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| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes  Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 18 of 62 01 July 2011 at 4:29am | IP Logged |
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Day 10:
I learned another syllable: tha, which was a little harder for me to get right. I spent more time than I wanted to, to make sure that it looks reasonably close to the u-chen script. Ah, yes. There is more than one way to write Tibetan. The symbols we see in all the books are the u-chen script, but there are also the choukmatik, dutsa, and paytsik scripts that all have separate origins and purposes. Welcome to anyone interested enough to study this fascinating language. This learning log is based upon the idea that even an esoteric or difficult language can be learned if eaten in small bites. At this pace, I'll have finished the syllabary in less than a month, and will have learned a lot more about the language. Those of you who can purchase books, by all means, devour them! They are a precious resource -- a gateway to the minds of authors long-gone. Edited by zhanglong on 04 July 2011 at 9:01pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 19 of 62 04 July 2011 at 2:23pm | IP Logged |
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Day 11:
Learned a relatively easy to write syllable: da. I find that my mind constantly wants to run away from exactly what I am doing. I don't know if that is human nature-- a brain optimized to help us cook the day's hunt by the fire and still be wary of attacking tigers, or if it is a mind conditioned by 21st century distractions. But I'm finding myself distracted from the daily practice by a 1,000 different considerations. That is natural, I suppose, in a non-stop, five hour practice, but in ten minutes, it's interesting how many times, your mind tries to lurch your attention from what you are doing. It's when you feel that you are "in-the-zone" that you are perfectly attuned to what your will and your attention are doing. It's when they become one. Those are the best feelings! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 20 of 62 04 July 2011 at 4:02pm | IP Logged |
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Day 12:
Learned a new syllable, na, that looks almost like a cursive "l". I miss the fact that I don't have a book I can refer to. Even though electronic resources are excellent, they are not 100% portable. A cell phone can run out of power and a computer can be denied access to the internet. But there is something to be said for a well-worn, dog-eared collection of paper whose pages have grown musty and cracked over years of daily use. A book can be your companion in places not even the best ipad can comfortably go. Edited by zhanglong on 04 July 2011 at 9:36pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 21 of 62 04 July 2011 at 8:33pm | IP Logged |
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Day 13:
I decided to review all the syllables I've learned so far. I've learned and can recognize the first three rows of four syllables. Also, I installed the Tibetan keyboard onto the iphone and installed a Tibetan dictionary. I found the IPA pronunciation of each syllable, because I find it very hard to distinguish the sounds of each character, but will use the Hodge transliteration to transcribe them. How this relates to Wylie, I have no idea. Also, will attempt to install the Tibetan keyboard in Windows. Edited by zhanglong on 04 July 2011 at 9:35pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 22 of 62 04 July 2011 at 9:38pm | IP Logged |
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Day 14:
ཀ ཁ ག ང This is the first row of four syllables in the Tibetan syllabary. The sounds are produced at the back of the throat. Unfortunately, after installing the Microsoft keyboard, I still have to figure out how to produce the letters I want. It's a distraction from mastering the alphabet, so this excursion into tool-building will temporarily come to an end. Except... I couldn't let it go. Here is a handy chart of how to type these symbols in Windows 7. Computer input methods change all the time and are relatively unimportant in the study of an ancient language, and yet...they can be very convenient to use. http://writecantonese8.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/layout-of-ti betan-keyboard-in-windows-7/ 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4929 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 24 of 62 05 July 2011 at 3:13am | IP Logged |
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Mind? I welcome any and all comments! Thank you for the tips! The suggestions you provided are much more helpful.
I treasure every small piece of knowledge I get because here on the mainland, there are few, if any, resources for learning minority languages. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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