tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 16 05:36:07 1996
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New Method for Superlative?
- From: "Garrett Michael Hayes" <[email protected]>
- Subject: New Method for Superlative?
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 08:32:55 -0400
- Organization: Client/Server Labs
- Priority: normal
On page 101 Okrand writes <'etlh QorghHa'lu'chugh ragh 'etlh nIvqu'
'ej jejHa'choH>, which he translates as "Even the best blade will
rust and grow dull unless it is cared for."
And on page 121 he writes <bortaS nIvqu' bortaS'e'>, which he
translates as "Revenge is the best revenge".
In both cases, the verb <nIv> with the emphatic suffix <qu'> appears
to serve the adjectival function of the english word "best".
Do we have a new mechanism for expressing superlatives?
'etlhqengwI'
Garrett Michael Hayes
Client/Server Labs; 8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 332, Atlanta, GA 30350
[email protected], http://www.cslinc.com; 770-552-3645 voice, 770-993-4667 fax
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