[Tlhingan-hol] Six, Six, Six (song translation)

[Robyn Stewart]

For people who already read Klingon fluently, changing the transcription
system makes it hard to recognize the word shapes, reducing reading to
sounding out the words.  I skip messages on English boards that are written
with text speak, all caps, no caps, or no punctuation. I do it because I
assume that someone who can't conform with the basic conventions of
communication in my language probably doesn't have anything to say that is
worth the extra effort on my part.  I would likely do the same were there a
Klingon writing system schism.

 

- Qov

 

From: SuStel [mailto:sustel at trimboli.name] 
Sent: June 1, 2016 7:27
To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Six, Six, Six (song translation)

 

On 6/1/2016 10:04 AM, Lieven wrote:

Am 01.06.2016 um 15:17 schrieb SuStel: 




transcription system. Aside from sheer inertia, it facilitates learning 
the pronunciation of Klingon. 


jIQoch. why does it make prononciation easier? It's not more or less
difficult to pronounce {H} than {x}. 


It doesn't make pronunciation easier; it flags letters to alert a beginner
to an unusual sound. The D is capital to warn the speaker that it's not an
English d. Likewise the H and S. The I is capitalized to indicate that it's
a "short" i, not an ee or aye sound.

Okrand created this transcription system precisely to give actors an easier
time trying to learn how to pronounce their Klingon lines.




On the third pseudopod, if you were to simply write your *I*'s in 
lowercase, what would anybody do about it? Grumble? *pijHa' tlhingan Hol 
Qin Daghitlh. Qatlh bibep?* 


I'm not complaing for myself, but in my old memory rule as a BG, trying to
teach newbies on the list. One of the main messages to beginners has always
been "write the damn capital I, it's important" (See FAQ 2.9). That's the
only reason I mention it.

 

The thing is, it's not important. It's just the way it's done. This is why
both beginners and some old hands question the transcription system. It's
not actually necessary.

-- 
SuStel
http://trimboli.name
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