A comparative absence of grammatical inflexions, and a disproportionate preponderance of monosyllabic words, characterize the language of China.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
So much for the simple elementary facts; the former of which will be spoken of under the designation of Mongolian conformation; the second under that of monosyllabic language.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
Plenty of nations besides the Chinese are monosyllabic in language.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham