tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 28 19:29:42 2003
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Re: MOST terminology
- From: "Se'noj le'umaS" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: MOST terminology
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 07:35:20 +0600
>Please forgive me for asking what might be a stupid question, but I am
>new to this list. When you say "we", to whom are you referring? I'm
>assuming you mean the worldwide community of Klingonists, or perhaps,
>even more broadly, even humanity in general, as any person could,
>potentially, take an interest in Klingon, and then want to have a word
>for such things as "window", etc.
'We' is used in the most general sense. If "we" don't have a word, that word
does not exist for the language anywhere.
>Also, when you say that we don't really "have" such words, I'm assuming
>that you mean that such words are not in what I have seen referred to
>as "the canon". I'm also assuming that the "canon" means works
>published by either Dr. Okrand or Paramount.
Dr. Okrand is the canon source. Paramount, if they get it right (rarely),
get their words from the good doctor.
>How does a Klingon word become "official"? Is there a body which
>votes, or does it become "official" through peer review and
>acceptance, or does it become "official" by merely becoming recognized
>as a good solution and thereafter becoming widely adopted? I'm
>guessing that it might be a combination of several of the above.
A Klingon word becomes official when Dr. Okrand says it does. And not
necessarily in publication. I'm sure many will regale you with pleasure
about the origins of {Sa'Hut}.
>I am guessing that the concerns of Klingonists in general is to keep
>the evolving grammar and vocabulary consistent with Dr. Okrand's work.
>I recall reading that Dr. Okrand said that he wanted to create a
>language which was counter-intuitive for humans, as Klingon was not,
>after all, intended to be a "human" language, but rather, a language
>spoken natively by non-Terrans, more specifically, Klingons.
Yeah, that's half the fun.
>Thank you for answering these basic questions.
You're welcome, no problem at all.
Se'noj
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