Re: [edict-jmdict] Additional name types in JMnedict/enamdict

["Jim Breen jimbreen@********* [edict-jmdict]" <edict-jmdict@***************>]

If we'd just added one out of myth(ology) and legend, I'm sure someone
would have asked why the other wasn't there. The difference can be a
bit subtle, and if it came to an argument (I hope it doesn't) I'd
suggest going with the most common classification of the
place/event/character/whatever.

An interesting comparison can be found at:
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Legend_vs_Myth

"A legend is presumed to have some basis in historical fact and tends
to mention real people or events. Historical fact morphs into a legend
when the truth has been exaggerated to the point that real people or
events have taken on a romanticized, "larger than life" quality. In
contrast, a myth is a type of symbolic storytelling that was never
based on fact. Throughout time, myths have sought to explain difficult
concepts (e.g., the origin of the universe) with the help of common
story devices, such as personification and allegories.

These words are commonly used interchangeably to refer to the
fictitious nature of something. Historically and academically,
however, there is a difference. "

Jim

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 at 19:17, Darren Cook darren@dcook.org
[edict-jmdict] <edict-jmdict@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> > Atlantis ... but I don't see how it can be called a legend.
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> Type "legend Atlantis" into Google: 15.6 million hits to argue against.
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> But it is a good point: there need to be some formal guidelines to
> distinguish each. (I see the issues page has been discussing this, but
> if clear definitions of each were agreed on, it didn't jump out at me.)
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> Darren
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> > As discussed on the issues pages
> > (https://github.com/JMdictProject/JMdictIssues/issues/3) a batch of
> > new name types have been added to the database ...
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Jim Breen
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