Re: Invention of the Alphabet

Lee Sau Dan <danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> "Greg" == Greg Lee <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Greg> But English "train station" is a compound word, so the
> Greg> appropriateness of the yardstick as LSD applied it is
> Greg> confirmed.

> What's a compound word?

A word made up of words, or at least non-affixes.

> Aren't its components words by themselves?

Yes, ordinarily.

> But most Chinese 2-syllable words are also compound words. So, why
> reject the claim that each syllable in those bisyllabic words are also
> words by themselves?

I didn't reject such a claim.

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Greg Lee <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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