[Rgyalrong] Can we all decide

[Jesse P. Gates]

Thanks Sami and 葉庭英 for joining the discussion. Again, can we all decide on
something? I think the two most popular usages right now are Rgyalrong and
Gyalrong (but I do tend to favor Gyalrong for the aforementioned reasons).
I really couldn't care less what we decide, we just need to decide and go
for it! In the end, I'm also OK with us having multiple spellings, but it
would strengthen our field if we decide on one spelling and flood the
literature with just one spelling. Comparative Sino-Tibetanists and
typologists will thank us, making it easier to search for and cite your
papers. So please, voice your opinion here. I would particularly like to
hear from Gong Xun, Zhang Shuya, Lai Yunfan, Guillaume Jacques, Jackson
Sun, Tian Qianzi, Herbert Tunzhi, Lin Youjing, Mathieu Beaudouin, and
others who have written extensively on these languages. We could even cast
votes.

On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 5:15 AM Sami Honkasalo <samihonkasalo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I recommend Gyalrong. Language names are also loanwords, and they should
> be adjusted. There is no reason to follow Tibetan spelling in English. Like
> Jesse, I don't hold a strong opinion on this.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sami
>
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 7:36 PM 葉庭英 <r00222077 at ntu.edu.tw> wrote:
>
>> Good day, Jesse,
>>
>>         I recall Guillaume recommended drop the 前加字r-, and I see you use
>> Gyalrong in your work. But, I guess you'll have to shout out to sell it
>> beyond this circle
>>
>> > Jesse P. Gates <stauskad at gmail.com> 於 2023年2月10日 上午9:02 寫道：
>> >
>> > Can we all decide how we want to write Rgyalrong, Gyalrong, rGyalrong,
>> etc? I'm beyond having a personal opinion on this, but I think we could all
>> benefit from conformity on this matter. I say take a vote!
>> >
>> > Jesse
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Best regards,


*Jesse P. Gates, PhD*Nankai University, School of Literature 南开大学文学院
https://nankai.academia.edu/JesseGates
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