Posted November 28, 2025 by Malloway
#AEON #Update #Devlog #Conservatism #Language
• Universal Change Principle in Module 09: All language varieties must show SOME innovations over 100+ years, even with writing systems or ritual preservation
• [PURE_CONSERVATISM_WARNING] validation tag: Flags unrealistic outputs where dialects show zero innovations
• Minimum innovation threshold: 1-2 detectable changes per 100-year cycle in ANY domain
• Innovation redistribution logic: Writing/artifacts make dialects conservative in SOME domains (orthography, phonology) but innovative in OTHERS (morphology, syntax)
• Module 09 (Physical Artifact Influence Engine): Writing systems now REDISTRIBUTE change instead of eliminating it
• Stabilizing factors now reduce change rate by 10-30% max, not 80%+
• Dialects with artifacts must balance conservative + innovative domains
• Unrealistic pure conservatism: In Proto-Germanic test scenario, framework generated a dialect that stayed 100% conservative across all domains with writing/preservation (typologically implausible per expert feedback)
• Asymmetric change patterns: Added constraint ensuring all dialects show balanced innovation across linguistic domains
Linguistics StackExchange community for feedback on typological realism and dialect divergence patterns.
Discussion: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/51464/