The 5-Stage Pipeline
Universal Language operates as a bidirectional pipeline through five siblings. Writing transforms thought into marks; reading extracts meaning from marks.
Two Directions, One Pipeline
Writing: Thought → Marks
When expressing a thought in Universal Language:
- 1. Symbology — Select atomic marks for each semantic element
- 2. Syntax — Compose marks using the 11 operations
- 3. Grammar — Verify geometric justification
- 4. Lexicon — Check canonicity against the 42 entries
- 5. Thesaurus — Find alternatives or confirm best expression
Reading: Marks → Thought
When interpreting marks in Universal Language:
- 1. Syntax — Parse: identify frames, enclosures, connections
- 2. Symbology — Identify: what atomic symbols are present?
- 3. Grammar — Classify: symmetry, Erlangen level, relationship
- 4. Lexicon — Resolve: is this a known canonical entry?
- 5. Thesaurus — Expand: what related meanings exist?
Note: The first two stages differ between writing and reading — writing begins with choosing symbols (Symbology), while reading begins with parsing structure (Syntax). The final three stages (Grammar, Lexicon, Thesaurus) serve the same role in both directions: verification, lookup, and expansion.
The Five Siblings
Symbology
(point)Select or identify the irreducible geometric primitives that carry meaning.
Data: 5 primitives, 7 atomic types, distinguished forms
Syntax
(line)Compose marks using operations or parse an expression into its structure.
Data: 6 rules, 11 operations, 3 sentence types (σ-types)
Grammar
(angle)Verify geometric justification or classify by symmetry transformation group.
Data: 4 Erlangen levels, 4 parts of speech, invariant classification
Lexicon
(enclosure)Check against the 42 canonical entries with their tier justifications.
Data: 42 entries, 3 tiers (T1 forced / T2 distinguished / T3 conventional)
Thesaurus
(curve)Navigate to related meanings through similarity, affine, or topological paths.
Data: 5 primitive families, synonym classes, structural analogs