Arcane Linguist

Chapter 180 The Arrival of Skold and Egwene

Throughout June, there were heated discussions from the outside world. Amidst the comments from everyone, Roland kept a low profile and wrote the article with a sinking heart.

In the form of short fables, he wrote classics of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods one after another, enriching the content of The Romance of Siris.

"Okay, another dozen articles are completed, at least a few more idioms and allusions can be used!"

"Runes" editorial department, in the office on the second floor.

The magic quill in front of Roland stopped, and the paper below was filled with small articles made up of square Chinese characters.

"A child is not a fish", "a white horse is not a horse", "Meng's mother moved three times", "Yanshi made a proposal" and so on, were all carried over by him.

Dylant came in just at this time and brought him the latest paper.

"Mr. Roland, this is the information article you want.

I read it just now, and there have been no major events happening at home and abroad recently, but in the Reiner Kingdom, the construction progress of the mage tower is gratifying, and it is said that it can be completed two or three months ahead of schedule. "

Now Roland's time and energy are more valuable than others. As an assistant, Dylante read the newspaper and briefly told him about the matter.

But while saying this, Dylant glanced at the table, showing interest.

"This is what I just finished, take a look."

Roland smiled and said to him.

Dillon felt as if he had found a treasure, and stepped forward to pick up the manuscript and read it.

"A child is not a fish, a white horse is not a horse, it is not an attack, benevolence?"

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the golden period of the philosophy and humanistic history of Seris. Many important schools of thought and academic ideas prevailed at that time, laying the foundation for 2000 years.

These things have nothing to do with the ontology of linguistics, but they are an important part of a specific language when considered from the holistic principle of structuralism.

As a senior teaching assistant, Dylant immediately felt the shock of the allusions from the ancient oriental country.

"This is really a great masterpiece!"

With some excitement, he sincerely praised.

"Mr. Roland, how do you have so much inspiration? Oh, my God, I really envy such creativity, if only I had a tenth, no, a hundredth Already!"

"You need to observe more, summarize more, and study hard."

Roland smiled meaningfully and said to him calmly.

"Genius is 1% inspiration plus 99% sweat. There is nothing new under the sun. Human history is always repeating and reincarnating.

Therefore, many large and complicated situations can be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

In this idiom allusion, a lot of information is compressed, but in essence, it is a reflection of existing things. "

Once the short story of Siris brought by Roland came out, it immediately received a lot of attention, because in that world without magic, everything that happened on the land of Siris was so new and interesting to them.

Perhaps to some Sirisians, they are commonplace and boring.

When it first appeared in primary and secondary school textbooks, I didn’t study it well, let alone set foot on the job or enter middle age. After getting married and starting a business, I was burdened by the burden of life and became a toiling public. I didn’t have the leisure time and energy at all. to read.

But for the mages of Arterine, it contains a lot of information about politics, economy, culture, art, philosophy and other aspects, and it is a serious creation.

However, Dylant obviously didn't know that there was an important premise behind what Roland said.

That's 1% inspiration, and sometimes it may be more important than 99% sweat.

The family members of the traverser, relying on the original world, copy the notarized way, and understand the applause!
"Understood! I must study hard, accumulate sweat and inspiration!"

The honest native Dylant cheered up and said sincerely.

He wished he could take out a small notebook on the spot and write down what Mr. Roland said just now.

Genius is 1% inspiration plus 99% perspiration?
Nothing new under the sun?
Learned and learned, follow Mr. Roland, a little knowledge / famous quote every day.

……

"What kind of non-magic novel? Doesn't this mean that there is a mechanical construct of alchemy? But the story is too exaggerated. How can it be possible to create a mechanism of that level with only leather, wood, resin, lacquer and the like? people?"

"You don't understand. In alchemy, there is a kind of formation of life, which can turn decay into magic. The "wish technique" also has a similar usage, which directly activates ordinary things. "

"Is the fish happy? I just asked the concubine of the mermaid clan at home, and she said she was very happy! Just ask if you are not."

