Re: Janko's info on Celtic Languages

 --- Costentin Cornomorus skrzypszy:

> > > Kerno ánd Kernu? That's interesting!
>
> Well, I guess you could say there is some
> difference. "Kernu" is an old spelling
> (reflecting a very ancient pronunciation) and is
> the name I used to refer to the literary
> language.
>
> When I decided to persue the spoken language, I
> used the spoken form of the name: "Kerno".
I had been under the impression that "Kernu" is just an older version of the
same language.

Something similar would have been the case if I had given Janko both Vozgian
and Vozgian :))) .

> > I also like your
> > imposed-from-Dutch-into-English
> > use of the accent on "ánd" to denote emphasis!
>
> Is that a Dutch usage then? I liked it, too.
Oh yes, it's very common over here. Some people really overuse it:
"Dus jíj beweert, dat ík dat níet meer dan één keer had moeten doen? Wel, in
dát geval, val dóód!"

It is also a helpful means to distinguish the numeral from the indefinite
article: "één" vs. "een". That makes sence, because although the two are
spelled the same, their pronunciation is different: [e:n] vs. [@n].

Ján

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