03-10-2018, 05:31 AM
One thing that emerges from this is that in Chinese (as in Thai), there are some 'modifier words', typically short syllables, that have some grammatical or syntactical function. These are mostly placed after other words (in Thai also more commonly before - the word order between the two languages is radically different).
They are used far more frequently than in most Germanic and Romance languages.
(Of course, Italian has a large array of suffixes for diminutives and noun/adjective-modifiers, but these are usually not very frequent. I mean things like -ino -ello -one -accio - astro and probably many more).
They are used far more frequently than in most Germanic and Romance languages.
(Of course, Italian has a large array of suffixes for diminutives and noun/adjective-modifiers, but these are usually not very frequent. I mean things like -ino -ello -one -accio - astro and probably many more).