tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 02 08:39:40 1996
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Re: KLBC: ghap and joq
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>Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 17:53:09 -0700
>From: [email protected]
>This is a quick question about grammar. When joining nouns with {ghap} or
>{joq}, what sort of prefix might one use? For example, should the correct
>sentence be:
This question has popped up before; I don't think there was ever a
definative answer. Has any new canon shown up that helps?
>tlhIngan Hol, DIvI' Hol ghap yIjatlh!
>tlhIngan Hol, DIvI' Hol ghap tIjatlh! ?
I'd say "yIjatlh". After all, the actual referent, the language spoken, is
going to be singular. We just don't know which one.
>It seems to get even worse when dealing with joq. For example:
Yes, it does.
>Ha'DIbaH naHlet joq wISop
>Ha'DIbaH naHlet joq DISop ?
Here I'd have to accept either, perhaps with a slight implication given by
the speaker. But that's just me.
~mark
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