Re: Stargate Languages (was: Con-Names of Planets)

> > As far as I'm aware, that's the symbol of Earth as a planet. A
> > triangle with a circle above it...
>
> Yes. And the reason all the peoples on all the planets have
> the same word is probably that it's a borrowing from the Goa'uld.
It is? I missed that somewhere.  Was it in the film? It's been a long
while since I've watched the film.

> Then again, I'm not sure how the different peoples would know
> the Goa'uld name for Earth. And why it hasn't changed since
> the Goa'uld left them. But it's not the most logical of
> series, be it very entertaining. Perhaps they have the word
> from the Jaffa.
I thought only the Goa'uld, Tok'ra, and Asgard used the term.  Given the
relationship of those peoples, it's not too surprising that all three of
them use the same word.  Which may (or may not be) spoken or written the
same way it was ages ago.  :)

Hmm. I can't remember if the Nox used the word, or the Tollans.

Additionally, the SG teams may be spreading the use of the word...they
make think of themselves as the /ta:ri:/ and use the term themselves.


> Here's an interesting quote from the FAQ at the official site:
>
> | Why does every culture SG-1 encounters speak English?
> |
> | They do not. As many cultures encountered by the SG teams
> are derived
> | from ancient Earth cultures, as a linguist, Daniel Jackson
> is able to
> | communicate with most of these cultures."
>
> Now that's to think highly of linguists. :D
Or Daniel himself, since the original reason he got involved was because
of his theories related to linguistics.  Perhaps he's a "linguistic
genius"? :)

Mostly though, I think he was selected not because they thought he was
"smarter than the others" but because he didn't have any ties to anyone,
a job, etc.  Easy to pick up and move, and kept under wraps, if
necessary.

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