Arcane Linguist

Chapter 355 Bloodline Linguistics: Good translators are born! ?

"It turns out that Ms. Anna came to me because she wanted to determine the connection between these astrological signs and the 28 constellations, the zodiac and other Serisian concepts?"

Roland gradually understood her purpose.

"To be precise, I want to promote a joint translation project of terminology between Guiwo schools."

This is the same as before when Roland and others took the initiative to translate various magics and build rune languages.

The difference is that now it is Anna who takes the initiative.

"Your Siris language is a lineage of its own, which is very different from dragon language or elven language, and their respective branches.

It is not easy to accurately translate between different language backgrounds.

The accumulation of magical meanings is extremely closely related to this directionality. Especially in the eyes of astrologers like us, it is even more "a slight difference is a thousand miles wrong"! "

When Anna mentioned this matter, she also used a Siris idiom very familiarly.

Roland thought of the terms "prajna" and "yoga".

Four signs, five elements, zodiac, palaces, solar terms...

There are also Zi Chou, Yin Mao, Jia, B, Bing and Ding...

"It's really not easy, and I don't know much about your sect's knowledge."

"It's understandable. At that time, you were just a trainee mage in the tower. Later, you devoted yourself to the professional field of runes, so you really had no time to take care of these things.

But it has to be mentioned that the professional terminology between the schools is different from each other, they may have different origins, and the planes and worlds involved are different.

This equates to different civilizations and even species.

This issue is very worthy of our in-depth discussion. "

"Appreciate further details."

"I plan to lead a group of arcanists who follow me to the East Lena Mage Tower in Lena World and become tower wizards.

We will open astrologer courses for Seris College and provide a career system from level 0 to level 6.

If there are students who are free to fall in love and are willing to start a family, we will try our best to promote marriage. "

"Madam, what you mean is... to create a group of native speakers with arcane backgrounds of both the Seris School and the Astrology School through the ties of blood and family?"

Roland had a look of surprise on his face.

"Yes, I have heard that in the field of linguistics, there is a prominent science called blood linguistics, which uses blood relationship and growth environment to create translators who have mastery of their mother tongue.

This kind of translator has more in-depth knowledge than ordinary translators because they spend longer and more time cultivating them, and some even inherit the common blood abilities of both parents. "

Anna Corliss said.

There is indeed a school of science in this world called "Blood Linguistics".

Its essence is to open up communication bridges between different civilizations and languages ​​through the inheritance of bloodline power, and to create an interpreter who can simultaneously master two cultures and languages ​​to the native level through the combination of civilized individuals.

This is actually the origin of the first batch of excellent translators at the beginning of many civilizational exchanges.

It is said that there are some elements related to the spell models of "Language Mastery" and "Bloody Words".

Things like language are closely related to civilization.

When two civilizations came into contact and had the need for communication and transactions, there was a need for mutual translation between languages.

If two civilizations do not come into contact or communicate with each other, there will be no translation.

It is worth mentioning that archeology can also be considered a contact across time and space.

But that belongs to the categories related to history and archeology, and is a different matter.

For civilization, more than ten years for a generation to grow up is very short.

Babies and children learn language much faster than adults.

Taking advantage of this advantage will create the essential difference between native speakers and non-native speakers.

Some people do not understand that linguistics may be a kind of knowledge, but language is not knowledge at all. It is wrong to learn it as knowledge.

It's more like a gene/meme, a culture.

Therefore, adults are thrown into an unfamiliar language environment, and without information, the language acquisition method is meaningless.

It is relatively easy to master the basic vocabulary of objective existence and common emotions through body movements and personal experience, but for some intangible and conceptual things, you really can only leave it to fate and rely entirely on Prajnaparamita.

Among these, understanding strong civilized languages ​​such as dragon language and elven language may be helpful, but if you encounter someone who nods yes and shakes his head no, you will still be confused when someone else shakes his head yes.

Therefore, translation under different cultural backgrounds is prone to various deviations. Even if the translation is in the same language family and origin, various problems will arise.

