tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 26 14:18:05 2011
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[Tlhingan-hol] paq'batlh: SEEMINGLY ILLEGAL STRUCTURES
1. N-suffix 5 N
The rule spelled out in TKD 3.4. is: "When the noun-noun construction is
used, only the second noun can take syntactic suffixes (Type 5)".
In "paq'batlh" I found two fragments that go against this rule:
The Feast at Qam-Chee
qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a'
(pp 126-127)
"Return to the Saq'sub
SaqSubDaq chegh
(pp 118-119, 202-203)
Assuming that here {chegh} does function as a noun.
2. V-suffix 9-jaj
The rule spelled out in TKD 3.4. is: "When it (i.e. -jaj) is used,
there is never a Type 7 aspect suffix.".
We've seen many examples that go against this rule. "paq'batlh"
contains (at least) two more:
May it beat forever, anywhere.
Hochlogh Dat joqtaHjaj
(pp 102-103)
Let endless battle and honor await him!
reH batlh SuvtaHjaj ghaH
(pp 186-187)
3. {vegh} in the sense of "traverse"
According to HolQeD 6:3, pp. 5-8, the word only means to go through
an opening of some sort, such as an open door or a tunnel, and it
explicitly does not mean "to traverse" so, for instance, it cannot
be used to translate such sentences as "A woman goes through a forest."
In "paq'batlh" there is a sentence that does not follow this rule,
unless we agree that the river flowing through Gre'thor may be
perceived as some kind of passageway:
The barge went through Gre'thor
ghe'tor vegh Duj
(pp 190-191)
'ISqu'
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