tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Mar 12 22:09:34 1995
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Re: law' / puS , of course.
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: law' / puS , of course.
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 95 1:09:31 EST
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "David Barron" at Mar 12, 95 7:48 pm
According to David Barron:
>
> Question for you grammar wonks:
Well, I'm no longer a grammarian of any sort, but perhaps I
still qualify as a wonk? The following is merely a vote toward
a specific interpretation.
> When making a comparative in tlhIngan Hol must the Q in the
> <A Q law' B Q puS> construction be a stative verb.
As I understand it, Q must be a stative verb.
> For example, is "A diplomat talks more than a liar." translatable
> as <gharwI' jalth law' nepwI' jalth puS> ?
I would not recognize this as a valid grammatical statement. To
say this, I'd make the simpler statement:
jatlh nepwI' 'ach jatlhqu' gharwI'.
charghwI'
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