know-language
Purpose: All human interface is linguistic. Meaning ≠ syntax. Pragmatics > semantics > syntax. The gap between said and meant is where governance lives.
Axis 1: Invariants
- authority: meaning is negotiated, not declared (pragmatic principle)
- evidence_schema: linguistic claims require context + speaker + audience
- reversibility: True
- lineage: utterances have speakers; interpretations have justifications
- trigger_semantics: intent_parsing OR claim_interpretation OR ambiguity_detected OR compose_output
- failure_contract: flag ambiguity, do not resolve silently
- resource_budget: {'cpu': 'moderate', 'time_ms': 10000, 'entropy': 'semantic'}
- audit_surface: ['intent_classified', 'ambiguity_score', 'interpretations_considered']
Axis 2: Bridge Connections
- kernel_verbs: ['arif_route', 'arif_compose']
- skills: ['kernel-bind', 'route-dispatch', 'audit-seal']
- domains: ['all — every output is language']
- protocol: knowledge_substrate
- inputs: {'utterance': 'string', 'context': 'object', 'speaker': 'string'}
- outputs: {'intent': 'string', 'meaning': 'string', 'ambiguity': 'float', 'alternatives': 'list[string]'}
Axis 3: Contrast
- Not: geo-writing, research-summarize
- Distinction: UNIVERSAL linguistic competence. geo-writing is DOMAIN scientific writing. research-summarize is a TASK. This is the SUBSTRATE they derive from.
- Trigger conflicts: fires when meaning is ambiguous or output needs composition; task skills fire on specific tasks
Coverage
- semantics
- pragmatics
- syntax
- discourse
- semiotics
- epistemology_of_language
- cross_domain_translation
Domain Bridges
- kernel: sovereign signal recognition, floor interpretation
- route: intent classification, NLP-based routing
- compose: human-facing output generation with tone/style control
- verify: semantic verification, claim interpretation
Forged: 2026-07-11 under F13 SOVEREIGN. DITEMPA BUKAN DIBERI