This is just communication in daily life, involving literature, legal terminology, folk culture, dialects, etc...

There are even more fallacies.

Many linguistic theories from the West, narrative theories of Western novels, etc., obviously do not match Eastern culture. Forcibly applying them to the study of the Seris language is like using tire standards to evaluate Chinese food.

Even Blue Star, who had no magical power in his previous life, was like that. In this fantasy magical world with a vast universe and many intelligent species, the language differences are even greater. The cross-dimensional arcane achievements, theoretical research, and language acquisition are more like a blind man trying to grasp an elephant.

At this time, the importance of translators who rely on language skills passed down by blood and cultivated in a native language environment becomes even more important.

In a nutshell: good translations are born!

Bloodline inheritance has transcended the growth stage of infants and young children, and language skills are automatically inherent in the bones.

According to rumors, dragons are a race with blood heritage.

The mastery of dragon language is not taught by parents, but is an ability that young dragons automatically possess before they hatch out of the egg shell.

Similarly, in a warlock country like the Black Dragon Dynasty, there are many people who are born with the ability to understand part of dragon language.

Their throats, tongues, and entire set of vocal organs are also suitable for producing some of the sounds of dragon language.

This topic is really in-depth enough.

……

"So, you had an in-depth communication with the beautiful and elegant Ms. Anna?"

Magic network mail, remote communication communication.

Runifusi, who has returned to the Iser Wizard Tower, is lying on the soft couch in a relaxed posture, her snow-white skin reflecting the faint light under the background of the magic light, as ancient and timeless as a world-famous painting.

She teased Roland with a bit of joking.

"It seems that my dear Commissioner Roland has even improved his charm after winning the Arcane Star Award.

But it’s no wonder. Before you win this award, astrologers may still need to worry about the vitality of this language. It is quite risky to rush into translation and transcription, or even build a new system based on it.

But after that, it is equivalent to having the official endorsement of Atrein, which can ensure the spread of the school and knowledge.

It is possible that they constructed another set of horoscope theories based on the vocabulary of the Seris language and spread it widely. "

"Indeed, this kind of thing is like new furniture in the arcane building, solid and durable. The capable school will more or less want to buy a set for their own room.

I have recently received significantly more cooperation intentions and invitations for academic exchanges. It seems that I urgently need to find several secretaries from different schools to handle it on my behalf. "

“Then you have to search carefully.

However, now that the Seris language joint seminar has become a trend, there are so many talents to choose from, and they can always be found. "

"By the way, I want to ask you about Clayonce City and the Gnosis School..."

After Roland and Runifusi chatted for a while, they got down to business.

Such a beautiful and elegant lady came to our door...

Although Roland didn't worry much about being defrauded, he did feel unsure.

It's better to inquire about it first.

As a result, he learned from Runifusi that Clayonth was the birthplace of the Gnosis School, similar to Rune City of the Rune School.

But Anna only represents the small faction she belongs to, a lineage of astrologers who belong to the Gnostic School.

This relationship is similar to the calligraphy branch of the Seris School. It may also involve the Tie School, the Bei School, the Bei and Tie Fusion School, or the Wang School, the Yan School, the Liu School...

So to be more precise, it just represents Anna's own little master.

"What, after doing this for a long time, she is just representing herself. I thought she could really represent the entire Gnosis School?"

Seeing this, Runifusi couldn't help but smile and replied: "The Gnosis School is a pan-powerful force that has evolved over many years, but there is no leader like you who can take charge of the overall situation."

"That's true." Roland probably understood.

"Speaking of which, at your current age, it's time to consider getting married."

Runives suddenly changed the subject.

"Compared with an assistant or a secretary, what you need more is a wife who can help you manage affairs and control the overall situation.

Needless to say about the succubus companion beside you, Rosa can only control Reiner's side, and Atali is not suitable at all.

On the other hand, Anna Corliss is pretty good. Regardless of her arcane achievements, identity, background, and age, she is a perfect match for you. It can be said that she is a match made in heaven.

