tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 06 14:18:34 1996
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Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
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- Subject: Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 17:19:59 -0400
qaSDI' 96-08-06 06:35:52 EDT, jatlh marqoS:
> In English, the two
> members of a homophone pair are always spelled differently. If they're
> spelled the same (such as the various meanings of "spine" that started
this
> thread), then it's not considered a case of homophony; it's considered
> to be multiple meanings for a single word. In Klingon, of course, the
> spelling
> is completely phonetic, so that distinction is lost.
Not always. We have a canon, and oft-cited, example: {toDuj} and {toDDuj}.
Now, technically (according to TKD), both {D}'s of {toDDuj} would be
pronounced, but in many examples of spoken Klingon, including this one in
Star Trek V, the sounds are run together. Admittedly, {toDuj} is a word
which was *designed* to be a homophone, but so what?
SuStel
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