tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 14 14:11:14 1993
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Re: tlhIngan Hol qun vIwam - an article
- From: [email protected] (Marnen Laibow-Koser )
- Subject: Re: tlhIngan Hol qun vIwam - an article
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 17:08:08 EST
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "Will Martin" at Dec 14, 93 3:49 pm
Doch tlha' jatlh charghwi':
:
:
: This has gotten about a half step too far. I feel a need to defend my
: original statement in my article, even though I am accepting the suggestion.
:
: On Dec 13, 8:03pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
: > Subject: Re: tlhIngan Hol qun vIwam - an article
: >
: > Erich Schneider says:
: > :
: > :
: > : >From charghwI's article:
: > :
: > : >Note the beginning glottal stop in {'eH}. There are no directions in
: > : >TKD for pronouncing a glottal stop at the beginning of a syllable.
: > :
: > : It's really easy, and is done in many human languages...
:
: Please note: I did not say it could not be done. I did not say it would
: not be easy. I said that there are no directions in TKD on how to do it. I
: have not been convinced yet that the truth of that statement has been
: sufficiently challenged to justify marnen's:
:
: > charghwi', verengan ghaH'a' SoSli'? ;>
:
: Nice to know you have friends ready to support you in moments of
: controversy...
wa'Dich: qatichchugh vaj qatlhijqu'. not qatichpu' 'e' qaHech. qatlhijqa'.
cha'Dich: naDev mu'ghom >'< De' Sacha'.
"The apostrophe indicates a sound which is frequently uttered, but not written,
in English. It is a glottal stop, the slight catch in the throat between the
two syllables of <uh-oh> or <unh-unh>, meaning 'no.'" mu' ringhachDaq
'oHtaHbogh >'<-'e' buS De' chuv. 'ach tam mu' taghlu'ghachDaq 'oHtaHbogh
>'<-'e' not jatlh <Okrand>, vaj tambe'law' 'oH.
:
: Anyway, I do intend to modify both the section on initial glottal stops
: and on capitolization. I appreciate the contributions. A newer draft will
: follow after I feel more certain that more contributions are not forthcoming.
Dajqu'bej ghitlhlij. ghitlh chu' vilegh vineHqu'!
:
: -- charghwI'
:
:
Qapla' Qichqemwi'vo'.
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