The meaning in Reggae came from this: to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
martin 30/9/03 1:48 PM Cobert, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yeah, words like "overdubs" for example... I always though it was a derivation > of "duplication", because you were adding a second track ; this being said, it > might be the Jamaican origin... or both words have a common and very ancient > origin, with always that idea of having things in double, body & ghost, track > 1 & track 2... any linguist on this list ? > > Gwendal > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:43 PM >> To: Cobert, Gwendal; 313@hyperreal.org >> Subject: RE: (313) Dub >> >> >> Very vry interesting and intriguing. One bit jars though: >> >>> Indeed, dub is rooted in the word "dup," which is Jamaican patois >>> for "ghost." >> >> I'm not denying the meaning or existence of the patois word >> 'dup' (I've >> heard a word which seems to derive from it, 'duppy'). But I >> always thought >> the term 'Dub' as applied to reggae and eventually to any >> remixed 'version' >> of a popular music track/song, came from the term 'dub' which >> is simply >> another word for recording, especially making a copy of an existing >> recording. >> >> k >> >
