The Queen's Attolian?
I hope the re-read is going well for everyone! We'll be continuing our group read of Thick as Thieves with section two (Chapters 4-6) on Sunday. The re-read schedule is HERE.
Now, on to the real mystery...
What language are these people speaking? Before you tell me well… English, of course! XD Kamet says the language they speak on the Little Peninsula is Attolian. Now, Kamet could just be calling it Attolian like someone might say we speak American in America instead of English or American English. However, Kamet is a skilled linguist and translator, so wouldn’t he refer to the language by its proper name? I don’t think his academic ego would allow a slip like that.
Am I wrong in thinking that the people of Eddis and Sounis speak the same language as the Attolians?
Presumably, the language spoken in the Little Peninsula was influenced by the language spoken by the old invaders-the people the Magus is writing about in QoA. For example, in the RL case of the Norman French invading and conquering England, Old English was influenced by Norman French as it become Middle English.
I’ve always assumed that archaic was the original language spoken in the Little Peninsula. A language that appears to be based on Ancient Greek. I’m certain that archaic isn’t the actual name of the language, since it’s just another way of saying old. For clarity, I’ll just refer to it as archaic.
Now, assuming the invaders spoke a different language then the ancient people of the Little Peninsula, the two languages probably merged and evolved into what they’re speaking now-a demotic version of the archaic. Eddisians, Sounisians, and Attolians all have confirmed regional accents. So, is the language they’re speaking actually called Attolian? Kamet specifically says he speaks Attolian not Sounisian or Eddisian.
Before TaT, the language had never been referred to by anything in particular. We knew that the Mede spoke a different language, but we had no name for the language spoken in the Little Peninsula.
Are they still speaking archaic in Eddis? Are all Eddisians bi-lingual then? Who decided the language should be called Attolian? Did the invaders refer to the conquered Attolia and Sounis as just Attolia, since it is the larger country? Thus, the language simply became Attolian?
Why does Druic say so, so and not so, so, so in Knife Dance!
I have so many questions! Thoughts?
Now, on to the real mystery...
What language are these people speaking? Before you tell me well… English, of course! XD Kamet says the language they speak on the Little Peninsula is Attolian. Now, Kamet could just be calling it Attolian like someone might say we speak American in America instead of English or American English. However, Kamet is a skilled linguist and translator, so wouldn’t he refer to the language by its proper name? I don’t think his academic ego would allow a slip like that.
Am I wrong in thinking that the people of Eddis and Sounis speak the same language as the Attolians?
Presumably, the language spoken in the Little Peninsula was influenced by the language spoken by the old invaders-the people the Magus is writing about in QoA. For example, in the RL case of the Norman French invading and conquering England, Old English was influenced by Norman French as it become Middle English.
I’ve always assumed that archaic was the original language spoken in the Little Peninsula. A language that appears to be based on Ancient Greek. I’m certain that archaic isn’t the actual name of the language, since it’s just another way of saying old. For clarity, I’ll just refer to it as archaic.
Now, assuming the invaders spoke a different language then the ancient people of the Little Peninsula, the two languages probably merged and evolved into what they’re speaking now-a demotic version of the archaic. Eddisians, Sounisians, and Attolians all have confirmed regional accents. So, is the language they’re speaking actually called Attolian? Kamet specifically says he speaks Attolian not Sounisian or Eddisian.
Before TaT, the language had never been referred to by anything in particular. We knew that the Mede spoke a different language, but we had no name for the language spoken in the Little Peninsula.
Are they still speaking archaic in Eddis? Are all Eddisians bi-lingual then? Who decided the language should be called Attolian? Did the invaders refer to the conquered Attolia and Sounis as just Attolia, since it is the larger country? Thus, the language simply became Attolian?
Why does Druic say so, so and not so, so, so in Knife Dance!
I have so many questions! Thoughts?