Arcane Linguist

Chapter 97 The Shock of One Scale and Half Claw
Roland laughed secretly when he heard this.

The civilization of the ancient elves was at the tribal level.

Regardless of magic, how mature can it be?

Oracle is different.

Magic aside, it's not that high.

However, this kind of thing is not easy to compare, so Roland said instead: "The manifestation of 'meaning' lies in our hearts.

Mana is originally a kind of spiritual power. Only when we deeply study and understand the meaning can we carry forward the magic of oracle bone inscriptions! "

This is actually the magic principle of "the final right of interpretation belongs to Roland".

For this, he is extremely sensitive and concerned.

Roland has long planned the development of the Seris language system, which is the inherent route from complex to simple, including oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, seal script, official script, and regular script.

All the way to "deduce" the simplified characters used in modern times, the writing has also become vernacular, which is completely understandable.

But what will be interspersed in it, and what kind of appearance will the corresponding magic be presented.

This point, even he himself does not know.

But one thing is certain is that the richer the soil of history and culture, the more solid the foundation and the easier it is to thrive.

For this reason, Roland said with emotion: "So far, my most important achievement is to establish (transport) the oracle bone script system and compile a dictionary.

Since the focus of the next step is on the fabrication of inscriptions and record inscriptions, to 'deduce' the development of Sailis language from characters and phrases to sentences and articles, and enhance its narrative and recording functions, then provide (carry) some new Information is essential. "

"What information?"

Everyone was curious.

This belongs to the category of historical culture.

Roland silently considered what to say and what not to say.

Take the more interesting oracle bone No. 10405 in "A Collection of Oracle Bone Inscriptions" as an example. In the fourth paragraph on the front, there is the earliest car accident recorded in writing, following this format.

(10405) Guisi divination, (shell) chastity: "Ten days of death (no) (blame)".Wang Zhan said: "Naizi also has evil spirits."Ruocheng (called).In the Jiawu period, the king was chasing him, Xiaochen steered the car (the original text, this car is almost like a painting, and the axle is broken), Ma Yu (beggar) Wang Fu (this car overturned, lifelike), Ziyang also fell .

As for "maybe" is the follow-up record of this matter:
(6051) Yi is unknown, Binzhen, so that Yongtu Ziyang is in the south.

(3018) Bingshen Bu, Zhen, next Ding Youyong Ziyang aged Yu Ding.

In addition, even the "Yiqiang" in "January, Yimao, Meizi Yinjin, Yiqiang Ten" is not easy to copy directly.

"Shuowen Jiezi": Qiang and Xirong shepherds also follow people and sheep, and sheep also sound.

In the eyes of businessmen, this kind of alien race is roughly the same as the sheep-headed man among the orcs.

Roland's plan is to try not to skip over some ancient meanings and enter into the various explanations of later generations in the systematic moving project.

It would be better to emulate it, borrow chickens to lay eggs, or even just copy it directly, but also to show the context of historical development.

In this way, many words and meanings can be well transplanted to this strange world, and can still be recognized and accepted after many evolutions.

When it comes to these trivial things, is there any point in taking the trouble to search for chapters and excerpts?

Of course there is.

Swiss linguist Saussure wrote a paper "On the Primitive System of Vowels of Indo-European Languages" when he was 21 years old (emphasis added), which summarized the discoveries about the vowel system, thus making structuralist thought and language The close relationship between learning and learning gradually flourished.

The language system includes phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary systems, and it is meaningless to study each part in isolation.

This is only to deconstruct from the field of language itself. If we expand the system constructed by structuralism to an ancient and prosperous civilization, which lasts for thousands of years, language is rooted in all aspects of its history and culture. Infinitely developed, it can almost be concluded that that language is civilization itself!
It is precisely because of this that when studying the characters of Chinese civilization, there is no way to go deep without becoming a historian or a master of Chinese studies.

In fact, this was not the area Roland was good at in his previous life, but because he majored in historical linguistics, he learned a little bit of Chinese history.

My aunt asked him if he studied history, and if he could appraise antiques. My cousin asked him if he could divide Jinding acupoints. He was also very desperate!

But in any case, skipping it directly and taking the present meaning is equivalent to cutting off some roots or branches in the process of transplanting a plant. At that time, let alone magicalization, survival may be a problem.

Roland pondered, and said: "Do you know the heavenly stems and earthly branches, the Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, and the Hetu Luoshu?
In oracle bone inscriptions, there is actually a set of chronology of stems and branches.

Ten Heavenly Stems, A, B, C, D, W, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Kuai, Twelve Earthly Branches, Zi Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Siwu, Shenyou, Xuhai, the least common multiple is 60 years, which is a Jiazi.

Mathematically, this can be understood as sexagesimal notation.

But in fact, it can also be a summary of the laws of everything. "

"What...how do you say this?" Everyone was surprised.

The social terrorist Yiwen, who had been hiding by the side and didn't drink or interrupt, was also surprised to listen to Roland's story.

Because of her private cooking, she has received the most influence from the Seris culture, and she has a vague feeling that there are many things hidden in it.

It was like standing on the top of a cloud-shrouded mountain, watching a huge monster in the distance flash by like a fleeting light, but she couldn't recognize the feeling at all, which made her scalp tingle with nervousness.

Roland smiled slightly, and said: "A person, said that all things come out of the talisman A; person B, said that all things are born..."

Then what is Wuding, Zhusi, Ziyang, overturned, and so on.

These things are still too raw for people in the wizarding world, it is equivalent to serving a pile of raw meat directly, bloody, with a feeling that it is difficult to swallow.

Everyone was in a daze, thinking that Roland was probably really drunk, and they all started talking nonsense.

However, the expression on Yiwen's face became more and more pleasantly surprised, more and more intoxicated, and began to have a feeling of vague understanding and integration.

Suddenly, the hairs stood on end.

She seemed to see that the cloud and mist had dispersed a little, and a huge claw was poked down, and it was revealed in front of her with a shocking glimpse.

In an instant, the mana of the whole world resonates, as if there is a "meaning" pouring out of it.

A lot of inspiration seems to be born out of thin air, and the inscriptions and prophecy magic that were completely clueless before are clearly visible!

Hearing the thunder in a silent place, she was deeply shocked.

(End of this chapter)