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Faldage #202673 09/29/11 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted By: Faldage
Do other IE languages use ablaut to indicate verb tense?


Since the Germanic ablaut is derived from PIE ablaut, yes. Latin and Sanskrit do (altho it's not called ablaut).

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Latin and Sanskrit do (altho it's not called ablaut).

The native Indian grammatical terms for ablaut (link) are guṇa 'string, thread' and vṛddhi 'growth'.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Thanks for the link, nuncle. That explains it pretty well for this too-happy-to-jump-on-the-latest-whackadoodle-bandwagon soul.

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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
If there is a systematized list of standard gestures (other than the Kodály) with a particular designation I have not run across it.


while I don't believe there is a chart of regular gestures(even though some, e.g. dynamics indications, have a pretty similar look, regardless of the conductor), there are time signature patterns that are fairly standard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting (although there's no mention of chironomy!)


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Actually, Buff, the first sentence under History of Conducting mentions it, spelled cheironomy. I've only started to read the article, so I have no further comment at this point! Oh, yes, thanks for the link.

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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
Actually, Buff, the first sentence under History of Conducting mentions it, spelled cheironomy. I've only started to read the article, so I have no further comment at this point! Oh, yes, thanks for the link.


ah, I didn't read it carefully enough, and when I did a search, I spelled it without the e. good catch!!


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