Negation in Quenya
From Tolkien Gateway
Negation in Quenya is the title of an article by Bill Welden, published in Vinyar Tengwar 42 (2001; pp. 32-4).
Welden addresses the issue of how to express negation in Quenya by quoting from several unpublished manuscripts by J.R.R. Tolkien:
- "Vocabulary list" - probably dating from around 1960.[1]
- "List of roots and derivatives" - dated December 1959.[1] The complete manuscript was later published in Parma Eldalamberon 17 (2007) as "Eldarin Roots and Stems".[2]
- "Late essay" - likely dating from ca. 1970.[1] Further quotes from this "late essay" appeared in Vinyar Tengwar 47 (2005; p. 30, note 44 and p. 37, note 58). Editor Patrick H. Wynne suggests that the essay was composed in "late 1966 or afterwards", by noting Tolkien's reference to a question from Plotz (while preparing an interview for Seventeen) dated November 1966.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bill Welden, "Negation in Quenya", in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001
- ↑ 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), p. 145
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, pp. 30 (note 44), 37 (note 58)
