11.474, Qs: French Etymology,Spelling of hip-hop names

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Subject: 11.474, Qs: French Etymology,Spelling of hip-hop names

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Date:  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:18:47 -0500 (EST)
From:  M Carver-Akers <kateric at email.unc.edu>
Subject:  Etymology of "une nuit blanche."

2)
Date:  Mon, 06 Mar 2000 10:30:14 -0800
From:  jimlong at worldpassage.net (James B. Long)
Subject:  Spelling of hip-hop names

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Date:  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:18:47 -0500 (EST)
From:  M Carver-Akers <kateric at email.unc.edu>
Subject:  Etymology of "une nuit blanche."


I am looking to find someone who knows the derivation or etymology of the
contemporary French expression "une nuit blanche."  I am especially
interested to know how far back in time we can trace this expression.
Merci


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Date:  Mon, 06 Mar 2000 10:30:14 -0800
From:  jimlong at worldpassage.net (James B. Long)
Subject:  Spelling of hip-hop names

Colleagues,

I'm working on an idea about altered spelling in names related to hip-hop
or rap music.  Here are some examples to illustrate the data I'm
after.  The general notion is that the altered spelling represents the true
pronunciation.

Xzibit 		"exhibit"	(name of performing group)
Eminem	"M&M"		(name of performing group)
2Pac		"Tupac"		(name of performer)
Snoop Dogg	"Snoop Dog"	(name of performer)
All-4-One	"All For One"	(name of record company)

Please contribute any examples you know of which exhibit this changed
orthography phenomenon, especially local entities which I would probably
miss.  Feel free to contribute defunct names, since these groups and
individuals come and go as fast as local restaurants!  I'd be especially
interested to hear about any such phenomena in languages other than English.

I'll post the entire corpus, for your edification and entertainment, when
it is all together.

Thanks, Jim Long
jimlong at worldpassage.net

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