Re: Writing as a Conservitizing Agent in Language
| From: | Leon Lin <leon_math@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 2:45 |
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Hi,
MorphemeAddict@WMCONNECT.COM wrote: In a message dated 3/3/2007 8:47:42 AM Central Standard Time,
yukatado@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
> Unless someone tells you how ? (Chinese character for "Mountain") is
> pronounced, it tells you nothing by itself how it might be pronounced - and
>
[The question mark should be U5c71.]
This is precisely why hanzi can be used for different languages and dialects
without regard to how they are pronounced.
stevo
Funny how people always say that... according to zhongwen.com, 82% of characters are
"phonetic complexes" (a part for meaning help, a part for sound help)
-Leon
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