"Mother Meng moved three times? She must be very rich!"

"The white horse may indeed not be a horse, it may be the spirit of the "mounting technique" transformed by magic..."

As Dylant helped Roland sort out the manuscript and published it on the official website of the Seris School, everyone gradually read it and discussed it.

Under different cultural backgrounds, the mages of Alteraine inevitably use their own methods to deconstruct, and a lot of strange understandings emerge.

Even the green dragon Trina broke into the room, found Roland, and said angrily: "Please explain to me, what is one-stop service?"

"what?"

Roland was stunned.

Trina threw a newspaper in front of him.

Roland picked up the newspaper and looked at it, only to realize that some inexplicable person quoted a certain sentence he had said on an unknown occasion.

It is probably in the format of famous quotes: "Mr. Roland once said that we should empower the teaching model of XX, provide young talents of the Rune School with a good growth environment, and provide an all-round way for schooling, employment, work and life. Dragon service...”

"Well, I really said that!"

Roland admitted.

"Don't make up words if you have nothing to do!"

The green dragon Trina clenched her fists and protested solemnly.

It is impossible not to make up words.

Impossible in this lifetime.

Although this is not the essence of a linguist, what Roland wants to do is to transfer the culture he is familiar with to this world and realize his transformation of the world.

But from a linguistic point of view, how could it be possible not to create words?

……

After finally dismissing Trina, Roland sat back on the chair and fell into deep thought.

Vocabulary can be said to be the thing that various languages ​​and cultures are most likely to influence each other.

If the radicals and single characters are the root system of a big tree, the grammatical structure and language logic are the backbone, then the vocabulary is the branches and leaves.

There is a theory in linguistics called pedigree theory. There is a "mother tongue" and languages ​​of the language family, which have been derived from various modern dialects.

Objectively speaking, if you want to replace another language in a fundamental way, it is basically equivalent to replacing their history, culture, and even blood.

But there is also a concept called analogy in linguistics, from the part of speech, number, and case of nouns, to the generalization of the meaning of verbs, and then to the evolution of the entire grammar.

This is a change that takes a lot of time, and it is also a fundamental change that underpins the entire language change.

To sum up, the evolution of language starts from the trivial things and proceeds imperceptibly.

The strong culture is slowly injected into the weak culture through this way of influence, which is to start with the vocabulary that affects them.

Various American, Japanese and Korean movies, animations, comics, and various games in Europe and the United States all have the function of creating words and stalking. Roland has experienced the influence of various foreign cultures since he was a child, and he is deeply aware of the horror of this subtle influence.

To give a simple example, a noun, "Monkey King", who is the first impression that everyone thinks of?
Is it the Monkey King who holds the golden cudgel in his hand, steps on somersaulting clouds with his feet, the golden monkey rises up, Yuyu clarifies Wanliai, and defeats the Buddha Sun Wukong?

As a citizen of Chinese civilization, such thinking is reasonable and normal.

However, after being influenced by various animations, he may become a super Saiyan Monkey King who can transform, with his hair standing on end and thunderbolt all over his body!
When I ask those people in Europe and America, the first thing that comes to mind is this kind of image.

This is a change in the meaning of the vocabulary.

Correspondingly, there are changes in the form of vocabulary, changes in structure, and changes in the habit of sentence patterns.

If these are accepted and used without restraint, it will inevitably lead to the loss of local culture.

At the same time, though, things like language and culture are rarely self-sufficient.

This kind of mutual influence, mutual integration and mutual absorption and learning, just like the molecular diffusion and material exchange in the objective world, is inevitable.

Trying to prevent this from happening isn't scientific, and it can sometimes be beneficial.

So how can a language, a history and a culture maintain its autonomy while constantly evolving and changing?

A lot depends on how deep the roots are.

Roland knew that he was alone and weak. After coming to this different world, he would inevitably be influenced and assimilated by this world.

