tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 03 16:55:35 1996
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Re: head noun of -bogh
This was noticed early on. Captain Krankor suggested the use of the {-'e'}
suffix on the head noun. This use has since been sanctioned by Okrand.
So:
{qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh vay'} "Kahless whom one cannot forget"
{qeylIS lIjlaHbe'bogh vay''e'} "one who cannot forget Kahless"
-marqoS
Dave Yeung <[email protected]> writes:
\
\ Okay, here's one for the linguists:
\
\ How can you tell which is the head noun in a {-bogh} construct with both
\ object and subject? For example, does {qeylIS lIjlaHbe'bogh vay'} mean
\ "Kahless whom one cannot forget" ("Kahless the Unforgetable") or "one who
\ cannot forget Kahless"? If the former, then how does one say the latter?
\
\ I just can't seem to see what indicates the head noun. Is there some
\ nuance that I'm missing?
\
\ dave yeung
\
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