Re: Yet another new one
| From: | Christopher B Wright <faceloran@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 7, 2002, 12:52 |
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Kusure ko Jesi Rakio
> Hey, whats wrong with agglutinating languages. :)
I myself don't like languages that are as agglutinating as Finnish.
Spaces are useful, allowing people to look up individual words rather
than having to guess at which word ends where.
Other than that, (Warning! Unfair opinion ahead!) agglutination is often
prettier than isolation (End opinion.) and easier to learn that
inflection. You have more individual things to learn than with isolation,
but each is smaller, and it's more ordered. It's best with languages that
have fewer phonemes. If you have more than 30, inflection is better.
Have fun making fun of me!
Chris Wright