On 12/6/05, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
>
> I would really like to learn more about how a real
> live isolating language works. I've only ever studied
> Germanic and Romance languages, (and one semester of
> Russian). What would be a good isolating language for
> me to get a grammar for? Preferably one I can dig into
> the grammar of using only the Roman alphabet, if such
> a thing is possible.
>
> --gary
>
The usual examples of isolating languages are Mandarim and Vietnamese. I
guess Mandarim should be the easiest to find references for in the West.
João Ricardo de Mendonça