ofbig;huskyanilofasilarclassinthe;distinguishedonlybyhisbigjaw
loeetsadifferenttype;hintelligenteyesand
perantperhapsthe
variabilityofintelligenongny
eloentalpoen
aspareden
iifeninity
indeed;theininendinnyrespearizeitsvariousaspectsthequalitiesofthe
fenineintelligenind
theonsenseitisshyof
abstractter;likeensspeechthechinesehinkingissynthetic;
ncreteandrevelsinproverbs;likeensnversationtheyneverhavehad
highertheticsoftheirohavegonebeyondthelevelof
arithtic;likenyen;asculineen
prizeenhaveasurerinstinen;andthe
chinesehaveitrethanotherpeoplethechinesedependlargelyupontheir
intuitionforsolvingallnaturessteries;thatsa”intuition”or”sixthsense”
akesnyenbelieveathingissobecauseitissoandfinallychinese
logicishighlypersonal;likeenslogicaanintroducea
professorofichthyologyasprofessorofichthyology;butasthebrotherinlawof
lonelharrisonionfor
appendicitisinnehatlovableolddoctorcabotyoushouldlookathis
handsoforeheadinthesa
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thinkoflawasan
abstractentity;butasaflexiblequantityasitshouldbepersonallyappliedtolonel
huangorjorliacrdingly;anylapersonalenoughtorespondto
thepersonalityoflonelhuangorjorliisinhunandthereforenolaall
chinesejusticeisanart;notascience
1thisrefers;ofurse;togeneralanhoodasbroughtaboutbythepresentsocial
syste
jespersen;inhishandstructureofenglish;once
referredtothesculinequalitiesoftheenglishlanguagebypointingtoitsloveof
eno;nsenseandforcefulnesshoutontradictsogreatan
authorityojitheenglishlanguage;ibegtodifferonapointhesexes
nsenseandthepracticalndarecharacteristicsofenratherthanof
n;oreliabletotaketheirfeetoffthegroundandsoartoiossible
heightsthechineselanguageandgraarshoininityexactlybecausethe
language;initsforsyntaxandvocabulary;revealsanextresilicityof
thinking;nageryandenoofsyntacticalrelationships
thissilicityisbestillustratedfroidgin;eathchinese
bones;ase;youno
e;youe;henoe”shouldnotbensideredasclearasthere
roundabout”youneednte;ifhees;andheneednte;ifyoue”in
faoon;indeansenglish;quotes
anenglishsorsetfarrastestifyingbeforethejudge:”hedastick;andheda
stick;andhelickedhe;andhelickedhe;ifhelickedheashardashelickedhe;heda
killedhe;andnothehe;”andthisseetoachresensiblealking
thanoneaniccasedistinctionsforacrdingtothechinese;the
differencebetplex;andtheaddingofthethirdpersonsingularending”s”
isassuperfluousasisalreadyprovedtobeinthepasttenseihad;hehad;i;he
things”houtever
beingsunderstoodorlosinganythingexceptaaningless”class”hhas
nothingtodohthebeautyofexpressionihavegreathopethatenglishand
aricanprofessorsablypronouncea”hedont”in
thesandthattheenglishlanguageyonedaybeeassensibleand
clearasthechinese;throughtheinfluenceofpidgin
acertainfeninepracticalinstincthasalreadyguidedtheenglishtoabbreviateall
theirsubordinateclausesaschaspossible;like”itting5”god
ed”ifidontnotshallnot
ebacktonightand”ifnotshallbreakoutnextweek”
jespersenalreadyntionssuplicityinenglishas”first
e;firstserved”nocure;nopay;””oncebitten;tandard
pidgintheyarebeginningtodropthe”;”too”o”
englishgraaristhereforenotfarfroalvationtheplicityis;
hoountainety”othe
chineseclearlyansthat”ifyouonlysitandeatanddonothing;evenafortuneas
bigasauntaiibeforetheenglishcan
catchuphus
thechinesencretehinkingcanalsobeillustratedbythenatureofits
abstraetaphoricexpressionsanabstract
notionisoftenexpressedbythebinationoftall”
