tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 07 04:21:59 1996
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Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 96 07:21:33 EDT
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:21:15 -0700. <[email protected]>
jIQochbe'. chay' mu'mey chevlu' 'e' vIqelbe'pu'. loQ pIm {toDuj} QIch
{toDDuj} QIch je, 'ach yap rurchuqghachchaj. <Homophones> bIH 'e' vIlaj.
-marqoS
[email protected] writes:
\ 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?
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