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Jim Ward
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 8:02 am
Post subject: OT: delphinale/phonic decay/incunabulum |
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Does anyone who speaks French know what the delphinale means in the
context of the Academy?
An author I read mentions "phonic decay", which is words dropping
endings over time. Does anyone know of an example? Googling turns up
bupkis.
An incunabulum is a book printed before 1501, which seems like an
arbitrary date to me - I would've picked 1400. incunabulum is a
Christmassy word because it means "swaddling clothes".
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Isabelle Cecchini
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:11 pm
Post subject: Re: delphinale/phonic decay/incunabulum |
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Jim Ward a écrit :
| Quote: | Does anyone who speaks French know what the delphinale means in the
context of the Academy?
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"Delphinale" is an adjective meaning "from the Dauphiné". The Dauphiné
is a French province, around Grenoble. The Académie delphinale is a
learned society in that region.
http://www.aueg.org/delphinale_page.htm
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Jim Ward
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:09 am
Post subject: Re: delphinale/phonic decay/incunabulum |
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On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 07:11:27 +0100, "Isabelle Cecchini"
<isabelle.cecchini@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
| Quote: | "Delphinale" is an adjective meaning "from the Dauphiné". The Dauphiné
is a French province, around Grenoble. The Académie delphinale is a
learned society in that region.
http://www.aueg.org/delphinale_page.htm
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Thanks, Isabelle, you're a sweetie!
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