for”size;””longshort”for”length;””broadnarroh””isthe
bigsllofyourshoes””long”and”short”alsorefertotherightandwrongof
partiesindispute;asthechineseexpressionisentislongor
short”andthereforeilar
totheenglish”thelongandtheshortofitis”and”thatnhasnorightwrong”
aningheisagoodnbecausehepreservesagodlikeindifferencetowardall
questions;anddoesnotgetinvolvedinprivatedisputesabstractendingslike”ness”
arealsounknoplysay;encius;that”the
eastheeofaejade”thishasabearing
ontheirlackoianalyticthinking
en;sofarasiknosthis;ithink;hasbeenprovedby
ananalyticalstudyofthevocabularyofenauthorstheanalytical;statistical
thouch
nsensetogotothetroubleofuntingoproveithe
truthdirectlythatensvocabularyinspeechandingisdecidedlylessabstract;
thatissuffiageryalways
takestheplainologythehighlyacadecsentence:”thereisno
differencebutdifferenceofdegreebetdegreesofdifferenceandnodifference3cannotbeexactlyreproducedinchinese;andachinesetranslatorwould
probablysubstituteforitthencianquestion:”isthedifferencebetween
runningaystepsandrunningaepsinbattle”sucha
substituteexpressionlosesindefinitionandexactness;butgainsinintelligibilityto
say;”hoentalprocesses”isnotsointelligibleas”how
uldiknoind”;andthisintuisdecidedlyless
affectivethanthechinese”aatapeinhisbelly”
chinesethought;therefore;alainsontheperipheryofthevisibleworld;and
thishelpsasenseoffactthis
dislikeofabstractterisfurtherseeninthechinesenasforclassificationsh
usuallyrequiresharplydefinedterinstead;thechinesealost
expressivenasfordifferentthereare
differentthodsofethodofchingafireacrossth
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eriver”
detaethodofdragonfliesskiingtheersurface”
lightnessoftouch;”thethodofpaintingadragonanddottingitseyes”bringing
outthesalientpoints;thethodofreleasinga”
playingaboutasubject;”thethodofshohedragonsheadhoutitstail”
freedofventandethodofasharp
precipiceoverhangingatenthousandfeetravine”abruptnessofending;”the
thodoflettingbloodbyoneneedleprick”direct;epigraaticgibe;”thethod
ofgoingstraightintothefrayethodof
announarchingtothe”surpriseattack;”the
thodofsidestabsandflankingattaist
hangingoveragreylake”lloethodoflayersof
ulation;”thethodofthroedfirecrackersata
horsesbuttocks5finalstabtoessuggest
picturesqueterlikethe”boheories”ofthe
originofspeech
thisprofusenessofigeryandpauinologyhasaninfluenceon
thestyleofingand;nsequently;onthestyleofthoughtontheonehand;it
kesforvividness;ontheother;ityeasilydegenerateintoasenseless
derativenessany
periodsofchineseliterature;andagainsthe”fangdynastysetupa
revoltsuchastylesuffersfroackofexactnessofexpression;butatitsbestit
bringsabout;asinthebest”nonatic
andsllingofthesoil;liketheproseofsanddefoe;”inthebestenglish
tradition;”asicjargonhis
rapidlygroericanuniversitycircles;especiallyangthepsychologists
andsosof”factors;””processes;”
”individualization;””departntalization;””quotasofaition;””standardizationof
anger”and”efficientsofhappiness”suchastyleispracticallyuntranslatableinto
eludiadeinitunderthesloganof”europeanizationofchinese;”ofvoguetranslation
fronglishintochineseishardestinscientifictreatises;
chineseintoenglishishardestinpoetryandderativeprose;whereeveryword
ntainsanige
iiilackofscience
suffiadeto
enableustoappreciatethecauseoftheirfailuretodevelopnaturalsciencethe
greekslaidthefoundationofnaturalsciencebecausethegreekndially
ananalyticalnd;afactodeityofaristotlethe
