#raisedtokeepquiet

[aggressivelyarospec]

In stardew Valley you can decide not to romance any of the villagers but platonically live together with a character (not a villager per se, but still super cute!)

Thank you!

Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe, Chucklefish Games)

[vikinglanguage]

Hi! Me and a a friend have a question about Danish, and we'd hoped you could help. It's about the position of 'ikke' in 'dommeren siger det ikke er lovligt' vs 'dommeren siger det er ikke lovligt'. Are these both correct? Is there a difference in meaning? I thought there is a very subtle difference in exactly what is being negated, but it's very hard to explain in English and then I just got confused. Thank you for your help!

I know it’s bad fashion to start a reply with an apology, but really. This got so much more complicated than I anticipated, and I apologise. There’s a TL;DR at the end, as well as a key to deciphering my ramblings. Also it’s literally been MONTHS because I wasn’t satisfied with my reply, but I thought it’s better to put what I’ve got than never give you an answer.

To start, I would like to declare that personally I believe that both of these sentences are correct. However, you should keep in mind that I am in fact a lingustics major, so I’m literally getting less prescriptivist with every day that passes.

For the sake of ease, I will be calling the sentences 1 and 2, as such: 1) Dommeren siger det ikke er lovligt 2) Dommeren siger det er ikke lovligt

Now, there are a few “issues” with these sentences.

For sentence 1, we have the omission of the conjunction “at”. In order for this sentence to technically be correct, the sentence should be “Dommeren siger at det ikke er lovligt” (furthermore, I normally put a comma before subordinate clauses in Danish, even though that is not the punctuation recommended by DSN, but it’s whatever). This is not to say that the sentence isn’t correct, it’s just that it’s leaning more towards spoken language, or colloquial language. In a normal conversation, I probably wouldn’t say “at”. It’s just one of those words that Danish so beautifully erases. 

For sentence 2, it’s more palpable. This is spoken language. In written Danish, this sentence is grammatically incorrect, some would argue. I would argue, that really what this sentence needs, is also an “at” – “Dommeren siger at det er ikke lovligt”. Allow me to explain.

While my grammar book doesn’t really agree with word order being the single defining element of principal clauses vs. subordinate clauses, traditionally, the (grossly simplified) word order X-Vf-S-SA is the word order for principal clauses, and C-S-SA-Vf is the word order for subordinate clauses. 

In English, you don’t have this rule. It’s pretty much always just S-V-O, and everyone’s happy. Now this is where my grammar book gets relevant.

It argues that rather than saying that X-Vf-S-SA is the word order for principal clauses (helsætningsledstilling), it should be called declarative word order (or non-declarative word order, if X is empty). Declarative word order is independent. This is because C/SP-S-SA-Vf is not only used for subordinate clauses (ledsætningsledstilling), but can also be used in a principal clause. Therefore they call this neutral word order. The meaning of the clause depends on what takes the spot of C/SP, and so neutral word order is dependent. It is the conjunction or subjective particle at the beginning of the clause that triggers neutral word order, rather than the fact that the clause is subordinate. 

This is also why I initially pointed out the fact, that in order for the first sentence to be “100% correct”, we needed to add “at” so the sentence reads “Dommeren siger at det ikke er lovligt”. In English it makes no difference whether you say “The judge says that it is not legal” or “The judge says it is not legal”, because the word order always stays the same. But in Danish the “at” literally triggers the neutral word order, at least from an analytical perspective.

TL;DR:

Both sentences can be considered correct in spoken language, but the first instance with an additional “at”, so “Dommeren siger(,) at det ikke er lovligt” is the best choice for something that is written.

Danish word order is a mess, and I applaud your attempt at learning it!

Abbreviations and terminology used in this post:

Terminology for word order* X - a free spot that can theoretically be filled by any part of a sentence (or even a subordinate clause), but is often taken by the subject C - conjunction S - subject SA - sentence adverb Vf - finite verb Vi - non-finite verb P - predicate O - object DO - direct object IO - indirect object SP - subjective particle *idk if this is entirely correct, as my studies of danish grammar have so far been conducted in danish

Abbreviations DSN – Dansk Sprognævn, spoget.dk

[tangerinefreckles]

7 Book Covers in 7 Days Challenge

Rules: Each day, I will post the cover of a book that I love and nominate someone new to start the challenge. No explanation, no discussion, just post the cover and by doing so spread some literary love!

not sure if ill tag 7 people but i tag @acekeith cus i know u read some cool books 

[a---fire---inside]

