Timeline for Who decides what katakana will be used to form English loan words?
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| Mar 13, 2013 at 16:02 | history | protected | user1478 | ||
| Jan 23, 2013 at 3:27 | comment | added | ssb | On a more directly related point, I often wonder about ストライク and ストライキ | |
| May 2, 2012 at 11:14 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackJapanese/status/197645141069135872 | ||
| Apr 26, 2012 at 21:30 | history | edited | user1316 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 26, 2012 at 8:28 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Apr 26, 2012 at 7:10 | history | edited | user1316 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Made my reasoning for asking this question more apparent
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| Apr 26, 2012 at 7:06 | comment | added | Jesse Good | @LucasTizma: I understand your reasoning now. However, like any language, there is a natural tendency to use certain combinations of sounds, and if a word does not fit that pattern, then it is "adjusted" accordingly. Basically, what you are saying ("it should match as closely to the original") is going against the grain of nature. | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 6:51 | comment | added | user1316 | @Jesse See my comment to one of the answers below. I understand exactly where you're coming from, but I sort of tried to explain my rationale about why I think it could make sense in this case. | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 6:48 | comment | added | Jesse Good |
a Japanese-English speaker would be able to best form a loan word. You're making the mistake that Katakana should reflect the original pronunciation of the language it originated from. Imagine if you mandated everyone in America to pronounce "karaoke" the original way it is pronounced in Japanese, language doesn't work like that.
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| Apr 26, 2012 at 6:34 | history | edited | user1316 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Softened implication that katakana is entirely English-centric
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| Apr 26, 2012 at 4:49 | comment | added | yadokari | no offense but i really wanted someone to make a gag answer for this question...like yes there is someone with the job to make katakana words.....what would that guy's job title be? that dude would probably be such a trip to hang out with! :D | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 4:03 | answer | added | Golden Cuy | timeline score: 10 | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 1:40 | comment | added | ジョン | +1 because people are allowed to make wrong assumptions here without silly accusations being levelled at them, followed by down votes and close votes to a question that has generated useful discussion. | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 22:17 | comment | added | user1316 | Hm, good question. I guess because I always thought it was "cool" how Japanese pop culture would take our words and use them all over the place, especially in video games, anime, etc. Cliché, I know, but it's the truth. Plus I love the way the syllabary looks. :) | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 22:14 | comment | added | istrasci | Why is katakana your favourite part of Japanese? Just curious... | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 22:00 | answer | added | Ian | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 20:40 | answer | added | Dono | timeline score: 20 | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 19:06 | history | asked | user1316 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |