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<p>29 Aug 1804</p> | |||
<p>1<lb/> | |||
Monosyllable</p> | |||
<p>2<lb/> | |||
Europeans cannot<lb/> | |||
articulate more than<lb/> | |||
300 distinct syllables</p> | |||
<p>3<lb/> | |||
<hi rend="underline">Ching</hi> has 51 distinct<lb/> | |||
meanings & distinct<lb/> | |||
characters.</p> | |||
<p>4<lb/> | |||
Not alphabetical.</p> | |||
<p>5<lb/> | |||
212 radicals</p> | |||
<p>6<lb/> | |||
Not symbollical.</p> | |||
<p>7<lb/> | |||
Status quo for 2000 yrs.</p> | |||
<p>8<lb/> | |||
The 212 radicals form<lb/> | |||
a part of every other<lb/> | |||
character.</p> | |||
<p>9<lb/> | |||
<unclear>10000</unclear> differ<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> characters</p> | |||
<p>10<lb/> | |||
Order of arrangem<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> in<lb/> | |||
dictionaries from the<lb/> | |||
least to the most<lb/> | |||
complicated radicals.</p> | |||
<p>11<lb/> | |||
The complicated characters<lb/> | |||
are analagous in significat<hi rend="superscript">n</hi><lb/> | |||
to the radical<lb/> | |||
<del>of</del> which enters into<lb/> | |||
the composition.</p> | |||
<p>12<lb/> | |||
Radical not difficult<lb/> | |||
of discovery.</p> | |||
<p>13<lb/> | |||
Extremely figurative –<lb/> | |||
the several characters representing<lb/> | |||
<add><del>happiness</del> a <unclear>daman</unclear></add> <hi rend="underline">one</hi> a<lb/> | |||
<hi rend="underline"><unclear>monk</unclear></hi>, & cultivated<lb/> | |||
ground, signifying<lb/> | |||
<del><hi rend="underline">happiness</hi></del> happiness or<lb/> | |||
comfort.</p> | |||
<p>14<lb/> | |||
Continual additions<lb/> | |||
are made to the n<hi rend="superscript">o</hi><lb/> | |||
of characters.</p> | |||
<p>15<lb/> | |||
Every compound<lb/> | |||
character is a definition</p> | |||
<pb/> | |||
<p>16<lb/> | |||
No characters, however<lb/> | |||
great the n<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> of characters<lb/> | |||
that enters into its<lb/> | |||
composition has more<lb/> | |||
than a monosyllable<lb/> | |||
sound.</p> | |||
<p>17<lb/> | |||
The Chinese, Japan, <unclear>Tonquin</unclear><lb/> | |||
& <unclear>Corbin</unclear> China<lb/> | |||
characters tho' the same,<lb/> | |||
have in each nation<lb/> | |||
differ<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> name unintelligible<lb/> | |||
to each other.</p> | |||
<p>18<lb/> | |||
Chinese youth from 6<lb/> | |||
to 12 employed in learning<lb/> | |||
the names of the<lb/> | |||
most simple characters<lb/> | |||
without attaching any<lb/> | |||
ideas to them.</p> | |||
<p>19.<lb/> | |||
The name of a character has no reference to<lb/> | |||
its meaning.</p> | |||
<p>20<lb/> | |||
The <del>lear</del> eleves learn a<lb/> | |||
vol. of Confucius by<lb/> | |||
heart <del>witho</del> & are able<lb/> | |||
to turn to any character<lb/> | |||
by the name, without<lb/> | |||
hav<hi rend="superscript">g</hi> any idea of the<lb/> | |||
signification</p> | |||
<p>21<lb/> | |||
They next learn to <unclear>trace</unclear><lb/> | |||
<del>the</del> characters & are occuied<lb/> | |||
in this 4 yrs more.</p> | |||
<p>22<lb/> | |||
The next acquire the<lb/> | |||
meaning of the characters<lb/> | |||
<del>of</del> from the dictionary</p> | |||
<p>23<lb/> | |||
Spoken language has<lb/> | |||
no inflection of terminat<hi rend="superscript">n</hi></p> | |||
<p>24<lb/> | |||
Europeans can only<lb/> | |||
utter 350 radical sounds<lb/> | |||
Chinese 12 or 1300</p> | |||
<p>25<lb/> | |||
Incapable of being<lb/> | |||
understood if read –<lb/> | |||
must be seen to be<lb/> | |||
understood.</p> | |||
<pb/> | |||
<p>26<lb/> | |||
80000 characters – 1331<lb/> | |||
words, <add><gap/></add> 60 character<lb/> | |||