egyptiansdevelopedgeotryandastrono;sciencesical
nd:andthehindusdevelopedagraaroftheirohalltheir
nativeintelligenr;andtheirtheticsand
astronoinddelightsonly
inralplatitudes;andtheirabstractterlike”benevolence;””kindliness;”
”propriety”and”loyalty”aresogeneralthatinsuchdiscussionstheyarenaturallylost
invaguegeneralities
ofalltheanotseandhanfeitse
developedastyleakintogentreasoningncius;edlyagreat
sophist;caredonlyforsuchbigility”and”righteousness”alltherestof
thelikechuangtse;liehtseandhuainantse;delightedingracefultaphorsthe
disotse;hueishihandkungsunlung;sophists;were
interestedinspinningss;andinendeavouringtoprovesuch
propositionsas”eggshavehaironthe””horseslayeggs;””adogybeala;”
”achickenhasthreelegs;””fireisnot;””theouchestheground;”
”atortoiseislongerthanasnake;”etcthescholarsofthehandynasty;hsoon
folloakingalexandrianntariesontheclassicsof
theprerevivedtaoisnddependedon
their”intuition”forthesolvingofthesteriesoftheiroheuniverse
experintatiohodhadbeendeveloped
thesungphilosophersreinterpretednfu;and
transforditintoasystefntaldisciplineandralhygienetheydeveloped
areputationforgraspingthegeneralntentofabook”houtingtokno
thoroughly”thesungsostunscientificphilology;oo
philologyatallonlyaslateasthechingnchudynastyheredevelopeda
parativethod;onceputthechingphilologyonaheightunattained
beforechingphilologyethodinchina
itiseasytoseeindethod;forthe
scientificthod;besidesbeinganalytical;alountofstupid
drudgery;nsenseandinsightandinduanrelationshipsinhechineseare
pririlyinterested;oftenresultsinaforfstupiditynotsorareinarican
universitiestherearetodaydoethodh
akebantuinhisgravenochineseuldpossiblybestupidenoughto
;andafteraseriesofcarefulobservations;announce
thestaggeringnaryfunanufactureof
ieandtion
parisononfourthodsofdishhat”stoopingand
liftingarefatiguing”;2orthat;in”astudyofthebacterialntentoftton
undershirts;33”thenuerofbacteriatendstoincreasee
gatsareseveralyearsagostatedthata
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universityof
akinga”parativestudy”oftheiressionalpowerof
varioustypesoflettering;foundthattheblackerthelines;therestrikingtheyare
totheeye
thissortofstupidity;althoughusefultobusinessadvertisent;uldreallybe
arrivedat;ithink;justasrreonsenseand
”intuition”thebestcartoonihaveeverseeninpunchisthatofangressof
behaviouristsberofpig”subjects”throughatest;ha
therterinthesnoutandapearlneouslyresolve
thatpigsdonotrespondtothesightofjeerely
prostitutionofthescientificthod;forhatprofessorcasonofrochester
universityreadapaperattheninthannualinteationalnferenceofpsychologists
onthe”originandnatureofnannoyances;”ined21;000
kindsofannoyances;erdeductingduplicationsand”spuriousannoyances;”
erreducedto507;andinhese
”annoyances;”like26rksfor”hairinfood;”2for”thesightofabaldhead”and24
for”ckroaches”
1teachersllegererd;luiauniversity;feb;1930;p472;quotedby
abrahalexner:universities;arican;englishandge
sflexner;ibid”adissertationsubttedtothegraduatefacultyincandidacyfor
degreeofsterofarts;”universityofchicago
8flexner;ibid”adissertationsubttedinpartialfulfilntoftherequirentsof
kansasstateagriculturalllegefordegreeofdoctoroiscience”
acertainauntofstupiddrudgeryisofursepartandparceloftruescientific
ruescientificdisciplinecanenableascientisttotakedelightinthe
disverythatanearthhasacer
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