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I want to compare the grammar of analytical and synthetic languages. These concepts are broader, but we can make it out on the example of Slavic and Western European. Modern Western European languages have an analytical grammar. This means, first of all, that there are almost no changes in words with the help of inflections in the roots and endings, and instead, the relationship between words is determined by the order of place of the word.
Synthetic grammar is inherited from Proto-Indo-European Aryan languages. Schlegel believed that this approach was much better and more graceful.
In fact, the difference in practice is small, but here it must be borne in mind that the Slavic languages are extremely cluttered and the regularity of the inflections has been lost there.
However, the flexibility advantage is still evident here.
For example, in order to say something, a Westerner first needs to compose a sentence structure in his head, this is an additional difficulty.
Another example. It is much easier to put poems in synthetic language, because by making permutations in words it is easier to choose the rhyme and the length of the verse.
What benefits do you see with analytical grammar?
Synthetic grammar is inherited from Proto-Indo-European Aryan languages. Schlegel believed that this approach was much better and more graceful.
In fact, the difference in practice is small, but here it must be borne in mind that the Slavic languages are extremely cluttered and the regularity of the inflections has been lost there.
However, the flexibility advantage is still evident here.
For example, in order to say something, a Westerner first needs to compose a sentence structure in his head, this is an additional difficulty.
Another example. It is much easier to put poems in synthetic language, because by making permutations in words it is easier to choose the rhyme and the length of the verse.
What benefits do you see with analytical grammar?
