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Nina at 09:48, 3 June 2024

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	'''What is romanisation?'''		=== '''What is romanisation?''' ===

	At its core, romanisation is the system of writing down words from other languages in the roman script. ''Pikachu'' is one romanisation of a beloved Japanese pokemon. ''Tsingtao'' is a romanisation for a popular Chinese beer.		At its core, romanisation is the system of writing down words from other languages in the roman script. ''Pikachu'' is one romanisation of a beloved Japanese pokemon. ''Tsingtao'' is a romanisation for a popular Chinese beer.

	But Pikachu can also be romanised as Pikachuu, or Pikachū. Tsingtao is based on the ''Wade-Giles'' romanisation of Chinese, which was developed by two Englishmen in the colonial period. In ''pinyin'', the home-grown Chinese romanisation system, it would be written as Qingdao.		But Pikachu can also be romanised as Pikachuu, or Pikachū. Tsingtao is based on the ''Wade-Giles'' romanisation of Chinese, which was developed by two Englishmen in the colonial period. In ''pinyin'', the home-grown Chinese romanisation system, it would be written as Qingdao.

	'''Romanisation = a fascinating way to discover historical and political stories.'''		=== '''Romanisation = a fascinating way to discover historical and political stories.''' ===

	Romanisations are created in distinct political contexts, and their use today is still highly political.		Romanisations are created in distinct political contexts, and their use today is still highly political.

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	The historical and political analysis of historic romanisations is fascinating, but it is also of significant practical value.		The historical and political analysis of historic romanisations is fascinating, but it is also of significant practical value.

			=== '''What can historic romanisations tell us?''' ===
	'''What can historic romanisations tell us?'''

	* Connecting historical romanisations with modern names can suddenly double the number of search terms for historical or family research.		* Connecting historical romanisations with modern names can suddenly double the number of search terms for historical or family research.

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	* For languages that are either lost, or have experienced significant change in the last few centuries, comparing different romanisations over time can provide a fascinating insight into the transformation of a language, and provide vital clues as to their history		* For languages that are either lost, or have experienced significant change in the last few centuries, comparing different romanisations over time can provide a fascinating insight into the transformation of a language, and provide vital clues as to their history

			=== '''The Cataloguer cannot keep up''' ===
	'''The Cataloguer cannot keep up'''

	Authority records attempt to account for some variant spellings of a name, place, or term. However, in working with rare books I come across so many different historical romanisations that it would be impossible to create updated, linked data for all of the iterations I see.		Authority records attempt to account for some variant spellings of a name, place, or term. However, in working with rare books I come across so many different historical romanisations that it would be impossible to create updated, linked data for all of the iterations I see.

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	Sometimes it comes down to carefully unfolding the map provided in the book, and finding the place names mentioned so that I can compare their rough geographical locations with modern-day Google Maps.		Sometimes it comes down to carefully unfolding the map provided in the book, and finding the place names mentioned so that I can compare their rough geographical locations with modern-day Google Maps.

			=== '''But the Cataloguer is key''' ===
	'''But the Cataloguer is key'''

	There are moves afoot to automate parts of cataloguing, or even to get AI to create entire catalogue records. No matter the amount of OCR or large language modelling, as far as I can tell there is no way that you can automate the extraction of historical romanisations from books, and in using the resource at hand to decode them and reveal their modern form. This is a clear example of the Cataloguer as Researcher, Linguist, and Historian - we are so much more than data entry machines.		There are moves afoot to automate parts of cataloguing, or even to get AI to create entire catalogue records. No matter the amount of OCR or large language modelling, as far as I can tell there is no way that you can automate the extraction of historical romanisations from books, and in using the resource at hand to decode them and reveal their modern form. This is a clear example of the Cataloguer as Researcher, Linguist, and Historian - we are so much more than data entry machines.

			=== '''Examples of romanisations, 1700s-present''' ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Source: Voyages de Monsieur le chevalier Chardin en Perse, 1711		\|+
	(Primarily Persian --> French)		! colspan="2" \|
			==== Source: Voyages de Monsieur le chevalier Chardin en Perse, 1711 ====

			==== (Primarily Persian --> French) ====
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	!1711 French Romanisation		!1711 French Romanisation
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	! colspan="2" \|Source: A voyage to Abyssinia by Father Jerome Lobo (1789)		{\| class="wikitable"
	Various languages --> Portuguese --> English		! colspan="2" \|
			===== Source: A voyage to Abyssinia by Father Jerome Lobo (1789) =====

			===== (Various languages --> Portuguese --> English) =====
	\|-		\|-
	!1789 English (via Portuguese)		!1789 English (via Portuguese)
	!2024 English Spelling		!2024 English Spelling
	\|-		\|-
	\|Socotora		\|Socotora
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	\|Danakil Salt Lakes		\|Danakil Salt Lakes
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			==== Source: Travels through Arabia and other countries in the East (1792) ====

			==== (Mostly Arabic --> English) ====
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			!1792 English Romanisation
			!2024 English Spelling
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