Latest comment: 27 February 2011 by Morgan in topic Terminology
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Sources
Notes on sources concerning roots/bases/sundocarme:
- Primary sources
- Wordlists
- J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 143-191
- Wordlists
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar"
- Theory (Sundocarme)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 33-39
- Theory (Sundocarme)
- Secondary sources
Terminology
Tolkien uses "stem", "base", and "root" - are they of exactly the same meaning? --Morgan 21:31, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- Nearly. I think the OED probably does a better job of explaining them than I would (see "grammar" sections at the bottom of each page): stem, base and root. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 18:57, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
- Just noting a terminology used by Tolkien: "Common Eldarin base LOG" (so far, I've used "Primitive Quendian root XYZ" in the "root" articles), in J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 10.--Morgan 10:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)