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| Comment | Post #286912 |
I think you are interpreting "raise" much too literally. It doesn't have to mean physically lifting up, it can be metaphorical. A metaphorical use is like when we *raise money* (money does not literally go up in the air!) or when we *raise someone's mood* (a mood is not a physical thing, how would yo... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #286610 |
Why don't you cross post this to https://languagelearning.stackexchange.com/ or https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/? (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #282377 | Initial revision | — | almost 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Why didn't the same one (ancestor) language preponderate over China, Japan, Korea? Don't hesitate to revise my post, particularly if you want to add maps. I'm basically extending this question on Reddit to Chinese. Unquestionably China, Korea, Japan are much closer to each other, than Iceland, Ireland vs. Bengal — the "polar opposite" language borders of the Indo-European fam... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |