[ANSTHRLD] temporal restrictions

Maridonna maridonna at maridonna.com
Thu Apr 5 07:47:28 PDT 2007


Hedwig wrote:
> What is the standard restrictions for temporal disparity in a name?  I've
> looked through the precedents and I've found mention of 300 and 1000...I
> can't seem to find any reference to it in the RfS or the Admin handbook
> either.

I didn't find a metnion in the RfS online. Maybe I over-looked it?

Here's a new ruling from the 06-11 Cover Letter:
"From Pelican: Results of the discussion on changes to temporal disparity
allowances

Under current precedent, name elements that are documented with a more
than 300 year difference in date are declared one step from period
practice. Names with a more than 1000 year gap between elements are
not registerable. In July 2006, we asked the College whether this second
gap should be shortened and, if so, what it should be shortened to.

The only comments on this issue came from Metron Ariston, Palimpsest,
and Albion, who are the most accomplished linguists of the Laurel
commenters. All three argue (correctly, we feel) that, to allow for
consistent application, linguistic changes within a language/culture
must be examined on a case by case basis. They argue that in most
cases languages change significantly over a 300-600 year period,
and that by the time 600 years have passed a name is almost always
already two steps from period practice -- one for temporal disparity
and the other for language change. We have no argument with this
conclusion, although it is not always an obvious one. Many heralds
have expressed the feeling that giving a temporal step and a
language step for two elements from the same immediate language
family (for example, Old English and Middle English) is penalizing
a name twice for the same violation. This is not the case. As
languages change we see definable changes in grammar, orthography,
and vocabulary. Because of this, we would expect a name to show
the appropriate grammar, spelling conventions, and vocabulary
for a single language. Over time, though, fashions change--societal
conventions for naming change within a culture because of both
language changes and historical events taking place within a
culture. One of the most obvious of these is the widespread
adoption of Christian saints names in many European cultures
and the subsequent disappearance from the naming pool of many
older names. Another example familiar to many SCA folk is the
introduction of Norman names into Wales and Ireland during the
12th C.

Given this, we will not narrow the gaps provided by precedent
for temporal incompatibility."

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Andrea / Maridonna
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