New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
PATHOLOGY.

GREEK AND LATIN PRONUNClAAloNo' E'N"
ETC.
ROCHESTER. July 2S-Prof Boise presided at
,he morning session, which graced by larger au
dence than had hitherto attended. Dr. Dwfghts reSo-
luton 10 place American philolcgy upon more 1'Ima-
nept basis by the formation OF an institute reSemohhs
the European scientific foundations was discussed inc
sentiment tho Society is clearly against the founos
of such an institute The resolution finally referred
10 the Executive Committee, the result Of its dehOer''
tions 10 be reported at their convenience. motion Icy
Prof Whitney that change he made IN the society
Constitution permitting the election OF officers 81 lhe
last session Of annual Convention instead OF NJ the
FIRST was carried. Prof White Of Canton moved
that the Association should petition Congress 10
modify the present law 70 as to allow all books
pripied in foreign languages TO be admitted
free OF dsty to this country. Prof. Comfort
Thought Congress won}du't do it, and Or. Anderson
remarked that they had not Termed an association for the
promoton OF Free Tg.ic. Dr. auckland proposed an
amendment providing for communications with OTHER
Assertions in view o. united action It was also SAID
that sJh petition should he signed by q professors
and teachers Of the various colleges l o.ot TO give II
more weight. Afer further rather excited discussion
the motion laid upon the table and comparative
Quot regned again.
Prof Hyde offered few suggestive notes on RefeXive
Verbs.
THE CREOLE LANGUAGE.
Prof Van Name formerly instructor in Hebrew at
Yale and Librarian Of that institution, sent Nu-
OF the Creole Louisiana and Hayd" The subject was
suggested bv Creole Grammar lately published in Trim
idad and elaborated with great mlnuieneSs' DI'-
fuse descriptions Of. the changes from the French III
vowCls and cOnsOnants were given. one peculiar
ity of the Louisiana Creole is the avoidance
when 10 is possible Of an initial vowel. Nouns
and adicctives are, with respect to numbers and
gender, nyarabe. Except in the case OF masculine
nouns which begin with vowel, We find only the lemi-
nine article Ia attached 20 the singular FORM The Creole
having the French definite article has formed Tor
itself another post positive, from the demonsratve adj
verb a. The ind finite article has remained in USE In
regard personal prOnouns the Creole has chosen, In
stead Of the pronomnal forms, which i'll French denote
the subject the emphatic forms OF the indirect 90
ieci probably ON account OF their greater funess OF
sound the Creole Of Louisiana the forms of the first
and second persons placed before serve also as
possesiye pronouus. In Hayti and Trinidad they are
treated like all other words in the genuNe relation ana
placed after the names to which they belong $50.
The Creole has stripped tho French verb or all IT'S IN
with the remaining uarts of speech One form, with the
aid OF certain auXlareS III the compound lenses, per
the representative Of the whole, is that of the inintye
and past parueplG which in the creole m III
Where ne utitye aud IarHGIe dor IN so' no. t,o
ter and occasionally neither taking for its startngpot
some other part u the verb The verb lame Qiayu,
anne Trinidad d'neH) Is thus corrugated nom '0"e7
co. tGiHt Ii taime, nous lame rouS lame ye ld'Te
past tense is formed by prefxng f Ntai0 The CON
tinuative present formed by the auxiliary ape Be
fore the a II dUe the final vowel OF the personal prOnOun
foniHe ti59 We have past cSntinJatiye. In Trinidad
the connuave is formed ny The prefix ca me future
81 (sera0; n0y 10y pc 0oeUO, cqn by 81 ar9tr 1eor,
both auxiliary and an independent verb seems TO
have disappeared from the Creole, ana lts place is sup
deI " IN tits dialect of the strong irregular verbs to
To paper a6oGrdcd in phonetic and grammatical ex
nmpes, ana read with ease and cearucss by Prof
whitney, in the absence OF lts author. . .,,
1t inquired if these transformations mentioned
were local Prof hyde mentioned, as an evidence tnat
they not local that remarkable French colony OF
Of these peculiar RECOMMENDATIONS among It's
members Prof Mixer thought that all corruptons Of
tam laws, and referred 70 various anal 91,
Bchele De We're remarked that the laws of
language must be traced in two different diIeetions
physical geography, climate and character an eject
more important point watch is the sprtualzing or
undertaking change which 9ecnr IN such u,nsiofna
the hands OF similarly cultivated people as inc LngSn
copes in with lower Ian guage and culture
maoralzed. Prof Hademann, with characteristic per
Of all 10 he taken a standard
ALGoNKIN GRAMMAR.
Mr. Trumbull read an excellent paper on some H'Std-
ken notions Of AgonkiH grammar lie referred to The
richness in of John Eots version OF the Bible
In the language Of the Massachusetts Indians, TO
the few scientists who had endeavored to draw from
its evident treasures and to the lamen table errors made
by these gentlemen. When Mgunkin pace-name is
10 be misiuterreted, the misinterpretaOn is usually
IrTitcrs on Ararican laYl7Iages who have not some
49, nc lei iro error nv rcIying on statements made
on the alleged authority of Ehot's Bible. 1t IS not
strange that European pElOlogists nave Dech Hlsed
aud most oil them have resulted superficial study
of Eliot. these which belong 20 grammar
certain Agonkin languages. The speaker made
copiOus references TO various authors who rad made
This mistake Another erroneous discovery in gOnkn
grammar that OF c"cGtre case The form OF noun
animate, ndeGutc-wes mistaken for that OF the yOca-
tive singular. lie long list of the mstrasati0ns
version Of words corresponding to those in the English
texts. IL made special reference 70 the mistakes made by
Or SchoOcIaita cang specimen OF which the printing
of Mq1t5o for God" This should be Man, ana should
- tssr ccoInpauicd by the remark that is not en-
po, ed Dos Eliot tie equivalent Of the name OF God,
except when preceded by jehovah or in such phrases as
kin. IN conclusion. Mr. Trlmbull complnented for
their energy he scholars whose mistakes lie had depe-
Gated.
TIE CHINESE DTALECTs-ISTEREsTING FACTS.
The afternoon session conducted under the presi
dency OF Prof Goodwin. The first communication was
an extremely interesting the Chinese Dialects
given 10y Dr. McCarter Of China. lie asserted that the
written language Of the Chinese Is not at all the spoken
iaugu4ac ana has been. The ordinary books in
China can't be read ntelgenty The written dialect is
the came throughout the Empire but the characters are
read differently IL all the provinces. Many things in
written language are common 10 most OF the spoken
dialects Adectyes, verbs and substantyes are recog
nzod Ike r.shout emma some WoIds are tie stine
in all he dialects. There Is one word bad which
differs iu al the provinces. The prOnOuns differ IN dli-
feIeut dialects. The fist person however can be fecOg
nzed tlry LaU mos, Of the dialects, as II has but few
changes the Court dialect which has visions,
The Northern and southern Mandarin mere mas eeh
change going both What was the original spoken
Language China j. hard TO say The Chinese are not
RbOrigines; they have come rom Ihc interior III TWO
great cmgratiuns and quite crowded out the original
people and language. The maritime dialects differ most
Tho names customs, indeed o. the different prOvln-
ees al III az much as thcse Of different European
tre, each other Pigeon English il dialect which
has been reduced 10 book, and talked both by Engsh
Chinese. each Of whom fOndy fancy tlgt II ls lDe