Re: [Ietf-languages] Language subtag registration form

[Ben Scarborough <[e-mail]>]

Sebastian,

Thank you for the feedback. I have no personal attachment to the word
"sociolect," but Halvelik referred to his three works (Arcaicam
Esperantom, Popido, and Gavaro) as La Sociolekta Triopo, or the
Sociolect Triad. The word is thus already associated with Arcaicam
Esperantom even if it wouldn't be considered accurate usage.

I will gladly amend my form if the opinion is that "sociolect" is not
a suitable term to use here.

—Ben Scarborough


On 2020-11-24 23:37, Sebastian Drude wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>this is the first time I reply directly to such a request, please
>forgive me if I do mistakes or do not know the correct procedures.
>
>I agree with the proposal; it makes sense to me to have a subtag for
>this variety of Esperanto.
>
>I only do not agree with the characterization as a "Sociolect" -- a
>variety of a language which is characteristic for a certain (social)
>group within the whole speaker community.  As the applicant explains,
>the same speakers/writers may use it in the same text, so this is
>(according to the upcoming ISO TC 21636) clearly some kind of
>*register*, not a sociolect.
>
>Which brings us back to the question of how in the future the 8
>dimensions identified in ISO TC 21636 can be reflected/applied in the
>current frameworks, in particular BCP 47).  Are there members of this
>group who would like to participate with me in a working group that
>would work out proposals for that?
>
>(Now I see that in point (4) of the proporal 'Arcaicam Esperantom' is
>also correctly identified as such, so the characterization as sociolect
>in (3) is probably a mistake or misunderstanding.)
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Sebastian
>
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>On 23/11/2020 19:15, Ben Scarborough wrote:
>> LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
>> 1. Name of requester: Ben Scarborough
>> 2. E-mail address of requester: scarboroughben[at]gmail.com
>> 3. Record Requested:
>>
>>     Type: variant
>>     Subtag: arcaicam
>>     Description: Arcaicam Esperantom
>>     Prefix: eo
>>     Preferred-Value:
>>     Deprecated:
>>     Suppress-Script:
>>     Macrolanguage:
>>     Comments: "Archaic" Esperanto sociolect defined by Manuel Halvelik
>>
>> 4. Intended meaning of the subtag:
>>     Arcaicam Esperantom (Arkaika Esperanto) is a modern-made "archaic" register
>>     of Esperanto, meant to be the literary equivalent of lines or phrases in an
>>     old language such as Latin or Middle English embedded in what would otherwise
>>     be modern text. It features minor but nontrivial changes to vocabulary,
>>     grammar, and spelling. It is not meant as an overhaul of nor as a
>>     replacement for Esperanto.
>>
>> 5. Reference to published description
>>     of the language (book or article):
>>     Halvelik, Manuel. "Arkaika Esperanto: La verda pralingvo." 2010 edition.
>>     http://www.universala-esperanto.net/index_htm_files/Arkaika%20Esperanto.pdf
>>
>> 6. Any other relevant information:
>>     Because Arcaicam Esperantom uses different orthographic rules, the existing
>>     'hsistemo' and 'xsistemo' subtags would not have any relevant meaning in
>>     conjunction with the proposed 'arcaicam' subtag.
>>
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