Re: Invention of the Alphabet

>>>>> "Peter" == Peter T Daniels <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Peter> I believe most Gallicists would agree that "chemin de fer"
Peter> is one word, but not for the reason you state. Perhaps you
Peter> define "word" as 'thing with spaces around it'. But, back
Peter> in my first posting that aroused your ire, did I use the
Peter> term "word," or did I say "lexical item" or some such? (I
Peter> know I didn't say "lexeme.")

See my other posting for Chinese expressions like <mao2dun4>,
<fu1qi1>, etc. Are they lexemes or compound words?



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