【No. 1580】Shigo (死語 - Dead Language/Word)
Apr 16, 2019 06:23
Shigo
In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese word shigo (死語).
Since shi (死) means "death/dead" and go (語) means "word/language," the literal meaning of shigo is "dead word" or "dead language."
In linguistics, shigo means a dead language that no one uses, but it is also used to mean a dead word that people rarely use or an antiquated word.
If you want to mean the latter two, you can use haigo (廃語 - literally means "obsolete word"), but I think that shigo is more used than haigo on a daily basis.
In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese word shigo (死語).
Since shi (死) means "death/dead" and go (語) means "word/language," the literal meaning of shigo is "dead word" or "dead language."
In linguistics, shigo means a dead language that no one uses, but it is also used to mean a dead word that people rarely use or an antiquated word.
If you want to mean the latter two, you can use haigo (廃語 - literally means "obsolete word"), but I think that shigo is more used than haigo on a daily basis.
死語
昨日の投稿の中で、「死語」という言葉を使いました。
「死」は "death/dead"、「語」は "word/language" を意味するので、「死語」の文字どおりの意味は "dead word/dead language" となります。
言語学において、「死語」は「日常話者がいなくなった自然言語」を意味しますが、「昔はよく使われたが今はあまり使われなくなった語彙」や「古臭く感じる語彙」のような意味で使われることも多いです。
後者2つの意味を表す語としては「廃語」がありますが、「死語」のほうが日常的に使われると思います。
昨日の投稿の中で、「死語」という言葉を使いました。
「死」は "death/dead"、「語」は "word/language" を意味するので、「死語」の文字どおりの意味は "dead word/dead language" となります。
言語学において、「死語」は「日常話者がいなくなった自然言語」を意味しますが、「昔はよく使われたが今はあまり使われなくなった語彙」や「古臭く感じる語彙」のような意味で使われることも多いです。
後者2つの意味を表す語としては「廃語」がありますが、「死語」のほうが日常的に使われると思います。
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No. 1 artboy598
- Shigo
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese word 'shigo' (死語).
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Since 'shi' (死) means "death/dead" and 'go' (語) means "word/language," the literal meaning of 'shigo' is "dead word" or "dead language."
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In linguistics, 'shigo' means a dead language that no one uses, but it is also used to mean a dead word that people rarely use or an antiquated word.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- If you want to mean the latter two, you can use 'haigo' (廃語 - literally means "obsolete word"), but I think that 'shigo' is more used than 'haigo' on a daily basis.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
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