Tanslation from the Persian diagrammed

[Frank Antonson]

I had predicted that you couldn't bear the burden because you don't have the capacity even if you try. (This we have thanks to Chester)

 

[Frank Antonson]

Here at my work in school I cannot diagram online (or view a diagram online), so I will have to wait until I get home.

However, I am already very curious about what the diagram would look like in the Persian. Am I right in saying that it would start as a mirror image since Persian is written from right to left?

I also wonder what it will look like if it is diagrammed morpheme by morpheme with no adjustments for a different word order.

 

[Frank Antonson]

 

[chester_100]

Here at my work in school I cannot diagram online (or view a diagram online), so I will have to wait until I get home.

However, I am already very curious about what the diagram would look like in the Persian. Am I right in saying that it would start as a mirror image since Persian is written from right to left?

I also wonder what it will look like if it is diagrammed morpheme by morpheme with no adjustments for a different word order.

Thank you very much.
Yes, as you said, the Persian picture is a mirror image of the English one. I tried to reconstruct a Persian model, following your example. Although the two sentences are semantically the same, there are some structural differences between the two languages. And as you said a morpheme by morpheme representation will be just perfect. We will do it!

 

[Frank Antonson]

That diagram is GORGEOUS!

I am pretty sure that you can claim to be the first one who ever did anything like that!

With the beautiful calligraphy of Persian the diagram looks like a painting.

How to proceed with a morpheme by morpheme [henceforth MBM] diagram?

Since I speak no Persian, I guess you will have to translate the Persian into English units, keeping the Persian word order.

This might be a point for others to help.

If only Kondorosi were here! But I can contact him.

 

[chester_100]

Oh, thank you. I really liked your aesthetical evaluation.
The font is, of course, a formal one used usually in books and etc. Unfortunately, classical types, which are usually used for ornamental purposes, are not processed properly in Editors designed for English.

Anyway, a morpheme-by-morpheme description of language can be very tempting. I decided to start it in a new post, trying to make it useful for other members too.

 

[Frank Antonson]

Have we discovered a new art form -- placing the English beside the Persian diagram. A sort of West meets East?
We could use the same font to make it more comparable.

This is fun.

I hope others are watching.

 

[chester_100]

Sure, this is a nice art-enjoyable- Contrastive sentence analysis.
I believe mutual linguistic understanding can help people from different cultures overcome their differences.
The font will be the same.

 

[Frank Antonson]

I, personally, have entertained the thought that linguistic differences are the origin of wars. If you do not understand what a group is saying, you tend to suspect that it is against you. I'm not sure why the contrary could not be true. In any case polyglots can be peace-makers.

 

[Mehrgan]

I, personally, have entertained the thought that linguistic differences are the origin of wars. If you do not understand what a group is saying, you tend to suspect that it is against you. I'm not sure why the contrary could not be true. In any case polyglots can be peace-makers.

Thanks to both posters...

So, just imagine a world where the rulers were linguists! Brilliant!

 

[Frank Antonson]

Wasn't it Plato that proposed a government ruled by philosophers (The Republic)? He was close. He just missed.