Talk:Sijo
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[edit] spelling
Since both Romanization systems spell it 'sijo,' I don't suppose it should be changed, but since it is pronounced /shIjo/ I wonder if this can be indicated in some way. Why? 1) Any-one not conversant with Korean but who has (only) HEARD the word will never think to look for it under 'si.' 2) Some-one coming across the article is given no indication of how it's pronounced and could be quite embarrassed and confused, trying to talk to a Korean about "s-eye-Joe." Kdammers 19:05, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
- I have no problem with that. I'd rather not get into the morass of ad-hoc phonetic spelling, though... I guess the ideal solutions would be either a) write the pronunciation in IPA script, or b) find a native speaker who is willing to be recorded pronouncing the word. -- Visviva 07:02, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with Visviva on the two preferred alternatives. Kdammers 17:28, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Huh? Word missing in text?
"Sijo is often more lyrical and personal than (e.g., other East Asian poetic forms)" This sentence is grammatically wrong. Perhaps the original writer can correct it to reflect what s/he meant to type. I think some-thing from the next idea (lyrical vs. personal) accidentally got pasted over the original content? Kdammers 06:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] waka
This article seems to imply that waka is derived from sijo. Is this true, arguable, false, misleading or what? (See waka article and discussion) . Kdammers 01:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] IPA
The IPA given uses ɕ- This is correct for the original Korean pronunciation. But is this the way it should be represented in English? Wouldn't/Isn't it rather pronounced with an initial "sh" (/ʃ/ sound? As it now stands, a user not knowing any Korean (or Swedish or other language using the ɕ- sound) can be expected to go to the IPA for English page and come up blank - NOT GOOD. Can't we fix this whith-out sacrificing correctness and clarity? !!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdammers (talk • contribs) 01:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- This seems like a valid complaint. Perhaps the IPA could be, in this case, accompanied by an ad hoc pronunciation ("shee-jo")? Or maybe there is another solution? -- Visviva 16:13, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
