 | 1771 - 452 trang
...manuscripts, unless they have learned the Chinese language ; and that if those nations whose lauguages are monosyllabic, and who use the Chinese characters...one of the objects of this publication to ascertain. These propositions are discussed at considerable length, in a letter to J. Vaughan, Esq., through whom... | |
 | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau - 1838 - 458 trang
...English ; E and O, in Italian; U, in Low Dutch; Y, in Spanish and French, &c. These are at the same time elementary, syllabic, and lexigraphic. In the ancient...1838. No. I. LETTER PETER S. DU PONCEAU JOHN VAUGHAN, Esa., THE NATURE AND CHARACTER CHINESE SYSTEM OF WRITING. Read before the American Philosophical Society... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1838 - 508 trang
...nevertheless with great deference that I submit them to the judgment of the learned."—pp. xxxi. xxxii. have learned the Chinese language; and that if those...one of the objects of this publication to ascertain. In differing widely, as we regret to do, from Doctor Du Ponceau's opinion, we would not wish it supposed... | |
 | 1838 - 506 trang
...nevertheless with great deference that I submit them to the judgment of the learned."—pp. xxxi. xxxii. have learned the Chinese language; and that if those...one of the objects of this publication to ascertain. In differing widely, as we regret to do, from Doctor Du Ponceau's opinion, we would not wish it supposed... | |
 | 1839 - 618 trang
...those nations, whose languages are monosyllabic, and who use the Chinese characters leiigraphically, can understand Chinese writings, without knowing the...of the objects of this publication to ascertain." — pp. xxxi., xxxii. Mr. Du Ponceau adds, with that modesty which his adversaries and critics would... | |
 | Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams - 1839 - 674 trang
...those nations whose languages are monosyllabic, and who use the Chinese characters Iciigraphically, can understand Chinese writings without knowing the...language, it can only be to a limited extent, which it ia one of the objects of this publication to ascertain. Although strongly impressed with the conviction... | |
 | Samuel Kidd - 1841 - 452 trang
...alphabet, cannot possibly understand Chinese books and manuscripts, unless MISTAKES OP DH. PONCEAU. 17 they have learned the Chinese language ; and that,...that I submit them to the judgment of the learned." Such are the propositions Dr. Ponceau proceeds to establish, on no better basis than the theoretical... | |
 | 1838 - 558 trang
...alphabet, cannot possibly understand Chinese books and manuscripts, unless they have learned the Chi nese language ; and that if those nations whose languages...that I submit them to the judgment of the learned." — pp. xxxi. xxxii. In differing widely, as we regret to do, from Doctor Du Ponceau's opinion, we... | |
 | 1839 - 608 trang
...those nittions, whose languages are monosyllabic, and who use the Chinese characters Itxigraphically, can understand Chinese writings, without knowing the...of the objects of this publication to ascertain." — pp. xxxi., xxxii. Mr. Du Ponceau adds, with that modesty which his adversaries and critics would... | |
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Loo-chooan, are polysyllabic, and have inflections and grammatical forms, although they may employ Chinese characters in their alphabet, cannot possibly understand Chinese books and manuscripts, unless they have learned the Chinese language ; and that... 