Post by Noriko on Nov 29, 2012 17:27:23 GMT -5
I saw this news story on television[1] tonight and thought it would be of interest:
ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201211290056
Researchers have identified one of the oldest examples of hiragana characters ever found, a discovery that could help language historians determine how complex kanji characters became modified as the simplified syllabary used today.
[1]A television channel here, World, a branch of PBS, airs a half our English language news program based out of Japan called Newsline. It is affiliated with NHK's international programming. It is followed by Journal, based out of Western Europe.
ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201211290056
Researchers have identified one of the oldest examples of hiragana characters ever found, a discovery that could help language historians determine how complex kanji characters became modified as the simplified syllabary used today.
[1]A television channel here, World, a branch of PBS, airs a half our English language news program based out of Japan called Newsline. It is affiliated with NHK's international programming. It is followed by Journal, based out of Western Europe.