I think these remarks are, well, linguistically naive. As for the
proposition that "English originally was a rather monosyllabic language",
consider the following versions of Matthew 8:20 --
Foxas habbadh holu, and heofonan fuglas nest; sothlice mannes
sunu naefdh he hys heafod ahylde. (Old English)
Foxis han dennes, and briddis of heuene han nestis, but mannus
sone hath not where he schal reste his heed. (Middle English)
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but
the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Early Modern English)
The proportions of monosyllables are 5/15 (33%), 10/20 (50%), and
23/24 (96%), respectively, increasing through time. Of course,
anyone familiar with the Chinese culture would never state that
monosyllabicity has anything to do with "low uncultivated nature."
Finally, Latin is not "based" on Greek in the sense that the term
is usually employed. Latin, Greek and Old English are sister
languages all based on Proto-Indo-European.
Stephen Carlson
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