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Re: NATLANG/Learning : Sanskrit

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 18:46
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:50:47 -0600 Muke Tever <muke@...> writes:
> If we were going to be sensible, we'd not do it as the Chinese do it > but as the > Japanese do it, and have one sign with several readings--for > English, we'd have > to have native readings, French/Latin readings, and Greek readings > for most characters.
> e.g., the sign for 'light' would have: > Anglo-yomi 'light' > Roma-yomi 'luc-' > 'lu-' in lumen/lumin- [probably not 'luna-' though] > 'lumi�re' [nanori only] > Hellen-yomi 'phot-' > We'd also need to keep alphabet as okurigana, too, so: > ? "light" > ?ent "lucent" > ?id "lucid" > ?minous "luminous" > ?on "photon" > ??s "photographs" (or somesuch) > I've always wanted to build a kleptographic system along these lines > but never get around to doing so. > *Muke!
- I like this idea! It'd also help people to remember what exactly all those Latinate and Hellenic roots mean :-) Studying for the SATs and the GREs and that stuff would be revolutionized! -Stephen (Steg), who tried unsuccessfully to find an "eiji" for 'steg' (=roof, cover) "i touch the fire and it freezes me / i look into it and it's black why can't i feel / my skin should crack and peel / i want the fire back... so i will walk through the fire / cause where else can i turn i will walk through the fire / and let it-..." ~ 'drawn to the fire', from the buffy musical episode

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