Coarse grained linguistic abstraction in Lisp

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Coarse grained linguistic abstraction in Lisp

It is relatively easy and straightforward to establish a new language in Lisp syntax

Establishing a new 'Lisp language'
- Generic parsing can be done by the Lisp reader
- It is possible to concentrate on the semantic issues
- Language checking and error handling should not be forgotten