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RE: The Klingon Hamlet



Speaking of the KSRP, is there any news on when "Much Ado" will be comeing
out, or on any other KSRP works?

SuSvaj


>
>> I have a question about translating books from english to klingon: There
>> must be lots of words wich aren't covered by TKD, how do you do with them?
>> Will there be a list in the end of the book with the "new" klingon words?
>I
>> haven't bought TKD yet, I thought I could join this list for a while,
>before
>> I decided if I want it or not. Are there a group of people, whose
>> translations become "official", or how does it work?
>
>One of the goals of the KSRP (Klingon Shakespeare Resoration Project) is to
>accomplish the translations without creating anything new in the language.
>If you need a word for, say, "window" and Klingon doesn't have it, you find
>another way to convey what you're saying.  
>
>Of course, this is a difficult task.  It requires a great deal of skill with
>both the source and target languages (you must be very familiar with the
>tools of the language that you're translating to and from), and a good
>understanding of the text that you're trying to translate.  
>
>In Hamlet, proper names were rendered in tlhIngan Hol's roman orthography,
>and are listed at the beginning of the play, in the Dramatis Personae.
>
>Even though no new vocabulary was created for Hamlet, there are still
>constructions that require additional explanation.  For instance, one that
>stands out in my mind is the {ngaghQo'wI' nawlogh} "Squadron of the
>Celibate," bands of warriors who dedicated themselves to fighting to the
>exclusion of all else, even taking a mate.  So, when Hamlet says to Ophelia
>in III.i "get thee to a nunnery," the Klingon reads: {ngaghQo'wI' nawlogh
>yImuv}.  This usage is not obvious, and is explained in the endnotes.
>
>> - Grateful for answers, Jonas.
>
>--Holtej 'utlh
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