Re: Invention of the Alphabet

>>>>> "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? Aren't its components words by themselves?

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?




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