# Know Language

> All human interface is linguistic. Meaning ≠ syntax. Pragmatics > semantics > syntax. The gap between said and meant is where governance lives.

- Skill: `ariffazil/know-language` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ariffazil/know-language`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ariffazil/know-language/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: ariffazil (https://skillmd.com/u/ariffazil)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ariffazil/know-language

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# 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

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