tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 22 11:35:17 2003
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Re: The Klingon Hamlet
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From: "chepqu'" <[email protected]>
To: "tlhIngan Hol" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: The Klingon Hamlet
> I purchased the Klingon Hamlet and I was planning to read it sometime in
the
> future when I achieve some more proficiency on Klingon.
This is how I am using it. I am now on page 27, using the same process that
I use for my flashcards, and I have learned ALOT.
> Now I'm considering it as a way to learn from this very early stages. So I
have to > ask how good is that book on the language itself? Is its text too
difficult or is it
> good for beginners?
I don't know if it's good for beginners or not. I tend to live by the "That
which does not kill you..." type of philosophy. I have noticed the liberal
use of {'e'} throughout the text. I think this was mostly to keep the
pentameter. (If anyone who actually worked on it can confirm or correct
this, please do.) They have also been VERY creative in the translation.
Shakespeare invented many phrases, so any play by him would be rife with
them, and I feel, so far, the translators did a good job with it. Not to
mention there is no canon word for things like "the sun", so one was
created. {pemHov} {valqu' 'e' vIHar}. I do not believe that it is regarded
as canon, however.
My two DarSeqmey.
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