya and His son Gu Sabah: Tian practices against
  182. the lesser side of the invisible origin of light, beset by cosmetic prohibitions
  183. of silence and restraint; for Ngu, a slave to creativity, shall make inspection
  184. and certification prior to confirmation of Najva Guns’ official status. Deny
  185. thine humanity: There are no politics in real life.
  186. \end{quote}
  187. {
  188. \catcode`#=12
  189. \MultiglossFormatFirst{\tt}
  190. \MultiglossFormatSecond{\sc}
  191. \multigloss {
  192. *B | *B | *B
  193. cnew | cnew | cnew
  194. *1 | *A1
  195. assert | 1sg
  196. *0 | ##0 | *D | **0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0 | *#0#4#1*44*#0#0#0#0 |
  197. let | var[0] | ppn | \nf ``Agamashuya'' | cont
  198. *#0#0#0#6#7*44*#0#0 | *#0#0#0#0#0#6#1*44* | *#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#6C4
  199. cont | cont | cont
  200. *#0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0 | *#0#6#1*44*#0#0#0#0 | *#0#0#0#7#3*44*#0#0
  201. cont | cont | cont
  202. *#0#0#0#0#0#6#8*44* | *#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#7#5 | *#0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0
  203. cont | cont | cont
  204. *#0#7#9*44*#0#0#0#0 | *#8#0#0#6#1 | BA05
  205. cont | cont | \nf person
  206. *3 | *C | ##0 | *D | **0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0
  207. trans | col | var[0] | ppn | \nf ``Gu Sabah''
  208. *#0#4#7*44*#0#0#0#0 | *#0#0#0#7#5*44*#0#0 | *#0#0#0#0#0#2#0*44*
  209. cont | cont | cont
  210. *#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#5#3 | *#0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0 | *#0#6#1*44*#0#0#0#0
  211. cont | cont | cont
  212. *#0#0#0#6#2*44*#0#0 | *#0#0#0#0#0#6#1*44* | *#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#6#8
  213. cont | cont | cont
  214. BA055*1B0BA055*6CB*0 | *#4B#B1 | * | 328
  215. {\nf male child of} var[0] | cont | gnr | govern
  216. *3 | *D | **0*44*#0#0#0#0#0#0 | *#0#5#4*44*#0#0#0#0 | *#0#0#0#6#9*44*#0#0
  217. trans | ppn | \nf``Tian'' | cont | cont
  218. *#0#0#0#0#0#6#1*44* | *#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#6C5 | *1 | *2A | - | -
  219. cont|cont|assert|ntrans|\nf prohibition::apearance::[silence+restraint]|\nf beset
  220. - | -
  221. \nf[side::lesser]::[origin::light]::invisible | \nf fight
  222. }
  223. For Ngu, a slave to creativity, shall make inspection and certification prior to
  224. confirmation of Nahva Guns’ official status.
  225. Deny thine humanity.
  226. There are no politics in real life
  227. }
  228. \appendix
  229. \def\thesubsubsection{\arabic{subsubsection}}
  230. \clearpage
  231. \setcounter{page}{1}
  232. \def\thepage{\roman{page}}
  233. \section{EBCDIC Code Page 803}
  234. \label{ebcdic}
  235. {\setmainfont{Iosevka}\def\arraystretch{1.25}\begin{center}
  236. \def\s#1{\footnotesize\itshape\bfseries #1}
  237. \begin{tabular}{c|cccc|cccc|cccc|cccc}
  238. & \bf x0 & \bf x1 & \bf x2 & \bf x3 & \bf x4 & \bf x5 & \bf x6 & \bf x7 & \bf x8 & \bf x9 & \bf xA & \bf xB & \bf xC & \bf xD & \bf xE & \bf xF \\\hline
  239. \bf 0x&\s{NUL}&\s{SOH}&\s{STX}&\s{ETX}&\s{ST}&\s{HT}&\s{SSA}&\s{DEL}&\s{SSA}&\s{RI}&\s{SS2}&\s{VT}&\s{FF}&\s{CR}&\s{SO}&\s{SI}\\
  240. \bf 1x&\s{DLE}&\s{DC1}&\s{DC2}&\s{DC3}&\s{OSC}&\s{NL}&\s{BS}&\s{ESA}&\s{CAN}&\s{EM}&\s{PU2}&\s{SS3}&\s{IFS}&\s{IGS}&\s{IRS}&\s{ITB}\\
  241. \bf 2x&\s{PAD}&\s{HOP}&\s{BPH}&\s{NBH}&\s{IND}&\s{LF}&\s{ETB}&\s{ESC}&\s{HTS}&\s{HTJ}&\s{VTS}&\s{PLD}&\s{UP}&\s{ENQ}&\s{ACK}&\s{BEL}\\
  242. \bf 3x&\s{DCS}&\s{BU1}&\s{SYN}&\s{STS}&\s{CCH}&\s{MW}&\s{SPA}&\s{EOT}&\s{SOS}&\s{SGCI}&\s{SCI}&\s{CSI}&\s{DC4}&\s{NAK}&\s{PM}&\s{SUB}\\\hline
  243. \bf 4x& \s{SP} &&&&&&&&&&\$&.&<&(&+&|\\
  244. \bf 5x&\h א&&&&&&&&&&!\h לי֞&*&)&;&¬\\
  245. \bf 6x&-&/&&&&&&&&&&,&\%&\_&>&?\\
  246. \bf 7x&&&&&&&&&&&:&\#&@&\textquotesingle&=&\textquotedbl\\\hline
  247. \bf 8x&&\h ב &\h ג &\h ד &\h ה &\h ו &\h ז &\h ח &\h ט &\h י &&&&&&\\
  248. \bf 9x&&\h ך &\h כ &\h ל &\h ם &\h מ &\h ן &\h נ &\h ס &\h ע &&&&&\h&\\
  249. \bf Ax&&&\h ע &\h ף &\h פ &\h ץ &\h צ &\h ק &\h ר &\h ש &\h ת &&&&&\\
  250. \bf Bx&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&\\\hline
  251. \bf Cx&&A&B&C&D&E&F&G&H&I&&&&&&\\
  252. \bf Dx&&J&K&L&M&N&O&P&Q&R&&\s{LRO}&\s{RLO}&\s{PDF}&&\\
  253. \bf Ex&&&S&T&U&V&W&X&Y&Z&&&&&&\\
  254. \bf Fx&0&1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&&\s{LRF}&\s{RLF}&\s{LRM}&\s{RLM}&\s{APC}\\
  255. \end{tabular}
  256. \end{center}}
  257. \clearpage\section{An Abriged Summary of the Universal Decimal Classification}
  258. \label{udcsummary}
  259. \subsection{Main Tables}
  260. {\setcounter{subsubsection}{-1}
  261. \subsubsection{Science and Knowledge, Organisation, Computer Science, Information, Documentation, Librarianship, Institutions, Publications}
  262. \subsubsection{Philosophy, Psychology}
