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A word in the local [[Discourse, language of | language of discourse]] which has been borrowed from the [[Speech, the | Speech]]. | A word in the local [[Discourse, language of | language of discourse]] which has been borrowed from the [[Speech, the | Speech]]. | ||
| − | Almost every language spoken or otherwise used by sentient beings contains at least a few Speech-borrowings, imported accidentally or on purpose by wizards working in that culture or neighborhood. Such borrowings range from the relatively complex (such as, on [[Earth]], the Irish- and Scots-language versions of the [[Mason's Word, the | Mason's Word]]) to extremely simple borrowings in which only a word or part of a word is remembered. [[Liused]]'s name, as an example, is very likely a Speech-borrowing. | + | Almost every language spoken or otherwise used by sentient beings contains at least a few Speech-borrowings, imported accidentally or on purpose by wizards working in that culture or neighborhood. Such borrowings range from the relatively complex (such as, on [[Earth]], the Irish- and Scots-language versions of the [[Mason's Word, the | Mason's Word]]) to extremely simple borrowings in which only a word or part of a word is remembered. [[Liused]]'s name, as an example, is very likely a Speech-borrowing. |
Borrowings are usually very worn down due to having passed through several [[time-bound]] languages after being extracted from the Speech. As a result, they normally retain little or none of the power for [[spelling]] that they would have possessed in their original, incorrupt form. ([[AWOM]]) | Borrowings are usually very worn down due to having passed through several [[time-bound]] languages after being extracted from the Speech. As a result, they normally retain little or none of the power for [[spelling]] that they would have possessed in their original, incorrupt form. ([[AWOM]]) | ||
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Revision as of 06:41, 8 May 2008
A word in the local language of discourse which has been borrowed from the Speech.
Almost every language spoken or otherwise used by sentient beings contains at least a few Speech-borrowings, imported accidentally or on purpose by wizards working in that culture or neighborhood. Such borrowings range from the relatively complex (such as, on Earth, the Irish- and Scots-language versions of the Mason's Word) to extremely simple borrowings in which only a word or part of a word is remembered. Liused's name, as an example, is very likely a Speech-borrowing.
Borrowings are usually very worn down due to having passed through several time-bound languages after being extracted from the Speech. As a result, they normally retain little or none of the power for spelling that they would have possessed in their original, incorrupt form. (AWOM)