Activity for Sigma‭

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Answer	—	A: Is it really true that all Chinese words have one syllable? Mandarin is represented in characters. Each character is a single syllable. A guide can be found here showing the pronunciations as romanized in Pinyin (alternative romanization patterns exist but are rarely used today). If a "word" is defined as a single character, then yes, all words are a ... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Question	—	Is posting links to commercial content as part of a resource post allowed? I'm currently working on the Ancient Greek resources page. There are several textbooks I've used and found useful, as well as various other resources that are not open source. What should our policy be for these kind of recommendations; just a name? An Amazon link is okay? Limit to free resources onl... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Answer	—	A: How should we customize the Resources category? Should we also change the default license? If we eventually end up with some kind of community user for maintenance purposes as suggested here we might want to suggest a more open license. (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Article	—	Historical Greek Educational Resources Please post resources below for learning or studying Historical Greek. At the moment this will be a catch-all post; eventually some categories may spin off into their own resource lists. Reading & Texts Beginners - Lingua Graeca Per Se Illustrata - an open-source reader modeled on the Latin LLP... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Question	—	How do linguists determine historical pronunciation? There were two recent questions (here and here) about historical pronunications. I know that languages evolve in sound over time, but how do linguists determine what the original phonology was several hundred or thousand years ago before we had audio recordings? What techniques or heuristics do t... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Answer	—	A: How should we customize the Resources category? Description: > A community wiki for language enthusiasts. Help text: > - Provide a short description of each resource you post > - Add a language tag to your post (where appropriate) > - If you are listing multiple kinds of resources, break them up using markdown formatting so categories a... (more)	—	over 3 years ago