When new words emerge in a language, such as 'internet', who decides how they are written in chinese, japanese

Question

Is there a language authority, that decides how to write the new characters for the new words? are they based on similar characters for similar words? (i.e. is the new character for Internet related to the character for Computer?) how is the public educated on how to write these new symbols, if they are already out of school?

(unrelated question:) Do characters for verbs share similar characteristics, e.g. number of strokes etc? is it easy to tell the difference between a noun, verb, etc. (would the character for say, applesauce be derived from the character for apple? )

Answer 1

Usually normal people decide the names for new things. In fact in Japanese there is an entire alphabet used for "borrowed" words, katagana. I remember reading an article on this subject and the word for internet in chinese is something like the World Spider's Web and it was named that by kids and it stuck. Besides do you see a teenager anywhere listening to some group of old people on how to speak.

Answer 2

Chinese and Japanese won't normally create new characters for new words anymore. They're more likely to combine already existent characters to form new concepts. This usually happens when people start using them and others follow. They could put together, for example (this is an example I made up) the character for machine "&" and smart "%" and create the word computer "&%".

Each character represents a thing or an idea. You have to memorize them to know what they mean. Some components of some characters give you clues as to what they may mean and/or how to pronounce them, especially in Chinese.

The usage of Chinese characters in Japanese is more complex. Each character may have several different pronunciations of both Chinese and Japanese origin, as well as several meanings.

Sometimes new words are created by combining characters for their sound to mimic that of the language they come from. In Japanese a set of characters or syllabary called katakana is normally used to write foreign words.

I could go on but this is probably all you need/want to know?

Answer 3

in Japanese, there are two different "alphabets," per se, of characters. Each has the same characters minus an exception or two. The first, Hiragana (ひらがな) is generally used for native japanese words. The second, Katakana （カタカナ) is used for foreign words and names. A word like internet would be written using katakana something like this:
(インターネット) which in romanji would be spelled something like intaanetto.

Answer 4

chinese language is a character gadget that's named logographic- this ability that the pictures stand for the words. notwithstanding, those "pictures" are created from smaller "pictures" that time out which ability, inflection and pronunciation. Korean, which will look equivalent to three different east asian writing structures, has a syllabic gadget. which ability, that each and every guy or woman "letter" is comprised with different letters in this style of style that there seems to be a splash photograph or image for one syllable. i think of it is the finest : )

Answer 5

I'm not sure who Chinese decide what the new words of the language if i had to guess i would say the emperor would say. but i recently learned that a college decided what should be new words in Spanish such as El shorts

Answer 6

I'd guess the cummulative weight of common usage does it. If lots of people in China start using any particular pictogram(s) to mean "internet," then that will eventually spread, and then become the "Chinese" term for it.

Answer 7

god tells everyone everything