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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear cataloging colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I move to close the discussion of the question on Romanization of foreign loan words with initial consonant cluster that are of Latin or Greek origin, and to call for a vote.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Should we change the rule on Romanization foreign loan words from page 19 of HCM that states that the “The first sheṿa in a foreign loan word with an initial consonantal cluster is generally treated as a sheṿa naḥ. For correct romanization
it is necessary to consult Even-Shoshan and Alcalay on a case-by-case basis,” by adding “In the case of foreign loan words of Latin or Greek origin, Alcalay should not be followed, and an initial consonantal cluster is treated as a sheva naḥ.”?
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<p class="MsoNormal">If the vote is ‘yes’, we will also remove the deramah exception from the manual.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The current voting members of the AJL RAS Cataloging committee are myself, Ahava Cohen, Neil M. Frau-Cortes, Vanessa Freedman, Netanel Ganin, and Marlene Schiffman. Voting members of the committee should email their vote directly to me
at <a href="mailto:geraldine.dickel@yale.edu">geraldine.dickel@yale.edu</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jerry Anne<o:p></o:p></p>
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