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ninedaysaqueen in sounis

The Queen's Attolian?

May 11, 2018 22:08

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...

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vocabulary, knife dance short story, thick as thieves, general discussion

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whataliethatwas May 12 2018, 05:24:09 UTC

Only off the cuff thoughts, so take or leave as you will ( ... )

ninedaysaqueen May 12 2018, 06:30:53 UTC

It's true he could be using a technically incorrect term due to his negative feelings towards the country, but since he is suppose to be writing the book as an official record for Relius, one would think he'd use the correct term? I really torn on this ( ... )

Shared language anonymous May 12 2018, 05:31:48 UTC

Sophos says the three countries share a language
“. . . . I reminded them that we shared one peninsula with Eddis and Attolia, that we shared a language, and that the gods of our fathers were the same.” - page 256. A Conspiracy of Kings paperback.

Re: Shared language ninedaysaqueen May 12 2018, 05:48:43 UTC

Great, thanks! I coudn't remember if the book ever confirmed they speak the same language.

It always seemed to me like they would have to, as no one ever seems to have trouble understanding anyone else. Kamet referrring to the language as Attolian threw me through a loop though...

drollittle May 13 2018, 02:00:14 UTC

Maybe the Medes refer to the language as Attolian because Attolia is the largest/most influential/closest to Mede of the three countries.

I hadn’t thought about the languages much before! Interesting questions!

qwentoozla May 13 2018, 02:59:00 UTC

I always thought they just had different accents, similar to how English, Scottish, and Welsh people all have different accents. Maybe the language is just called Attolian. It's interesting to think about how the invaders' language might have affected it, though. I also thought that the archaic language was still used for ceremonial purposes, like Latin.

checkers65477 May 13 2018, 21:19:24 UTC

Yes, Megan even said once that the Eddisians were like Scots, in the way they had a burr when they spoke.

And doesn't Gen say in QoA, that his cousin had been "practicing his Attolian accent"?

Yes there are a LOT of clues pertaining to the accent switch right before the Eddisian coup. 11rod88staff11 June 3 2018, 08:56:58 UTC

That leads up to kidnapping Attolia...
the cousin that had been practicing his Attolian accent, how the lieutenant speaks slowly, and carefully.... at least two others.

It's an interesting thing to think about. "Attolian" might be just the name that Kamet uses and sometimes I tend to think of the Eddisian dialect as sounding like Scotch or Northern Irish, and the Attolian dialect as sounding British and I suppose Sounisian could be like Welsh English.

Interesting to know that the Mede ambassadors are fluent in Attolian, like Kamet is.. Eugenides is fluent in Mede (or at least his accent is perfect in it).... If Irene and Helen all speak Mede.. like .. the ability to speak multiple languages is a requirement of the sovereigns.