User:StevenJ81/Lang-yi-dual/doc
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Usage
Template {{User:StevenJ81/Lang-yi-dual}} indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in the
The template should generally be placed after the English translation of the foreign term or phrase.
Purpose of this template variant
This specialized version of the template is designed for use when both traditional and reformed spellings of Yiddish words exist to a noticeable degree "in the wild."
Substantial efforts to reform Yiddish orthography occurred during the 20th century. These efforts have culminated in YIVO's תּקנות פֿון ייִדישן אויסלייג, (takones fun yidishn oysleyg – "Rules of Yiddish Orthography"), the latest edition of which was published in 1999.[1] Details on the nature of these spelling reforms can be found in the article Yiddish orthography.
At present, both traditional and standardized approaches to Yiddish spelling exist in parallel. As a general rule:
- Older Yiddish writings (often pre-dating the spelling reforms) use traditional spelling
- Current communities of Yiddish speakers (mainly, but not exclusively, in chassidiccommunities) tend to use traditional spelling, and/or are accepting of variant spellings
- Academia uses YIVO spelling
However, exceptions exist to all of the above.
Words of Hebrew or Aramaic
Required parameters
This template has two required parameters:
|t=traditional spelling
|r="reformed" spelling
Where information does not exist for both parameters, use {{Lang-yi}} instead.
Other parameters
The parameter |links=no
prevents the language name from being linked.
The parameter |lit=
enables a literal translation to be given. It is being rolled out to these templates and so may be available for {{StevenJ81/Lang-yi-dual}}.
Examples
Edit
Yiddish ({{User:StevenJ81/Lang-yi-dual|t=אידיש|r=יידיש|links=no}}) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.
Shabbat ({{User:StevenJ81/Lang-yi-dual|t=שבת|r=שאבעס|lit=Sabbath}}) is the Jewish day of rest.
Resulting text
Yiddish (Yiddish: אידיש [traditional] or יידיש [reformed spelling]) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.
Shabbat (
See also
- {{Lang-yi}}
- {{Lang}}, and its opposite, {{Language with name/for}}
References
- ISBN 0-914512-25-0.