tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post2144949153994196029..comments2023-07-01T05:08:31.973-07:00Comments on The Lost Diadem: OghamGideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328578010572353558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post-54864599554133141632011-10-19T18:18:57.904-07:002011-10-19T18:18:57.904-07:00So true, Rachel. I actually took Chinese my senior...So true, Rachel. I actually took Chinese my senior year, and it was like learning a couple different languages. You had to learn the spoken part of the language, the "English" written version of the speaking (which used different pronunciation than you would normally use for the same English characters), as well as the characters. I love how the characters don't represent an actual word, but more of an idea or a feeling. The characters are composed of several smaller characters (the elements and things in nature) than mean something else. For instance, the character for "female" or "woman" had the smaller character for "fire" in it.Morgan Reberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784923990692449196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post-73631846687588835192011-10-17T20:47:28.306-07:002011-10-17T20:47:28.306-07:00I think it's interesting too that oral languag...I think it's interesting too that oral language and written language can be very separate things, though not usually. I was just thinking of the chapter on Libraries in Reinventing Knowledge and how in Chinese the characters do not help at all with how to pronounce something, so in that way the two don't really correspond.Rachel Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005664724239847950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post-63991331506307718452011-10-17T19:02:41.773-07:002011-10-17T19:02:41.773-07:00Yeah, that makes sense, I know the Quran originate...Yeah, that makes sense, I know the Quran originated around that time as well, and Arabic had to in play before then even. <br /><br />I also liked the paradox, we need a written language to have a written language. Very insightful.Elder Andrew Powleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950086525610109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post-40035616373237593062011-10-17T14:17:48.232-07:002011-10-17T14:17:48.232-07:00The earliest examples of it were dated to the 8th ...The earliest examples of it were dated to the 8th century but historians believe it originated around 550 or so.Dane F Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818519428773418875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061016580196818453.post-45436924770144596132011-10-17T13:29:54.501-07:002011-10-17T13:29:54.501-07:00I had a question: how far back does this written a...I had a question: how far back does this written alphabet originate? It seems fairly advanced, with only 20 characters, so I was just wondering the earliest time that we've seen this language. It's also interesting to note that in the picture you provided with the symbols, almost all of the meanings relate to different types of trees. During Late Summer Honors, my professor was Scandinavian and said that language is heavily influenced on the culture in reference to the environment. For example, in Swedish, when giving directions, they would tell you it's 300 meters beyond the birch instead of saying it's past the tree. It's interesting to note those cultural and environmental effects on the language. I wonder if it was the same in ancient Wales.Summer Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777081616422764412noreply@blogger.com