Re: NATLANG/Learning : Sanskrit

At 09:47 15.8.2003 +0100, Joe wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "BP Jonsson" <bpj@...>
>To: <CONLANG@...>
>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:36 PM
>Subject: Re: NATLANG/Learning : Sanskrit
>
>
> > At 11:50 13.8.2003 -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> >
> > >Muke Tever scripsit:
> > >
> > > > It might just be easier to borrow 'zi4' entirely for the whole type
>and
> > > have
> > > > done with it.
> > >
> > >Not so good for North Americans:
> > >
> > >A:  Hmm, you seem to be missing a zi4 there.
> > >
> > >B:  Okay.  (types "z")
> > >
> > >(Yeah, I know, it's [dz:], not [zi], but I couldn't resist.)
> >
> > The Japanese version wouldn't fare much better!
> >
> > Classical Japanese is essentially Classical Chinese with zi4 ("z")
> > pronounced as ji ("g").
>
>We could just borrow hanzi, or kanji, or what it's called in Korea....
>
> > /BP 8^)
Yep, but that would ruin the *joke*!

/BP 8^)
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