REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'grabar'
John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> Fri, 08 September 2006 17:01 UTC
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Subject: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'grabar'
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[Poster's note: I received this from JFC Morfin; the final paragraph shows that it is intended for this list. I have made very minor corrections to the English prose parts. It has been suggested that Classical Armenian is sufficiently distinct from modern varieties to warrant a separate 639-2 code element; I leave proposing that up to other interested parties. I am posting this proposal as a public service.] LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of requester: JFC Morfin 2. E-mail address of requester: jefsey@jefsey.com 3. Record Requested: Type: variant Subtag: grabar Description: Classical written Armenian Prefix: hy Comments: Used for all Armenian writing, 5th-18th centuries 4. Intended meaning of the subtag: Specifies the written form of Classical Armenian, used for all purposes from the 5th century (the Armenian Bible) until the 18th century, and since then as the liturgical language of the Armenian Orthodox Church. 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article): Dictionary of Grabar (Classical Armenian) by Ruben Ghazarian Language: Grabar Published by: Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Lebanon, 2004 Format: Hardcover, 1330 pages Dimensions (in inches): 8.75 x 5.5 6. Any other relevant information: St. Mesrop Mashtots in 405 invented the Armenian alphabet. Classical Armenian (Grabar) dates from the 5th - 12th centuries, and is still employed as the scholarly and liturgical language, medieval Armenian (12th - 17th centuries). Classical, medieval and modern Armenian use the same alphabet, which originally had 36 letters but now has 39. There are two main spoken dialects, Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian. The Catholicos Sahak the Great and St. Mesrop, encouraged by King Vramshapuh formed a school of translators who were sent to Edessa to procure and translate Syrian and Greek copies of the scriptures and other important works. Much of the literary activity of the 5th century, the golden age (oskedar) of Armenian literature, was devoted to such translations and original works. The formation of national bibliography records is being dated to these times. Since the 5th century thousands of manuscripts and printed materials have been created all over the world by Armenian writers. The Matenadaran is one of the oldest and richest book-depositories in the world. Its collection of about 17,000 manuscripts includes almost all the areas of ancient and medieval Armenian culture and sciences - history, geography, grammar, philosophy, law, medicine, mathematics-cosmography, theory of calendar, alchemy-chemistry, translations, literature, chronology art history, miniature, music and theatre, as well as manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Greek, Syrian, Latin, Ethiopian, Indian, Japanese and others. The Armenian Church fostered literature, and the principal early works are religious or hagiographical, most of them translations. The first major Armenian literary work is a 5th-century translation of the Bible; its language became the standard of classical Armenian. Early Mesopotamian influence resulted in Syriac translations (Aphraates and St. Ephraem Syrus). Armenia then turned to the West for literary inspiration, producing translations of many religious works (Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom). Among secular works are renderings of Aristotle and of the romance of Alexander. The original writings of the Golden Age are confined to saints' lives and histories. The 5th-century history of Moses of Khorni contains practically all that is known of pre-Christian Armenia, its folklore and epics. Later historians include Thomas Ardzruni (10th century), Matthew of Edessa, who described the Crusades, and Stephanos Orbelian, who wrote of the Mongol hordes (13th century). A tradition of nationalistic epic poetry, influenced by Muslim forms, emerged; the best-known example is David of Sassoun. The principal figure of the 12th century is Catholicos Narses IV, a prelate and poet notable for his literary style. http://www.zdnet.fr/telecharger/windows/fiche/0,39021313,12108812s,00.htm ensemble d'outils (polices, pilote pour modifierle clavier, etc...) pour naviguer, communiquer et écrire le grabar (arménien classique). A set of tools (font, keyboard driver, etc.) to browse the Internet, communicate and write Grabar (Classical Armenian) online since: 2004/04/18 20:00:00 , downloaded 922 times by 2006/09/07 Note: This registration is to be reviewed by the Language Subtags and Extensions Reviewer, Moderator of the ietf-languages@iana.org mailing list according to the RFC draft-ietf-ltru-registry-14.txt. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan <cowan@ccil.org> "Any legal document draws most of its meaning from context. A telegram that says 'SELL HUNDRED THOUSAND SHARES IBM SHORT' (only 190 bits in 5-bit Baudot code plus appropriate headers) is as good a legal document as any, even sans digital signature." --me
- REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'graba… John Cowan
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Peter Constable
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Doug Ewell
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Debbie Garside
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Peter Constable
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Misha Wolf
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Doug Ewell
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Peter Constable
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Michael Everson
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Doug Ewell
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Peter Constable
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Peter Constable
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Mark Crispin
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… John Cowan
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Mark Davis
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Ned Freed
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Randy Presuhn
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Debbie Garside
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Michael Everson
- OT: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Frank Ellermann
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Debbie Garside
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Frank Ellermann
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Michael Everson
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Debbie Garside
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Debbie Garside
- RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Michael Everson
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Randy Presuhn
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Doug Ewell
- Re: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'g… Michael Everson