Maybe you can actively pursue it. "

Roland was surprised: "Why did you mention this suddenly?"

These words are not a joke.

"Because this is a necessity. If you miss her, it will be difficult for you to find a suitable candidate.

Don't say anything about whether you like her or not, as long as she is a suitable partner and can help you. "

Runives said.

"Then I would rather become a legend and pursue longevity and immortality."

Roland flatly refused.

This is not about saying whether love is love or not, feeling is not feeling or anything like that.

Because the economic base determines the superstructure, marriage from ancient times to the present is essentially a low-level social contract that relies on the means of production such as fields.

Idioms such as "men farm and women weave" and "well-matched" are enough to illustrate its essence.

But in the era before he traveled, most people no longer had land. Even if they still had land, they did not rely on land to live, but followed the pace of modernization and went to work in the city.

Modern people are forced by life to get together less and separate more. Not only is the quality of marriage extremely poor, but parents and children have to live apart, and they are no longer dependent on each other. Men farm and women weave, and the concept of mutual support is gradually lost. This can be regarded as a rapid development. Common problem.

Runifusi's suggestion was to follow the rules of aristocratic marriage and conduct a pure combination of interests.

She really thought about Roland.

However, Roland was a typical double standard monster. He unceremoniously arranged for his son Rowan to marry into the Collins family, but he did not want to do the same for himself.

Because he consciously traveled through time and was reborn in this world, he is a lonely soul. Only enlightenment, legend and immortality are the eternal pursuits.

Now that he has been promoted to a high level, he has indirectly begun to have a consciousness beyond the world from body to mind, and naturally he will not be bound by the fetters of the world.

……

Although Roland adhered to his teacher's training and acted like "a wise man never falls in love", Anna came over many times and took the initiative to discuss more cooperation and exchanges, and the two inevitably became familiar with each other.

At this time, Roland realized that Anna was indeed an outstanding figure among the younger generation.

She is older than herself, but at the age of 30, she also won the Morning Star Award of this school for her branch of astrology, a branch of the Gnostic School called "Formatist Astrology".

Compared to Roland, who relies on the Golden Finger to be reborn through time travel, she is undoubtedly the truly outstanding genius academic master in this world.

But at this moment, their attitudes were completely reversed.

Roland is younger than her and has won the Morning Star Award and the Arcane Star Award one after another with a more impressive record. He also single-handedly founded the Siris Language Research Society and the Siris School, and is even more valued by the committee.

After some in-depth exchanges, Anna was even more impressed by his profound knowledge.

So much so that the master astrologer is about to become a little fangirl.

Or perhaps, this is because she is also aware of the problem of marriage choice, and it is very difficult to find someone more suitable for her than Roland.

Even Runifu Si, who was far away in Iseul, could see the key at a glance. Anna, who was close and anxious, felt it more clearly.

"That mage Anna is coming more and more frequently, and she looks weird in your eyes. Could it be that she is also a sapiosexual?"

Another day, after sending Anna away, Atali said to Roland with a somewhat strange look on her face.

"Who knows?" Roland muttered to himself.

He is not narcissistic, but he understands that in this arcane environment, sapiosexuality is not a disease, but a reasonable natural choice.

The dignified winner of the Arcane Star Award, the youngest record holder in history, is still quite charming.

"Isn't that guy really my rightful daughter?"

Roland couldn't help but collect factors and add a new "operational research" equation.

If you are unsure about magic, do some fortune-telling first and then talk about it.

What Roland didn't know was that on this day, Anna returned to the school's mansion, locked herself in her room, and got busy.

After spending a whole afternoon, a gorgeous magic circle that was not large in area, but extremely complicated, and made people feel dizzy appeared on the ground.

An astrolabe with condensed magic power appeared in front of Anna. She also made calculations based on the fortune-telling trajectory and her own "format horoscope" divination method.

　In a sense, blood linguistics is real.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)