2008年4月15日星期二

Forbes Global list the most densely populated cities can not stand close scrutiny


Forbes Global list the most densely populated cities can not stand close scrutiny
Recently, a source said, the United States "Forbes" magazine selected 20 of the world's most densely populated cities, of which 16 came from Asia. 10 cities from which most representative countries China and India. China 5 persons including the most populated city of Shenzhen (No. 5), Taipei (No. 7), Shanghai (10), Beijing (12) and Tianjin (18). "Forbes" pointed out that population, getting intensive, which means that lower the quality of life. After the publication of this list, and this has led some users, experts and the media questioned. December 18, "Nanfang Daily" quoted the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Statistics said a staff member at the end of last year, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in the population density is 8,056 / square kilometers, the city's density is 4,334 / square kilometers, I wonder if the list producers is how to access and calculate 17,150 / square kilometers of this figure. But in any case, the list to 466 square kilometers of land area as Shenzhen (Note: According to the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government published on the website of the data, the total area of Shenzhen City 1952.84 square kilometers, the Shenzhen Special Zone area of 395.81 square kilometers), in such a basis for the calculation of Population density is not accurate.
"Forbes" list is not only wrong Shenzhen's population density, but, overall, this list is neither accurate nor comprehensive. For example, it included in the list of Tianjin, but the omission of Hong Kong. According to official data, Tianjin area of about 4,300 square kilometers, the city's resident population of about 10 million (of which live in the cities and towns of a population of about 7.8 million) and the Hong Kong area of 1,100 square kilometers, and a population of about 7 million. Clearly, the population density of Hong Kong far exceeds Tianjin.

History international language


Ideal long-standing international language. Earlier thought the man-made global language of the people of Europe during the Renaissance British philosopher Francis Bacon, France and Germany scientists Cartesian philosopher Leibniz. Known artificial language comprises hundreds of These options can be divided into two categories: 1. Philosophy of language, pictures language, symbols digital language, and so on. These languages is in the existing language of creations by. Such languages, the most famous is Jean Sudre (Jean Sudre) 1866 the music of the language "cable to cable" (Solresol). Solresol all the grammar and vocabulary are composed of seven notes. Below are a few examples: si (yes), do (not), re ( and), dore (I), domi (you), dofa (him), redo (I), remi (you), doremi (Japan), and so on. written language can not only speak, but also singing , as well as musical instruments to play, but it is no less than any national language to learn, but difficult than they should. language practical possibility, it was restricted by the seven notes. in actual use, it is very often irregular and uncoordinated.
2. Established on the basis of language in the national language. Now what is the international language refers to the fact that this kind of language. First in the world for a larger impact of artificial language, the length is from Germany Oxfam Player (Schleyer) in 1879 to create the Volapük (Volapuk). Mainly from the English word, and some are from Latin language and German. these words have become it, a far cry from that in most cases is simply not identified. all, as far as possible Monosyllabic, and absolutely should be the beginning and end of consonants. language name itself From English on the world (World) and speak (to speak). Again: Yulop (Europe), Silop (Asia), Fikop (Africa), Melop (OAS), gok (chickens), ob (I), ol (you) , and so on. in Volapük peak in 1889, some 263 organizations and 25 kinds of publications, more than 1,000 teachers receive diplomas all over the world, in 25 different languages published materials, a total of 384 kinds of literature, In addition, colleges and universities are some of Europe and the United States. Volapük but now it has been office, the only thing of the past are history.
Volapük demise of the three main reasons: First, it's very unwieldy grammar, with too many difficulties to language learning in the form of surplus. Secondly, because of the arbitrary application Player trip, the Volapük Almost all forms should be a decision by him, which at any time that language was not a collective development language. third, in 1887 by a Polish Chaimenhefu Volapük better than man-made Esperanto language programme - (Esperanto), Volapük, many are turning to Esperanto.
Esperanto is the Volapük second after a greater impact on the international language. Chaimenhefu early childhood in the era of international language ideal in the minds of his produce, and he paid for this ideal of a lifetime of effort. in 1887, he introduced the language at their own expense published the first booklet .1905, Hamblen cities in France held its first session of the International Esperanto Conference and adopted the "Declaration of Esperanto." Since then, in addition to the two world wars period, in countries around the world every year in rotation convening an international Esperanto Conference. (Ido), (Occidental), (Novial), (Interlingua), (Glosa) (Mondlango). In addition Volapük and Esperanto, the other a greater impact on the artificial language is also available in: Iraq multilingual (Ido), the Western Language (Occidental), Novial (Novial), Interlingua (Interlingua) , Glosa (Glosa), as well as universal brotherhood language (Mondlango). (Ulango), (Esperanto) Datong language universal brotherhood language acronym (Ulango), it has Esperanto (Esperanto), and English, based on the grammar has absorbed some Chinese elements. En: The world's most common in the Latin alphabet, French and English alphabet and the same. As long as the 26 letters learn the pronunciation and spelling rules, and can be read any write a word. Grammar: ending that part of speech (noun, for example - o at the end, adjectives - at the end of a). Basic word order is "subject predicate + + object" and the Chinese and English word order of the same basic. Term: Tatung language vocabulary mainly come from international roots, the prefix, suffix, the formation of a strong capacity is easy to learn, easy to remember characteristics.

