and id have to agree with you about being that geeky.. dont think ive ever known someone to examine a friggen language... sheesh... yes, there are rants and stuff.. but wow. this is certainly something different...what exactly prompted this?
Examining a fictional language which isn't even in use, except in the hinterlands of Velgarth, at the edges of Valdemar.
But the concept exists, and it needed to be labelled in a manner that creates an instant recognition (at least to those who know about the language and its constructions).
And... Larry Dixon (Mercedes Lackey's husband) was impressed by this. Impressed enough to bring it up at a convention he was a guest at, sitting on a panel about the land of Valdemar and its surrounding areas.
I would describe the relationship between Larry and Misty to be kesh'kreth'anara, as opposed to kesh'kreth'ashke. There /is/ enough of a difference to support that. I'm wondering if I got the appropriate syllables in there, though -- both shayana and kesh'chara are in there, which complicates the level of the relationship.
I wonder if kesh'ayana would be the appropriate expansion/deepening for shayana? The apostrophe seems to apply whenever there's a definite plosive for the initial syllable (k, ch, sh), though I'm also not sure whether it's acceptable to have three syllables following the final apostrophe.
It's also interesting to consider the type of plosive (k, ch, sh, and probably t [the other plosive made from the tongue position of 'ch' and 'sh'], and if that affects the interpretation as well...
Second thought first: I would believe it would be kesh'ana, not kesh'ayana. The first of those has a much smoother flow, which lends itself more readily to the Tayledras language.
As for kesh'kreth'anara... that's enough of a mouthful to make ANYONE shy away from the language! For the most, I would think kesh'kreth'chara would sufficiently extend to cover, but on that, I can't say 100%.
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But the concept exists, and it needed to be labelled in a manner that creates an instant recognition (at least to those who know about the language and its constructions).
And... Larry Dixon (Mercedes Lackey's husband) was impressed by this. Impressed enough to bring it up at a convention he was a guest at, sitting on a panel about the land of Valdemar and its surrounding areas.
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Wow... I'm flattered. I knew he was impressed, but to use it at a convention... 0_o;;;
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I wonder if kesh'ayana would be the appropriate expansion/deepening for shayana? The apostrophe seems to apply whenever there's a definite plosive for the initial syllable (k, ch, sh), though I'm also not sure whether it's acceptable to have three syllables following the final apostrophe.
It's also interesting to consider the type of plosive (k, ch, sh, and probably t [the other plosive made from the tongue position of 'ch' and 'sh'], and if that affects the interpretation as well...
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As for kesh'kreth'anara... that's enough of a mouthful to make ANYONE shy away from the language! For the most, I would think kesh'kreth'chara would sufficiently extend to cover, but on that, I can't say 100%.
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And what are you doing home this early?
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I still believe kesh'ana would be closer to correct, but I'll accept kesh'kreth'nara as a viable concept.
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