tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Mar 12 21:04:43 1995
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Re: law' / puS , of course.
- From: [email protected] (David Barron)
- Subject: Re: law' / puS , of course.
- Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 21:56:52 -0700 (MST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Round Table Account" at Mar 12, 95 10:58:24 pm
>
> > Question for you grammar wonks:
> >
> > When making a comparative in tlhIngan Hol must the Q in the
> > <A Q law' B Q puS> construction be a stative verb.
> >
> > David Barron [email protected] OR [email protected]
>
> I'm not a grammarian, but even so, I think I'll take a stab at this one.
> The answer is "NO."
>
> In TKD 6.6 Okrand tells us "Any verb expressing a quality or condition
> may fit into the Q slot."
>
> Now, this does not explicitly rule out non-stative verbs, but after the
> stative ones, what other verbs are left? ;)
>
> Lawrence
>
> --
>>
Ok, I ask this 'cause I am trying to expand my understanding of law'/puS.
For example how would you translate "The targ eats less than a man."?
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