Re: Hobbits spoke ?
| From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 29, 2004, 21:15 |
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--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Rodlox <Rodlox@H...> wrote:
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Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hobbits spoke ?
>ahh, the old hyloid bone debate. :)
The name of that old bone is hyoid, not hyloid.
>besides, "tarzan" isn't monosyllabic. :)
That may depend on how one understands "monosyllabic." Some
polysyllabic words are composed of two (or more) free form
monosyllabic morphemes. E.g., "oilcloth" is composed of two such
morphemes. "Tarzan" is a similar word, a compound of "tar," white,
and "zan," skin. That is how Mr. Burroughs defined it, if memory
serves. I guess it would depend on how much of a hiatus there was
between the two parts of the word when spoken.
Charlie