Comments on: New vocabulary http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/ "There is nothing like a tomato sandwich now and then." -- Harriet the Spy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: This time of day « Readers Guide to . . . http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2544 This time of day « Readers Guide to . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 16:11:17 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2544 [...] here it still feels like “the gray light of morning,” even if outside it’s warming up. It’s going to be hot [...] [...] here it still feels like “the gray light of morning,” even if outside it’s warming up. It’s going to be hot [...]

]]> By: harri3tspy http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2457 harri3tspy Fri, 09 May 2008 00:23:08 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2457 Cranky, that's a good point. And Katie, thanks for the suggestions. I didn't know the other names for the tribes. I think, actually, that the symbols are probably from a southwestern tribe like the Hopi or Navajo, just based on what the symbols are like (the symbol for sun is the same as the symbol on the New Mexico flag). And we know about the oral versus the written tradition. AJ's not interested in the language as it was used but in turning it into his own method of communication. As a historian, I find this problematic, but as a parent I think it's very cool. Cranky, that’s a good point. And Katie, thanks for the suggestions. I didn’t know the other names for the tribes. I think, actually, that the symbols are probably from a southwestern tribe like the Hopi or Navajo, just based on what the symbols are like (the symbol for sun is the same as the symbol on the New Mexico flag). And we know about the oral versus the written tradition. AJ’s not interested in the language as it was used but in turning it into his own method of communication. As a historian, I find this problematic, but as a parent I think it’s very cool.

]]> By: harri3tspy http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2456 harri3tspy Fri, 09 May 2008 00:15:20 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2456 Glad you asked, lemming! AJ and I just read a book about it -- a book, incidentally, written by Mr. Spy. It's useful to have him around sometimes. Glad you asked, lemming! AJ and I just read a book about it — a book, incidentally, written by Mr. Spy. It’s useful to have him around sometimes.

]]> By: lemming http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2455 lemming Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:58 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2455 Ack! Code Talkers in WW II, that's what I meant! I cannot type today. Ack! Code Talkers in WW II, that’s what I meant! I cannot type today.

]]> By: lemming http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2454 lemming Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:08 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2454 Does AJ know (do you know) about teh Colde Talkers in W II? Does AJ know (do you know) about teh Colde Talkers in W II?

]]> By: Katie http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2450 Katie Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:55 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2450 I did a short study of the Iroquois after I read The Indian in the Cupboard; there are many fluent Mohawk speakers remaining compared to the other six nations. The Iroquois have written languages; you can learn them just like any other language. The Mohawk language is easiest to find information about. As I understand it, the symbols are from an older oral culture- they have meaning, but in the same way that a stop sign has meaning, so they're not used as writing. It's usually easier to find sources online if you can find the name the tribe uses for itself. Haudenosaunee in the case of the Iroquois and Kahniakehaka specifically for the Mohawk. The Sioux Nation have similar symbols from the same sort of tradition. I did a short study of the Iroquois after I read The Indian in the Cupboard; there are many fluent Mohawk speakers remaining compared to the other six nations. The Iroquois have written languages; you can learn them just like any other language. The Mohawk language is easiest to find information about. As I understand it, the symbols are from an older oral culture- they have meaning, but in the same way that a stop sign has meaning, so they’re not used as writing. It’s usually easier to find sources online if you can find the name the tribe uses for itself. Haudenosaunee in the case of the Iroquois and Kahniakehaka specifically for the Mohawk. The Sioux Nation have similar symbols from the same sort of tradition.

]]> By: crankygirl http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/new-vocabulary/#comment-2446 crankygirl Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:26 +0000 http://spynotes.wordpress.com/?p=575#comment-2446 Not a non sequitur--he was being a spokesperson for himself. ( : Not a non sequitur–he was being a spokesperson for himself.

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