<del>has therefore</del> in an average<lb/> | |||
must therefore have<lb/> | |||
the same monosyllabic<lb/> | |||
name.</p> | |||
<p>27<lb/> | |||
15000 characters sufficient<lb/> | |||
for common purposes,<lb/> | |||
<del>each</del> each monosyllable<lb/> | |||
will therefore have<lb/> | |||
12 differ<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> significations.</p> | |||
<p>28<lb/> | |||
In common conversation<lb/> | |||
to make themselves<lb/> | |||
understood they add | |||
an expletive.</p> | |||
<p>29<lb/> | |||
Nouns are <unclear>indeclinable</unclear>.</p> | |||
<p>30<lb/> | |||
Verbs not conjugative.</p> | |||
<p>31<lb/> | |||
Tenses 3 – present, past<lb/> | |||
& future.</p> | |||
<p>As they make use of<lb/> | |||
the same word to signify<lb/> | |||
so many differ<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> things<lb/> | |||
they are not always intelligible<lb/> | |||
to each other<lb/> | |||
in conversation & are<lb/> | |||
therefore <del>obliged to</del> obliged<lb/> | |||
to describe the character<lb/> | |||
with their hand in the<lb/> | |||
<gap/> by which the thing<lb/> | |||
is designated</p> | |||
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29 Aug 1804
1
Monosyllable
2
Europeans cannot
articulate more than
300 distinct syllables
3
Ching has 51 distinct
meanings & distinct
characters.
4
Not alphabetical.
5
212 radicals
6
Not symbollical.
7
Status quo for 2000 yrs.
8
The 212 radicals form
a part of every other
character.
9
10000 differt characters
10
Order of arrangemt in
dictionaries from the
least to the most
complicated radicals.
11
The complicated characters
are analagous in significatn
to the radical
of which enters into
the composition.
12
Radical not difficult
of discovery.
13
Extremely figurative –
the several characters representing
happiness a daman one a
monk, & cultivated
ground, signifying
happiness happiness or
comfort.
14
Continual additions
are made to the no
of characters.
15
Every compound
character is a definition
---page break---
16
No characters, however
great the no of characters
that enters into its
composition has more
than a monosyllable
sound.
17
The Chinese, Japan, Tonquin
& Corbin China
characters tho' the same,
have in each nation
differt name unintelligible
to each other.
18
Chinese youth from 6
to 12 employed in learning
the names of the
most simple characters
without attaching any
ideas to them.
19.
The name of a character has no reference to
its meaning.
20
The lear eleves learn a
vol. of Confucius by
heart witho & are able
to turn to any character
by the name, without
havg any idea of the
signification
21
They next learn to trace
the characters & are occuied
in this 4 yrs more.
22
The next acquire the
meaning of the characters
of from the dictionary
23
Spoken language has
no inflection of terminatn
24
Europeans can only
utter 350 radical sounds
Chinese 12 or 1300
25
Incapable of being
understood if read –
must be seen to be
understood.
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26
80000 characters – 1331
words, 60 character
has therefore in an average
must therefore have
the same monosyllabic
name.
27
15000 characters sufficient
for common purposes,
each each monosyllable
will therefore have
12 differt significations.
28
In common conversation
to make themselves
understood they add
an expletive.
29
Nouns are indeclinable.
30
Verbs not conjugative.
31
Tenses 3 – present, past
& future.
As they make use of
the same word to signify
so many differt things
they are not always intelligible
to each other
in conversation & are
therefore obliged to obliged
to describe the character
with their hand in the
by which the thing
is designated
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