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Dicussion on Talk:Theresa May#Pronunciation
As the above-mentioned discussion could use some more input, I'm inviting all the active members of the phonetics project to participate. Ardalazzagal (talk) 14:35, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
Non-native pronunciations of English
Hi. In this series of edits, you added a section utilizing three sources to make claims about pronunciation tendencies of non-native speakers of English. The one source I could access, the web site, said nothing about non-native speakers and was instead about borrowings into English. This has made me suspicious about the other two source you cite, which I was unable to access. From the previews I was able to make of these on Google Books, they do not seem to be talking about ESL learners.
My suspicion is that you are utilizing a sort of synthetic thinking (something others have been guilty of when editing that page, including yours truly) that assumes a direct correlation between ESL features and phonological differences, grammatical differences, or even loanword phonology. This would technically be original research. Could you take a second look at your two sources and corroborate whether these sources really do talk about ESL learners or if their utility as sources depends upon this synthetic thinking? — Ƶ§œš¹ [lɛts b̥iː pʰəˈlaɪˀt] 01:30, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for letting me know. I have taken down the section and will repost if/when I am able to find better sources for it. Alázhlis 01:46, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Articles translated from Uicipeid (Scottish Gaelic)
I have translated some articles from the Scottish Gaelic Uicipeid. They have different standards for citations than the English Wikipedia and many sources are in Scottish Gaelic. I've tried to add inline citations to English language websites when I translate; however, some articles may have general references only or the sources may not be available in English. In some cases I have left proper nouns (organizations or individuals) in Gaelic if I am unsure of the English equivalent, or which name is used more commonly in English. Also, my Gaelic is not perfect so I may have mistranslated something. Please be aware of this when reviewing my translations and leave a message here if there is an issue. Thanks!
Re: Elrig
Thank you for translating Elrig! Unfortunately, I can't add more because I have no knowledge of the subject, sorry. --Ermahgerd9 (talk) 12:00, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
Deletion discussion about Gath (magazine)
Deletion discussion about Gath (magazine)
Hello, Alázhlis,
I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Gath (magazine) should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gath (magazine) .
If you're new to the process,
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Scorpion293 (talk) 00:10, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
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An Eala Bhàn lyrics
As the poem was written during the WW1, I believe its lyrics (removed in this edit of yours) are in public domain by now, so there is no copyright issue with them on Wikipedia. Are there any other arguments not to have them published in the article? Silmethule (talk) 22:05, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- talk) 22:10, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Although the poem was written during WW1, were the collected poems of Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna first published in 1969? [1]. Drchriswilliams (talk) 22:17, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- talk) 22:19, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ok, I see, that makes sense, thanks for the information. Silmethule (talk) 22:23, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Although the poem was written during WW1, were the collected poems of Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna first published in 1969? [1]. Drchriswilliams (talk) 22:17, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Re: Gaelic medium education in Scotland
I think it’s a bit harsh to say that « few pupils in primary Gaelic education will continue to use the language as adults », especially since the source you quoted clearly states that « few former GME pupils who did not come from Gaelic-speaking homes are now using their Gaelic FREQUENTLY ». It would seem that many new speakers (i.e. those who don’t come from Gaelic speaking homes) stop using Gaelic actively on a daily basis. But it does not mean that they don’t use it! The same goes for many people who learnt a foreign language in an immersion environment at some stage (Erasmus students for instance). They may not use the language on a daily basis, but that does not mean the learning has been useless and that these new speakers won’t use it anymore in their life. Bit of a quick conclusion in my view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.199.107 (talk) 10:28, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Can you help verify translations of articles from Spanish
Hello Catrìona,
Would you be able to help evaluate the accuracy of translations of Wikipedia articles from Spanish to English Wikipedia?
