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Re: Is it NeanderTHals or NeanderTals??
William Lee (aeromer@ix.netcom.com)
5 Dec 1994 06:56:30 GMT
In <D0639K.AJ@du.edu> sfolse@du.edu (STEPHANIE G. FOLSE ) writes:
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>The original (correct?) German pronunciation is Neandertal. I have
>a feeling that pronunciation depends (a) on where you were educated
>and (b) your political correctness factor. Isn't the scientific
>name _Homo sapiens neandertalensis_? That's why I tend to use the
>tal pronunciation.
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>Here's another one: is it Cro-Magnon or Cro-Manon (like filet mignon)?
>Going by the original French, the "g" shouldn't be heard and the "n"
>pronounced like it had a tilde (~) over it. I get around this one
>by saying _Homo sapiens sapiens_ or "modern humans."
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>Stephanie Folse
>University of Denver
>Dept. of Anthropology
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>In article <D05B20.qBH@bocanews.bocaraton.ibm.com>,
>Michael Rogero Brown (Sys Admin) <michaelb@hobbie.bocaraton.ibm.com>
wrote:
>>Ok, I have a question that's been bugging me recently:
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>>What is the correct name for the Neanderthals?
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>>Is it Neanderthals or Neandertals?
>> ^^ ^
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>>I grew up with the term 'Neanderthal', but lately I seen and heard
>>'Neandertal' alot. Is the 'tal' version more correct or is it that
some
>>just perfer it over 'thal'? [personally I can't stand the term
'Neandertal',
>>everytime I hear it it just grates on me]
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>>Well, which is it?
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>>--
>>----------All Opinions Expressed are MINE, not IBM's--------------
>>Michael Rogero Brown (uK Development System Administrator)
>>IBM (uK Development) TEL/TIE (407) 443-6400
>>Boca Raton, FL Internet: mikal@bocaraton.ibm.com
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>>If you think I speak for IBM, then I've got some swamp
land^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H
>>real estate to sell you.
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Tal is German for Valley. Neandertal is the Neander Valley in
Northwestern Germany, where the original skull of Neandertal was
discovered. This is Anthro 1 stuff!
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