15-06-2025, 12:01 PM
(15-06-2025, 09:10 AM)oshfdk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think the word order looks weird, but also these are not complete phrases, only the repeating parts. The phrases look like this:
上藥一百二十種為君...
中藥一百二十種為臣...
I wanted to highlight some issues with the general idea of detecting an East-Asian language in the MS.
Word order differs between languages just like it does between say French and English.
(I once posted about chicken soup and soup chicken).
Many (most?) Asian languages use classifier words, but I have no idea about temporal and regional variations.
I don't think that the above answers either of my two points, but I am not sure.
Your reference to a somewhat doubtful source is only too well appreciated. Yes, I have also read that tones gradually evolved from other more subtle differences in pronunciation, but good sources are hard to find online (at least in languages I can read), and I have my personal pet peeve against the refusal of using years or centuries.
Why can we only read about things happening in this or that dynasty??
This almost feels like a conspiracy...