This would involve evaluating a translated article on the English Wikipedia by comparing it to the original Spanish article, and marking it "Pass" or "Fail" based on whether the translation faithfully represents the original. Here's the reason for this request:
There are a number of articles on English Wikipedia that were created as machine translations from different languages including Spanish, using the Content Translation tool, sometimes by users with no knowledge of the source language. The config problem that allowed this to happen has since been fixed, but this has left us with a backlog of articles whose accuracy of translation is suspect or unknown, including some articles translated from Spanish. In many cases, other editors have come forward later to copyedit and fix any English grammar or style issues, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the translation is accurate, as factual errors from the original translation may remain. To put it another way: Good English is not the same as good translation.
If you can help out, that would be great. Here's a sample of the articles that need checking:
- Viscofan - (don't do this one; see below)
- Larika_Russell - (don't do this one; see below)
All you have to do, is compare the English article to the Spanish article, and mark it "Pass" or "Fail" (templates {{Pass}} and {{Fail}} may be useful). (Naturally, if you feel like fixing an inaccurate translation and then assessing it, that's even better, but it isn't required.) Also please note that we are assessing accuracy not completeness, so if the English article is much shorter that is okay, as long as whatever has been translated so far is factually accurate.
If you can help, please let me know. You can add your pass/fails above, right next to each link, or you may indicate your results below. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elinruby (talk • contribs) 07:36, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi
- @Catriona: my bad: see he grammasre. I gave you the broader page for context (and in case you speak any other languages or have friends that do), but there is plenty to do in Spanish, and each language is separated into its own list. Are you a native speaker? I have done some of the Spanish but haven't made a formal study of the language let alone the grammar, simply been around it a lot, and could well be missing nuances. I would welcome a review of my work or some help with some of those not yet done. Feel free to ask any questions about this or anything else. Probably best to start with reviewiing unreviewed articles in terms of the project priorities, but as always in wikipedia nothing is compulsory. Ping @Mathglot: for coordination purposes. Elinruby (talk) 07:57, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the link! Unfortunately I'm not native, but I am fluent enough for this task. talk) 10:57, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
- Hi there, and thanks for helping out. I do have a request, though - the {{Cryptic23:29, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
- @) 01:31, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
want some more?
Thanks for your help so far. We have a lot of Spanish articles, see what you think of these if you get a chance:
- Fray_Nicolás_de_Jesús_María
- Freddy_Ginebra
- Fundación_Mujeres_en_Igualdad
- Gabriela_Golder
- Gardening_in_Spain
If any of them is just not something you want to do or is just too bad too verify, don't hesitate to say so.... Elinruby (talk) 05:19, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
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/e ~ ɛ/ and /o ~ ɔ/ in Scots Gaelic
Hi is there any orthographical way to express these distinctions or is it impossible to distinguish this way? Thanking in advance —
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Kameny and Matlovich
I'm confused. In this edit, you mention an interview with Time, but the ref you link talks about an interview in The New York Times Magazine. To further complicate matters, earlier in the paragraph our article mentions an interview in the Air Force Times. Can you shed some light on this? Were there three separate interviews? RivertorchFIREWATER 15:09, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @talk) 07:22, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. I was loath to try and fix it because I just wasn't sure. I may have a book source to use for an additional citation, if I can find it. Thanks for clearing it up! RivertorchFIREWATER 14:45, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
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Unilaterally
Given your stated reasoning (in the edit summary) about this revert, I think you should carefully read through the changes in that diff: the version you reverted back to also claims that "extinct" is one of the "levels of andangerment" (in the paragraph starting "UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger categorises 2,473 languages"). We need to decide whether we want to say there are "six levels of endangerment", "five levels of endangerment" (not counting "safe", or not counting "extinct"), or "four levels of endangerment" (counting neither "safe" nor "extinct"). And whichever wording we choose, we should only list the levels once. The article currently lists them twice (counting them differently each time), in the two sentences starting "UNESCO operates with four levels of language endangerment" and "UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger categorises 2,473 languages". - dcljr (talk) 06:55, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
- I've tried again. - dcljr (talk) 06:29, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of Prague uprising
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Ping is not implemented in Uiclair.
I replied, but cannot yet ping you from there. Sorry! Kibi78704 (talk) 19:07, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
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