, 1869-11-07

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i BY grammar Il meant collection Of rulea ex.
n!tlliue Inc changes which noUna AID ndjectyes
undergo N 0tc1enAOn, AID TeIb8 In conJ1xxiiou,
6cIe Is nothing corresponding to II In Chiucsc
ChtneSe stands Alone In The whole realm Ut huusn
tltech ~ 5pe Of language without snCocsIons
aid II Ii for this rea-un, nfart IRON III U,cfary
Interest or practical in4los1ancc ti1At study Of
CL1hefe becomes Indispensable 10 every student
o. language Wha1 a philosopher mlshs lmas.ue
The earliest 6tAQe OF language have hceu Ia mrs
ktnftu ~ La IN EhineAr ~ Al undcutalle feallty,
What caFtfai Anal}stA nf ptLer families Of tao-
gage. aehea u', VIZ Ihnt Ill that Is now patcT
t"tlAsl In laEEtarc VA otIRtLaly natc11al-stants
ouA indtciioLr oaI ~ slmpta TACT Tncfe WIS q
language, and there IL xtE \ language, and a lap-
gLa4t spoken ~ h laIgrr nutGbcr ot numan heiogs
thhn ally oner, ID vi hieh we have NO Asn Of ErI-
der, cate, or lumber, NO tefeonal t<rnInatiOns
10 tel1t-a OF nbo.'s no Irregular tUul.s u de :
irrtlfe sctlF+, Lay, ia Allcl t!itsa IL uatwart
ulst'htt'on tetMesn toui4 u allecuse, Eesn,
II linn must tt, .nap1 = acbUolu05 would tGInk
whtte there arr no Irregular ytTs, no iI1,c 4uai4-
utiet. Lc RerdeFL But, aia*' taeIe Is no ru.e
HttfGut thDyn.r nh.1 tt spite os AI ia grammatical
simplicity, Chlnese-at ieas: the ancttlt c!a+-1t.,l
Chl1tte-,s known 10 +. ote q tA- must difficult
MHen1reh 10 1earn- We anole iron, ". Stautslns
All Cltlere cha1astcrs arc nloLusJs Liable, tuJe-
chfa!"e, and '1tcosjusa le. rhrs are not capa.
rle o. EccesiIK thoee iLncrslons which 10 t3r,.ek
AL0 LAID thGH ~ = SlA11te the gender. Csne AMI
ussutsr " ilLutr, tie so4c-, tehsea, Mpo1s. anu
ptEeols tt terbs Ia1, In spite Of TIL. absence of
oteflcps. tas Chinese lanR Rusxr III 70 1elI,in.
Ihote !eA!It u lab4IaEea which apoand IN 1Lnec.
t'nus. II II we're oth~ra1s-, how cnu,l The H.
run inu tsai'ie works wh'ch I, has produced III every
sfalcn ol literature Tor Mate than a,rhN ycsfs
bale tecu ttaI sud reproduced from
Centrty 70 century since the nlst discovery Of
pruning ihS eL,ue.e btxhu u print frum wood
cuss u III a. y. In the year N7-s!w tears be-
lore LIE 'i,c1'er1 q Printing In Eurcpe-ruey ID
tIocpccd The Use Of htone 1uT the eaiur uurrt,,r
hno ,'. IL IVY .heJ inventsa movable tyises Axs.p,
r. NS nIJ.I =
i.u0n ht4r nf tuIKAI lAnxuaxo. I've spoken IN
thius, Cochin cliu;4 Jsp4n. SIAN, Cofras aud
even ~ 1ttse y, liquidation Ut more tnat tour
ho1ule4 And 1ff3 hl.iluhs-'lat Is 10 exy, bv natf
Of he civilized Eorid: iio@ does a language, np.
TsfeLtlJ ko imperfect, Apnwrr, ne1ertusless, Il.
pulr.seet aid ho" has It ena.I,Es Chu+sn ntt nor.
I" u at II lonums rarlr works OF ever, sctenrnc
and Literary subject tnst can interest th+ human
hind The sns~er if, that the Infections Of
tar sot lent lanRuaacs tl. tcls estu,t atents to
t.rsain deRree iu the ccliocation ot tns Chinese
coasactett, Which, accosdt2E TO the position which
wtfls wlih v ncn tney are consruts., can assume
estrJ po~ei0e grammatical yaiuo. The relative
position Of rCrsts determines their character, aud
me Ir9ntsiIe c!eArness both to ine spoken
+ hA often been satd that there I, no LANGUAGE
Wnlch IN TIA GRAMMATICAL features Ar!Irnacsirs "a
nt AZ 10 Chinese a. EEehsh. H. st1rlslas Jnltrf,
preuila1iues OF Chineae, hAA r3uurae L, Euritth
iaAef ihAn 10 French 10 orlter to gre sotnr,hiuy
~ 0fpHAiA4AAlc lut4 Ql = Gulne48 word
Chinese seIseoce. IT, however, Ne iook more close
MIC teese rtuuAr1ties between language vita.
OUT Anscuoue, ME chltest and EnE ish, Which
1e1coRs TO a1smlEs OF sp.ecn in Thicn ,Qilecflon
fhd otee reached ti4 hiehetf peIfrc ION, Ne snsii
Ena t0hf they art apparent lAsher than real Tney
admit OF N historical ex panAtton, Aud thtJ form,
10 laet, new instAr &c Of the 9th rule that s'cr-
fIeuts nce!. cotnese aud EnXlish form two
otpposlte poles The circle IN the growth of
laL guAEr teKins With Chine~e aud ends With Eng
cefntd.