Re: Invention of the Alphabet

Lee Sau Dan wrote:
>
> >>>>> "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?

You really have turned into gilgames. Maybe Antonio can straighten it
out for _you_, too.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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