  263. \begin{description}
  264. \item[11183] Truth (Philosophy)
  265. \item[1612223] Truth (Logic) (used a a negation)
  266. \item[17025] Prohibitions (moral obligations and prohibitions)
  267. \end{description}
  268. \subsubsection{Religion, Theology}
  269. \subsubsection{Social Sciences}
  270. \begin{description}
  271. \item[32] Politics
  272. \item[328] Parliaments. Representation of the people. Governments.
  273. \item[32325] Deny (legal obligations and prohibitions)
  274. \end{description}
  275. \subsubsection{\it Unused}
  276. \subsubsection{Mathematics, Natural Sciences}
  277. \begin{description}
  278. \item[5308485] light source
  279. \end{description}
  280. \subsubsection{Applied Sciences, Medicine, Technology}
  281. \subsubsection{The Arts, Recreation, Entertainment, Sport}
  282. \subsubsection{Language, Linguistics, Litterature}
  283. \begin{description}
  284. \item[81] Linguistics and Languages
  285. \item[811] Languages
  286. \end{description}
  287. \subsubsection{Geography, Biography, History}
  288. }
  289. \subsection{Auxiliary Signs}
  290. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily +} Coordination, Addition} The coordination sign + (plus) connects two or more separated (non-consecutive, non-related) UDC numbers, to denote a compound subject for which no single number exists
  291. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily /} Consecutive extension} The extension sign / (stroke or slash) connects the first and last of a series of consecutive UDC numbers to denote a broad subject, or range of concepts.
  292. If the number following the stroke is more than three digits long and begins with a group of digits in common with the preceding number, it may be abbreviated by omitting the digits common to both, so long as the first item after the stroke is a point. Thus, in the notation built from 629.734 and 629.735, the group 629 is common to both and is not repeated; the group .735 following the stroke is coordinate with .734 preceding it: 629.734/.735; this is equivalent to 629.734+629.735 .
  293. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily :} Simple relation} The relation sign : (colon) indicates relationship between two or more subjects by connecting their UDC numbers. Unlike the plus and stroke, the colon restricts rather than extends the subjects it connects.
  294. When the colon is used to link auxiliary numbers with biterminal signs (i.e. parentheses or quotation marks), the resultant compound number is enclosed within a single set of signs, e.g. (44:450). If required, the type of relationship between two concepts, such as bias phase, comparison, influence etc. may be further specified using common auxiliaries of phase relations.
  295. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily ::} Order-Fixing} The double colon :: indicates a relationship and fixes the order of the UDC numbers. The symbol is used when there is a need to stress that the number following the double colon is a specification (part of the definition) of the subject by adding attribute(s) to the preceding number and that the reverse order does not represent the same meaning.
  296. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily []} Subgrouping} Square brackets [ ] may be used as a subgrouping device within a complex combination of UDC numbers, in order to clarify the relationship of the components. Subgrouping may be needed when a subject denoted by two or more UDC numbers linked by plus sign, stroke or colon is as a whole related to another number by colon, or is modified by a common or special auxiliary
  297. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily *} Introduction of non-UDC notation}
  298. \subsection{Auxiliary Numbers}
  299. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily (0...)} Common auxiliaries of form}
  300. \begin{description}
  301. \item[(002)] Appearance
  302. \end{description}
  303. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily (-1/9)} Common auxiliaries of place}
  304. \begin{description}
  305. \item[(-1972)] Under side
  306. \end{description}
  307. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily (=...)} Common auxiliaries of human ancestry, etnic grouping and nationality}
  308. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily "..."} Common auxiliaries of time}
  309. \begin{description}
  310. \item[“311”] in the past, before
  311. \end{description}
  312. \subsubsection*{{\ttfamily -0...} Common auxiliaries of general characteristics: Properties, Materials, Relations/Processes and Persons}
  313. \begin{description}
  314. \item[-055] Person
  315. \item[-0551] Male Person
  316. \item[-0556] Person in filial or descendent relation
  317. \end{description}
  318. \end{document}