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size=2>But not all diphthongs have traditionally been expressed as digraphs--at
least "ae" and "oe" certainly don't give the full range of diphthongs
available--Latin, for instance, also has au, ei, eu, and ui, none of which are
commonly printed as digraphs. So at least in the case of Latin I would think
"ae" and "oe" ligatures are simply customary, and therefore form, not
content.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=511473316-22022005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>In French, "oe" is not a diphthong, but represents a particular
vowel sound. <SPAN class=511473316-22022005><FONT face=Arial size=2>(I can't
think of any cases where "ae" in French is pronounced as a single syllabe--it's
usually pronounced as two syllables, as in "aerodrome".)</FONT></SPAN> In
an diphthong, both vowels are in fact pronounced, but in a single syllable. But
there are plenty of vowel combinations in French that represent particular vowel
sounds--"ou", "eu", "ai", "eau", and perhaps others. So in these cases, too,
"oe" is by custom given with a ligature; none of the others are customarily
connected. To me, that says form, not content. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Robert L. Maxwell<BR>Special Collections and Ancient Languages
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Library<BR>Brigham Young University<BR>Provo, UT 84602<BR>(801)422-5568
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu
[mailto:dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wickenden
Jane<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DCRM-L] RE: Reconsidering
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My feeling is that
digraphs make a new letter in the same way that a diphthong makes a new
sound. So I come down with you on the content side,
Deborah.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu] <B><SPAN
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear cataloging
colleagues,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At its most basic level, the DCRM
transcription principle is to transcribe the content, but not the form, of
printed text. Thus, we retain archaic and incorrect spellings, but normalize
capitalization and line endings -- the former being content, the latter form.
The digraph question comes down to this: do digraphs represent content (does
their joining together actually create a new letter) or do they represent form
(just a conventional way of writing these combinations of letters)? We as a
group are leaning more toward the consideration of digraphs as content.
What do you think? </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.<BR>Head of Cataloging<BR>Folger Shakespeare
Library<BR><A
href="mailto:djleslie@folger.edu">djleslie@folger.edu</A><BR>http://www.folger.edu</SPAN></FONT></P>
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