Re: Please correct the German translation at "I’m hearing Voices"

[James]

Hello,

On 22 April 2012 08:22, Thomas Scharkowski <address@hidden> wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>> On 21 April 2012 21:30, Thomas Scharkowski<address@hidden>
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>>>>> I'm not top posting.
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>>>> Documentation version: 2.15
>>>> Chapter: I’m hearing Voices
>>>> Issue type: Uncritical, but more logical
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>>>> Original German text:
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>>>> "...wenn es sich bei den Noten um hauptsächlich homophone Musik handelt,
>>>> in der
>>>> hier und da polyphone Stellen vorkommen."
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>>>> Change "homophone Musik" to "monophone Musik".
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>>>> Regards,
>>>> JUHO
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>>> I think there is some confusion in the original english version - you can
>>> use several simultanuous notes in a single voice, so "homophonic" is more
>>> suitable than "monophonic".
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>> Unless those notes in that single voice all '...move in parallel
>> rhythm and pitch....' in which case it is monophonic.
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> Yes.
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>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophony
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>> I'm no scholar (or singer) but I am guessing that 'mono..' was used
>> here as distinct to 'poly..' (i.e. monophony vs polyphony)?
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>> James
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> So "mono..." is wrong in this context.
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and so the correct term is ....

?

james