... Is it not also possible that the _c_ (_k_) is a part of the stem? This kind of formation -- lengthened sundóma and addition of _-a_ -- is typically used...
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Beregond. Anders Sten...
j_beregond
Jul 15, 2002 10:56 pm
... This argument has some force, yet 1) seems to me the natural way to read the sentence. I therefore suppose the plurality (if such it is) of _inwisti_ is a...
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rashbold
Jul 19, 2002 2:19 pm
I do not know if this has been discussed before, but having read "Notes on Óre", I encountered the name Ekyanáro, said to be variant form of the Aikanáro....
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Jul 20, 2002 6:16 pm
Aiya! Have you ever thought of creating a linguistic database of Tolkien's languages, at least for Quenya? That would greatly improve scholarly process, and it...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
Jul 20, 2002 11:06 pm
... Oddly enough, I thought of this idea about 4-6 months ago. I've since been implementing it, and it's nearly ready for comments and testing. ... The...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Jul 21, 2002 2:31 am
Just FYI: Patrick Wynne has agreed to help me moderate this list. --...
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Alex Grigny de Castro
xelagot
Jul 21, 2002 2:17 pm
Carl, VT44:9, in the entry for _illume_, glosses _ullume_ "for ever (possibly lit. 'not ever, not always')". The Lost Road p. 72 translates it with "not ......
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Alex Grigny de Castro
xelagot
Jul 21, 2002 4:27 pm
... Thanks for your explanation, Patrick. Still, the whole sense of _nan úye sére indo-ninya símen, ullume_ seems to indicate to me that _ullume_ should be...
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Alex Grigny de Castro
xelagot
Jul 21, 2002 5:26 pm
... Yes, this is exactly my point. So a stand-alone translation of _ullume_ (as in VT44:9) should be "not for ever" imho. Alex === Alex Grigny de Castro ...
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Alex Grigny de Castro
xelagot
Jul 21, 2002 5:58 pm
VT44:9 quote: "the same final element occurs in _ullume_ 'for ever' (possibly lit. 'not-ever, not-always') [...]" unquote. This 'for ever' is what I am...
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David Kiltz
tarhuntassas
Jul 23, 2002 12:00 pm
Hello everyone ! So, I see that Carl has created a new mailing list. And it looks very good. I finally managed to join and I'm looking forwards to being a...
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David Kiltz
tarhuntassas
Jul 23, 2002 4:16 pm
Dear Lambengolmor, One recent issue of Vinyar Tengwar (namely #43) has provided us with a number of words featuring the ending _-i/ando_: _lucindor_ (the...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Jul 23, 2002 6:02 pm
[Folks: let's not use needless abbreviations, especially where they are not very widely known, and where they aren't spelled out in full at least at their...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
Jul 23, 2002 7:34 pm
[Not sure if this should have LDB in the Subject: or not; I figure I'll play it safe. --KDM] I've just been looking through the archives of the messages sent...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
Jul 23, 2002 8:55 pm
... As you've probably noticed in Quettahostanie (QH), my approach is to store individual elements in the database rather than entire phrases. Of course, the...
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Fredrik
fr3dr1k_s
Jul 24, 2002 2:08 am
... Using the definite article may be ungrammatical in Quenya when the noun phrase is already made definite by a genitival qualifier. So _lambe Eldaron_...
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gentlebeldin
Jul 24, 2002 11:30 am
Surprisingly, there's still another interpretation: Root ING- + abstract suffix _we_ + root IS-, "first/foremost knowledge". I'm aware I have to supply quite...
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David Kiltz
tarhuntassas
Jul 24, 2002 11:32 am
... There is also a form _manthil_. Of course the analysis should start at _mat-_, not _mad-_ The relation between _nth_ and _nn_ seems to be the same as in...
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Fredrik
fr3dr1k_s
Jul 24, 2002 1:19 pm
... Another example to take into account may be _Pallando_, possibly from _pal+rando_ *'far-wanderer'. ... WJ:371 mentions the agental suffix _-ro_, shortened...
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pa2rick
Jul 24, 2002 1:35 pm
... As for _Pallando_ (one of the two _Ithryn Luin_ 'Blue Wizards', UT:394), I have always assumed this name to consist of _pal(an)_ 'far, distant, wide, to a...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Jul 24, 2002 7:18 pm
Aiya! Wednesday, July 24, 2002, 12:27:58 AM, Kai MacTane wrote: First, I have to say that I didn't have the possibility of seeing QH by myself, so I'll rely on...
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Rich Alderson
alderson+quenya@...
Jul 24, 2002 7:53 pm
... The following call for participation came out on the Linguist mailing list (issue 13.1964) on Monday; the statement of motivation seems appropriate at this...
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Beregond. Anders Sten...
j_beregond
Jul 24, 2002 8:57 pm
[Another plea for people to please take a little extra time and prettify posts, including text quoted from other posts. In particular, please 1) pay attention...
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Beregond. Anders Sten...
j_beregond
Jul 24, 2002 9:09 pm
... The general idea of having collocutions registered in the database seems sound. But as Rich Alderson's reply indicated, this could easily become too...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Jul 24, 2002 9:21 pm
I would like to encourage everyone to please sign your posts with your real name. It is disconcerting and strange to reply to the well-reasoned, cogent ...
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williamwelden
Jul 25, 2002 3:18 am
... The creditable points that: (1) Tolkien made a few changes in the second edition, and (2) that he couldn't always remember what had been published, do not...
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eluchil404
Jul 25, 2002 3:24 am
... As long as they are clearly marked as newly coined words, I think it is a limited concern. Indeed, with the current design of the 'database', it is ...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Jul 25, 2002 5:30 am
Aiya! In this letter I mostly address Kai because he is the author of QH and of the quoted analysis, but everyone is invited, especially to correct my errors...
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Beregond. Anders Sten...
j_beregond
Jul 25, 2002 12:03 pm
... This sense of "canonical" is an accident of modern critical jargon. It is not listed in the American Heritage Dictionary. There, "canonical" is said to...
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David Kiltz
tarhuntassas
Jul 25, 2002 12:24 pm
... I second the idea that we deal rather with an older *-ro > -r than a suffix -ar here. Note, however, that the -r in _ohtar_ is not added to the verbal...