Introduction to international language


Human language is the principal instrument of the exchange of ideas. It is precisely because of language, can be mutual understanding between people; it is because of language, of human knowledge and experience can be handed down from generation to generation. Children in a period of the greatest harvest is learn a speech. However, people who speak different languages in the mutual exchanges, language differences have become an insurmountable obstacle. The past, people aspire to a common language. "Bible" are the records of a "Barbieri Babel" story, as well as China's ancient books "Rites," "get off the track today, with the text" records, reflects the people's good wishes. According to linguists to statistics, there are now thousands of languages around the world. In the process of global integration is accelerating today, among nations, nationalities and increasingly frequent contacts between the people of the growing need to break the language barrier. In many countries of the school, are an important foreign language courses. However, if a person wants to master a foreign language and the very different native language is not easy. Moreover, even if the time spent several years learn a foreign language, not necessarily in the country in the world unhindered, because although you learned the language of a country, in the State B may send not useless. Even if you have mastered the language of the two countries and B, and C in the country is not necessarily useful. Learning a variety of foreign languages, and people spent a lot of time, energy and resources. In such circumstances, people naturally think: There should be an international language, a person besides their mother tongue, to learn the international language, we can access the world. In other words, the international language is not to replace the national language, but in different national languages to serve as a bridge between the role. Well, what language suitable to serve as international language? Some say that any of the national language, as long as we all agree that the international use of it, not to solve this problem? The question is: what kind of national language? Each country wishing to use their own languages as international language. This is not surprising, because each person most familiar with, the most commonly used, the language of most specialty is their mother tongue. British and the Americans hope that the world use English as the international language, France - French, Germany - German, Japanese - Japanese, Chinese - Chinese. According to the most equitable way, it should be all kinds of statistics around the world language, the use of language or languages in which the largest number of such language is the recognized international language. This calculation, the Chinese are eligible to become international language, the use of Chinese as the number of over 1.3 billion, putting it far ahead of any other use of a number of languages. However, the Chinese feel that it is more difficult for Westerners in the language of the West, we want to learn Chinese, spend at least seven or eight years or even decades, as a national language not suitable for the Chinese as international language. So, whether using English as international language? The use of English after the number of Chinese is the most widely used national language. In science and technology and international trade, and other fields, and now the international language English agent actually some of the functions, some experts even predicted that the English will be the end of this century "conquer" the world has become the common language of mankind. This, however, still too early to predict, after all, the number of English-speaking now only one-tenth of the world's population. Moreover, the status of languages and is closely related to the status of countries. If the use of English as the international language, the United States, Britain and other English-speaking countries would be in the international political, economic, cultural and other fields has an absolute advantage in the position, which is very negative and, therefore, will surely be met with non-English-speaking countries strongly opposed. For example, France has long resisted the English to French cultural erosion. Why is the international language must not be a single national language? Adopt an international language as a national language, will be given to this nation and the state brought many privileges, but also to other peoples and countries inequality. In order to learn the language, other peoples and nations must constantly pay incalculable human, material and financial resources, and in this language is the mother tongue of peoples and nations without any additional pay, we can all areas in the world to enjoy the various exchanges facilitate access to great interest. This is very unfair and unreasonable, no country in the world and the nation would willingly accept it.
Indeed, history has had to act as a national language suitable to the functions of precedent, such as the Latin of the Roman Empire period in the whole history of the 10 century stage, in the western world to play the role of a common language. Another example is the French in the French Empire its peak, then have exclusive international diplomatic forum. But this is not what the people's consent or choice, but when a country's economic, political strength of the results of expansion. So with the collapse of the Roman Empire, Latin for the emerging countries on abandoned by the same token, the decline of the French empire, but also makes French international glorious gradually dim. Now English (or English) are also experiencing the same Latin and French history, and the Latin and French course of the rise and fall of a short course, because the demands of ethnic equality and oppose discrimination language voice , than any past era of the more strongly.
As a national language suitable to have an unfavorable factors: any of the national language, in the long-term habits are formed, including a large number of irregular and unreasonable factors, study up wasting time and effort. In English as an example, the pronunciation of many words and spelling inconsistencies, there are many irregular verbs, as memory needs more on the customary terms. Because it is more difficult for learning English, although the English of many people, but very few people really learn. International language should have the following characteristics: First, it is a neutral, international, for all of the races are easy to learn. Secondly, it is a logical and strong, structural precision, no exceptions. Thirdly, it should be a unity between spoken and written language, pronunciation and spelling consistent. Fourth, it can express different nuances of the national language, can be used to translate any national language.
Clearly, the only artificial language consistent with these standards. Datong is such a phrase artificial international language.