A three-good student, an honest doctor, has already made a lot of money under the leadership of the teacher, summoned the succubus, and enjoyed the wonderful life of a successful person.

But on the other hand, isn't he influencing and assimilating this world?

Now everyone's mouth is full of Siris, and their minds are full of Siris' history and culture, which is a proof of their influence on this world.

……

Another period of time passed, and the time came to July.

Before you know it, it is the end of the school year.

At this time, Skold, Yi Wen and others ushered in the end of their junior year, and they also excitedly sent an email to Roland, announcing an important good news: "We finally graduated ahead of schedule and took off our trainee hats! "

"That's great, congratulations!"

Roland was sincerely happy for them, and at the same time, he also understood that a certain trend that he had been waiting for for a long time was about to be realized.

As trainee mages, they can stay in the mage tower for a few years to learn all kinds of knowledge, and then master spells as proof of successful promotion.

After successfully taking off the trainee hat, you can stay in the tower, or go to work in the mage guilds at all levels, various journals, and research departments.

This is the mainstream place to go as a formal mage.

"You go through the formalities and come directly to Nieves to serve as the editorial assistants of "Letter" and "Writing", the subordinate organizations of the "Rune" periodical.

I can also arrange these now. I will accumulate some work experience first, and then I will find other opportunities slowly.

At that time, whether it is to come to "Rune" or consider going to the new mage tower on the side of the Reiner Kingdom, it will be a good choice.

We try our best to arrange these things well so that we can take care of each other in the future. "

This is actually a euphemism. In essence, Roland is leading the flight and supporting his classmates.

He has already communicated with Skold and Yiwen about some things. If he wants to go to the Kingdom of Reiner in the future and start his own school foundation, he will need their help.

And after that, some of the juniors and juniors who graduated continuously will join in.

These are the natural direct line members, and it is impossible not to use them.

Skold and Yiwen were not hypocritical, and readily agreed.

So, Roland began to contact the editorial departments of "Alphabet" and "Text", intending to use his relationship to squeeze some people in.

In a sense, there are some factors of human relations, but the system of Atrein is there, and his behavior is in line with the rules on the table and off the table, and no one can find faults.

Not even the members of the Autodox school could stop this matter, they could only watch as Roland helped his classmates sign up for interviews.

It is worth mentioning that many places in Arterine implement a recommendation system, and such things as recommendation letters are almost the unspoken rules of European and American institutions of higher learning and research institutes.

Roland, a Morning Star Award winner, Arcane Star nominee, and founder of the school, is already qualified to write recommendation letters for others.

Even compared to ordinary experts and professors, his recommendation letters are even heavier...

……

A few days later, the two appeared on time at the teleportation circle in Nevis City.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year. Skold is the same as before, looking like a chubby and naive young mage. Yiwen is also delicate and timid, like a shy deer.

The difference is that the mage robes and mage badges they wear have been replaced by official first-level mage styles.

Roland went to pick them up in person, and greeted them: "You guys just came to Nieves City, and you are not familiar with the place, so go to live in the general mansion first, and then find a house to live in slowly.

The more important thing right now is the interview. If you successfully enter the two editorial offices, then you can get busy with other things. "

Afterwards, he asked Dylante who was following him to bring someone to help carry the luggage.

Dylant said with a smile: "Now that the rules and regulations of the joint research association have been established, in a situation like yours, you can get some subsidies within the system, which is very convenient."

"That's right, we haven't seen Senior Sister Froya for a while, so we just happened to live there first, so we can catch up with her!"

Scudder and Egwene said happily.

"The mansion of the Joint Research Association provides some conveniences in life and work for school members like you. This is just the beginning. Next, it will be possible to optimize resources for arcane research, various contacts, and relationships.

You are lucky, the first batch to enjoy it! "

Roland smiled and got into the carriage with them, and headed towards the General Assembly Mansion.

(End of this chapter)