Disputatio Victionarii:Nomina linguarum
Partem novam addereLoibanica? I know we're supposed to hate yods, but this is silly :) The name Lingua Lozbana seems better to me—it more closely approximates the sound of the native name (especially if, as according to en:Lojban, [ʐ] ([z`]) is an acceptable pronunciation)—though it may hamper readability. What do you think? —Myces Tiberinus 23:04 sep 13, 2004 (UTC)
Loibanica? Scio quod jota odisse debemus, sed absurdus est :) Nomen Lingua Lozbana melius videtur—propius appellationem nominis nativi appropinquat (praesertim si, secundum en:Lojban, licet [ʐ] appellemus—tamen legibilitatem impediat. Quid cogitas? —Myces Tiberinus 23:04 sep 13, 2004 (UTC)
- Good point. Feel free to change! --Vladisdead 23:57 sep 13, 2004 (UTC)
- Verum est. Mutes! --Vladisdead 23:57 sep 13, 2004 (UTC)
- Actually, Lozbanica would be better than Lozbana, as the word Lojbanic is often used and is recognizable. --Vladisdead 00:14 sep 14, 2004 (UTC)
- Meus usus haec linguae pessimus est. --Vladisdead 00:14 sep 14, 2004 (UTC)
old, middle, etc. / antiqua, media, etc.
[+/-]Was talking with w:Usor:Iustinus about the best way to render language names that in English are like Old X and Middle X. Figured that probably the best way was something like this:
| English | Latin long form | short form |
|---|---|---|
| proto-X / common X | lingua X prisca | proto-X |
| Old X | lingua X antiqua | palaeo-X |
| Middle X | lingua X media | meso-X |
| (Modern X) | (lingua X hodierna / moderna / nova) | (neo-X) |
Will probably go about implementing this soon, barring objections. What think all? —Myces Tiberinus 21:34 sep 22, 2004 (UTC)
- Those semi-Greek terms seem not to fit. E.g. neo (semi-Greek for "new") means something else in Latin: see e.g. neo or en:neo#Latin. German names are like: ur-, alt-, mittel-, neu- (ur-/proto-, old-, middle-, new-), or in abbreviations sometimes just ur-, a-, m-, n-. E.g. "mengl." or "me." for "mittelenglisch" meaning "Middle English" (adjective). So why not use the Latin long form or Latin short forms like p-, a-, m-, n- (for prisca, antiqua, media, nova) in abbreviations? -93.196.229.14 16:18, 1 Novembris 2014 (UTC)