Let us imagine a language for which the description which Augustine has given would be correct. The language shall help is to be the means ˇof communication between a bilder builder A to make himself understood by an and his assistant B.
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assistant B. A is constructing a building out of building
blocks
stones
; there
are
is a supply of
cubes, columns, slabs and beams. B has to hand him the buildingstones in the order in which A needs them. For this purpose they use a language consisting of the words: “[C|c]ube”, “column”, “slab”, “beam”. A
calls
shouts
out the words; – B brings the stone that he has learned to bring at this call.
      
Regard
Take
this as a complete primitive language.