Hi! Happy New Year! I just wanted to thank you for all your posts and theories, and especially for translating so much! It's really great for the non-italian fans, but that must take so much time! So thank you :)

Heey thank you so much and Happy New Year to you! Well it does takes time but if I can translate stuff and I don’t do it what am I even doing in the fandom, right? I said it already but I’ve always been in international fandoms and nothing Italian has ever mattered for anyone ever, so I’m happy and proud that my country has these 2 amazing artists and human beings and that they reached the hearts of so many international fans that got interested not only in them but also in our culture and anything else. It’s really cool :)

[kolibriknits]

Hello! Your socks are magical, I'm in awe! Do you have any tips for a beginning knitter like me? Maybe any sock patterns for beginners? Also, I'm looking for yarn to use but I'm a poor student... Do you have any recommendations for that? Thanks so much and I'll just be staring at your pictures some more

Thank you so much!

I almost think that you should start with yarn - go to your local yarn shop or a even a supermarket that sells yarn and have a look for something that’s in your price range.  Good sock yarn should be about 75% wool and 25% polyamide - wool is a wonderful natural fiber, and polyamide or nylon is added for durability. Stay away from all acrylic yarns. Pick something you like the color of, something that feels good to touch.

Well, that’s what I do anyway, I horde yarn and then I panic and promise myself I won’t buy anything more until I’ve used some up. So then I go to Ravelry (and if you don’t have an account: sign up, it’s all you ever need for knitting) and search for patterns with that yarn weight. Advanced search in Ravelry is very powerful - for example here is a search for “piece of cake”/”easy” difficulty patterns that are also free. You could further narrow that down based on the yarn you chose.

Personally I’d recommend first socks to be top down, on double pointed needles - mostly because that’s how learned to knit socks. I find the start with toe up socks very fiddly and magic loop could be an unnecessary distraction. If you get stuck, YouTube is a wonderful source for tutorials that I still constantly use if I don’t understand written directions - you can type any abbreviation from a pattern to YouTube and come up with tens of different tutorials for it.

Then just practice practice practice. Even though I’ve been knitting on and off since I was a kid, I knit my first fair isle socks about a year ago. Still learning all the time, looking for new and exciting things to try.

Good luck and welcome to the club :) You will be amazing!

[fuckyeahlinguisticmisconceptions]

"So you study linguistics? I can see why languages are interesting. There must be like a hundred different ones!!"

[lizziebennet]

Hi :) I rewatched p&p recently, and while I am planning on rereading the book soon, I was wondering if you could recommend me your favourite fics? Thanks!

yeS I CAN!!!!!!!! LETS DO THIS!! 

Thaw; 28k, Regency AU 

After an unfortunate mishap has forced Elizabeth Bennet to marry a certain haughty gentleman from Derbyshire, she writes letters to her sister Jane, trying to come to terms with her new role as a wife and the Mistress of Pemberley.

Duty and Honor; 22k, Regency AU 

Circumstances arise, preventing Elizabeth Bennet's refusal of Mr. Collins' proposal. With Elizabeth betrothed to a man she does not love, to what lengths will Darcy go to win her heart and her hand?

Horizontal Expression; 4k, Canon

A married Elizabeth tempts Darcy into reminiscing on an indiscretion that occurred during their engagement. One-shot. Rated M.

The Best of Intentions; 90k, Regency AU, wip

Elizabeth Bennet had often been called an excellent walker, and so she was; but even she would own that there was some small risk involved in taking such solitary walks.

Talk Any Louder; 36k, Regency AU 

Transparency proves dangerous when Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy face life-changing consequences as a result of his defense of Lydia.

Hearing Light; 2k, Canon

The oft-told story of Elizabeth and Darcy’s first kiss, told again.

What’s In a Name?; 34k, Soulmate AU, wip

On your sixteenth birthday, a name appears on each wrist - one, the name of your soulmate, the other the name of your enemy.

also not sure if these count but here are two lizzie bennet diaries fics i rly like

Hold on to Your Heart; 23k 

"She bites at the ragged edge of her thumbnail and taps her foot against the restlessness that starts in her toes and works its way up to her heart at the thought." Lizzie finds something she is not supposed to.

not practical but breakable; 7k

Will watches Lizzie's videos. One-shot.

sorry for such a short list!!! im actually in the processed of reading p&p fic again and trying to find my favorites. hope u enjoy these!!! 

[languageadventurer]

Learn Danish, it's fun :) (I am ignoring the fact that learning other languages is also fun and I'm also ignoring the fact that life probably demands more of you than just learning languages as you please)

haha i started the danish duolingo course. whoops