tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 04 10:13:58 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] paS (was: Question regarding purpose clauses)
On May 4, 2012, at 11:27 AM, "De'vID jonpIn" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Why not? It's not that clear to me. In English, "late" has two meanings.
>
> (1) to miss an opportunity, deadline, etc. Example: "He was late to
> the party, i.e., by the time he arrived it was over"
>
> (2) to take place in the latter part of the day or some other time
> period. Example: "He went late to the cinema, i.e., the movie had
> several show times from morning to past midnight, and he attended the
> midnight showing"
>
> Now, do we have any evidence that {paS} is restricted to just the
> first meaning?
The only evidence I can present is the fact that {paS} is a verb. The second meaning is adverbial in nature. Any rephrasing I try to get it out of that role ends up with it describing the event rather than the attendee.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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