tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun May 14 21:34:17 1995
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Re: {n/ng-a-'/gh/H}
On Sun, 14 May 1995, William H. Martin wrote:
> My MAIN question for Okrand is still, "How do we spell all
> these words you've given us on the tapes?"
charghwI''s list addresses the most important questions we have long
wondered about.
A couple of other items I would like to add to the list are:
When a verb is used adjectivally, it can take the suffix {-qu'}. Is
is legal to add {-be'} or {-Ha'} to verbs when they are used
adjectivally?
E.g. {*qama' ralbe'} (a non-violent prisoner) or {*jagh quvHa'} (a
dishonored enemy)
What verb suffixes, if any, besides {-Ha'} and the Type 7 aspect suffixes,
are permitted with {-ghach}?
Can words like {*lobqangtaHghach} ("obedience") or {*tlhuHqa'moHta'ghach}
("resuscitation") be created?
We can put {'e'} on the head noun of a relative clause, but can we put
other Type 5 syntactic markers on the head noun? I.e. is it legal to say
something like:
*vengDaq HIvpu'bogh jagh (in the city which the enemy has attacked)
What, exactly does {taH} (to be at a negative angle) mean?
Is /Q/ a fricative or an affricate sound?
Perhaps Dr. Schoen could forward these questions to Marc Okrand when he has
the opportunity.
> charghwI'
yoDtargh