User talk:Alexandracross

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 01:34, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Hi Alexandra! My name is Nick and I am a member of the Languages in Peril class.Nickjb115 (talk) 02:15, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

Hi Alexandra! My name is Yamibel and I am also in the Languages in Peril class. Yfortuna96 (talk) 02:29, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Alexandra, how was orgo for you? It's only week two and the reactions are already crazy! Any advice? Ec725 (talk) 02:45, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hi Alexandra, thanks for the advice! You're right, so far it has been crazy! Thank God for the TA's though, they're super helpful! Ec725 (talk) 02:59, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pitkern language

Hi Alexandra. I just saw (I have the page watchlisted) that you've been given this wonderful language for your course. Must say I'm a bit jealous, as I never had the chance to do a course like this when I was a young student here in Australia, but that's another story. Anyways, I'm an admin here (although I don't tend to do as much "adminning" as I used to, so probably think of me as an "experienced editor") as well as having an abiding interest in both Pitkern and the related Norfuk language, the latter of which I can occasionally speak although I'm still really only learning. So if you need any help - assuming you're allowed to ask people, rather than having to do your own research only - please don't hesititate to ask me on my Talk page. Happy to help where I can. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 03:40, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello BigHaz, thank you so much for editing and offering some help! This is definitely a pretty fun course and I really want to make sure I am representing the language I am researching accurately. I noted what you wrote in the talk page on the Pitkern language and completely understand how what I wrote was not entirely correct. If you have any articles or things I should look at or read to help me learn more about the language and the culture that would be greatly appreciated! Alexandracross (talk) 02:41, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I do, but I don't know how easily-obtainable they'll be. You're familiar with Mühlhäusler's works already, so I'll start by saying "he's good". Everything else I can think of is Norfolk-Island-specific, rather than Pitcairn-specific, but I'm sure my copy of Alice Buffett's "Speak Norfolk Today" (which is currently missing in action) contains some good information about how Pitkern and Norfuk differ (which they don't much, but enough to make reading the former an interesting experience). Have you had a look at the online newsletter/newspaper "Dem Tull Pitkern"? I'm not sure it's being produced anymore, but the copies in the archive on the site always feature written Pitkern in places. I fear that may be the best place to look without actually setting sail for the South Pacific! Although it's possible that the people who run/ran the newsletter might be able to help by email, since they're physically on the island themselves. There's also a book called something like "Britain's Treasure Islands" which talks about the British dependencies all over the place. Not entirely sure what it says about them, as I've never held a copy of the book in my hand, but it may be a useful direction too. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 03:13, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some specific ideas now, too. Mühlhäusler's Ucklun's Norf'k specifically draws parallels between Norfuk and Pitkern. The focus is more on the former, but he specifically thanks Meralda Warren on Pitcairn for contributing information about Pitkern as well. There are various entries where he looks at words changing meaning from the one island to the other. He also talks very favourably of "Ross and Moverley" and their work on Pitkern. That seems to be the same as The Pitcairnese Language from 1964 cited in the bibliography on the Pitkern article. Haven't been able to look at it myself, and Mühlhäusler specifically disagrees with some of their points, but it's seemingly very good. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 09:03, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]