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Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by dwringer »

AlexandrB wrote: post #15

The Russians had this figured out centuries ago with a robust grammar for diminutives [1] that can be applied to almost any noun. Meanwhile us poor english speakers are forced to create new words instead :( [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive

The word "dog" already has a well-standardized diminutive form in English, it's just gained a bit of a risque connotation (especially when read online). It is interesting though that "doggo" is seen as a replacement. I thought "doggo" is most commonly used in references to dogs who are, in fact, lying doggo.

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Post by kmicklas »

AlexandrB wrote: post #15

The Russians had this figured out centuries ago with a robust grammar for diminutives [1] that can be applied to almost any noun. Meanwhile us poor english speakers are forced to create new words instead :( [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive

English doesn't have a single very common diminutive suffix like most European languages, but it actually does have very many derivational noun suffixes that correspond to diminutives or augmentatives in other languages and all have slightly different shades of meaning. Doggo, for example, has many friends:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-o#Suffix

Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by kmicklas »

msoucy wrote: post #36
AlexandrB wrote: post #15

The Russians had this figured out centuries ago with a robust grammar for diminutives [1] that can be applied to almost any noun. Meanwhile us poor english speakers are forced to create new words instead :( [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive

From my limited knowledge, Esperanto uses -ido to mean "small"/"baby", so "hundo" is dog but "hundido" is "puppy".

-id- is offspring, -et- is the generic diminutive.

Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by jwilk »

rhcom2 wrote: post #25
ohstopitu wrote: post #2

They appear to have missed this flowchart! http://i.imgur.com/HlAul8o.jpg

If we're sharing doggo memes the "They're good dogs Brent" one is my absolute favorite. http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/812/2b3... I always look at it if I'm having a rough day.

Source: https://twitter.com/brant/status/775407594802335744

Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by edpazu »

dwringer wrote: post #41
AlexandrB wrote: post #15

The Russians had this figured out centuries ago with a robust grammar for diminutives [1] that can be applied to almost any noun. Meanwhile us poor english speakers are forced to create new words instead :( [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive

The word "dog" already has a well-standardized diminutive form in English, it's just gained a bit of a risque connotation (especially when read online). It is interesting though that "doggo" is seen as a replacement. I thought "doggo" is most commonly used in references to dogs who are, in fact, lying doggo.

> The word "dog" already has a well-standardized diminutive form in English, it's just gained a bit of a risque connotation

What?

Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by Houshalter »

piaste wrote: post #37
AlexandrB wrote: post #15

The Russians had this figured out centuries ago with a robust grammar for diminutives [1] that can be applied to almost any noun. Meanwhile us poor english speakers are forced to create new words instead :( [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive

You Anglophones do have at least two diminutive suffixes: -ling and -let. They have neutral or slightly negative connotations, though.

"Dogling" or "doglet". Doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

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Post by mamurphy »

edpazu wrote: post #46
dwringer wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The word "dog" already has a well-standardized diminutive form in English, it's just gained a bit of a risque connotation (especially when read online). It is interesting though that "doggo" is seen as a replacement. I thought "doggo" is most commonly used in references to dogs who are, in fact, lying doggo.

> The word "dog" already has a well-standardized diminutive form in English, it's just gained a bit of a risque connotation What?

It's a very stylish diminutive.

Re: Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love for the Puppers

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Post by aaronhoffman »

Houshalter wrote: post #42
aaronhoffman wrote: post #30

found by /r/fellowkids https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowKids/search?q=npr&restrict_sr...

I don't get what they are so upset about. Is it so taboo to write an article about internet culture?

I wouldn't say taboo, it's just a "kids these days" type of story. Someone taking time to analyze something internet culture is doing just for laughs.

It's like critical analysis of an inside joke.

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