tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 24 07:18:20 1996
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Re: Par'Mach is a Canonical
- From: "Joel Anderson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Par'Mach is a Canonical
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 07:18:15 -0700
> >> Like it or
> >>not, tlhIngan Hol as a real constructed language exists with or
> >>without Star Trek to support it -- or to interfere with it, as
> >>the case may be.
> >Well, no, it doesn't.
> vuDvam yIQIj. (Explain this opinion!_
ghobe'. ngoD 'oH. (No. It is a fact.)
>qatlh Holna' rurbe' tlhIngan Hol? (Why doesn't Klingon resemble a real
language?)
Dochvam vIjatlhbe' (I didn't say THAT)
>chay' "Star Trek" wuv tlhIngan Hol? (How does tlhIngan Hol depend on Star
Trek?)
qatlh tlhIngan Hol ghoj ghotpu'? "Star Trek"
(why do people study Klingon?"Star Trek" )
'Iv tlhIngan paqmey ngev? "Star Trek"
(who sells Klingon books? "Star Trek" aka Paramount)
'Iv tlhIngan Qujmey ngev? "Star Trek"
(who sells Klingon games? "Star Trek" aka Paramount)
>HIjang! (Answer me!)
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Constructed languages draw from a community of interest that
use/study/extend the language for some REASON. World peace, or
participation in a special kind of community, getting a chance to
flesh out an imaginary world. While there is a diverse community of
people interested in tlhIngan Hol, the overriding *DRAW* is the milieu
of a science fiction environment, namely Star Trek. Were the "Star
Trek" association somehow removed from tlhIngan Hol it would no
doubt persist - but not to the degree it does today.
I certainly believe tlhIngan is a real language - as I tell people
"it is as real as Disneyland", which usually gets a laugh, but
the point is - "just because something is made up, doesn't mean
it isn't real".
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[As amusing as the "SKI" tag may be, in a world where real impairment
is a serious issue, I'll bet some people may not find it funny. Why
not just be polite and provide a translation and leave it at that?]
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joel anderson * [email protected] * [email protected]
mIghghachvo' yImej 'ej yIQaQ; roj yInej 'ej Dochvam yItlha'
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