User talk:Dr. Elwin Ransom

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Germanic verbs
Hi, I've just been looking at your new material on the Germanic verb page relating to the stative element in the perfect producing a preterite. Can you add an example to show that semantic development? You've also made good additions to the Germanic weak verb page - thanks. Could you have a look at some point at Germanic strong verb too? At present that one is almost entirely my work, and needs critical eyes cast. It is actually too long, and a possibility would be to make a sub-article on each class and move a lot of the detail there. But that might be clumsy to use, so I can't decide. --Doric Loon 05:14, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm glad you approve. I have added some more comments about the semantic shift of PIE perfect to Gmc preterite.  I have thought of contributing to the Germanic strong verb page, but right now it's geared toward the West Germanic languages, and what I would be best able to contribute would involve Gmc and Gothic info that would not fit well into the article's current thrust.  I welcome suggestions, though.  Nice job with all your contributions!  --Dr. Elwin Ransom 02:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Great, let's think about that together. So far I have almost been the only person to write about strong verbs, and that is why the page is entirely geared to the languages I know. Let's continue this at Talk:Germanic strong verb and see what we can do with it. --Doric Loon 09:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Compact theory
It seems we both have an interest in compact theory, coverage of which I think is lacking. We should try to coordinate our efforts (perhaps start a task force [if I am getting my Wikipedia terminology correct] in WikiProject United States) Thoughs? --Benn Newman 00:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Tolkien/Lewis/Barfield discussion on myth
Hi! This has absolutely nothing to do with Wikipedia, but could you point me to some reading on this topic? Thanks, ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 09:11, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, I'd start with this page; within it are references aplenty. The notion of "true myths" was how Tolkien and Barfield together contributed to Lewis's conversion to Christianity. Barfield's Poetic Diction: a Study in Meaning is fascinating. Thanks for asking!


 * Thanks a lot! --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 11:58, 2 June 2010 (UTC)