tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 30 02:40:04 1996
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Re: -neS and batlh
- From: "A.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: -neS and batlh
- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:39:03 GMT
- Organization: Materials Science Centre
- Priority: normal
Thomas Zeman <[email protected]> wrote:-
> I seem to remember during the workshop on verbal suffixes at the qep'a',
> that it was stated that "-neS" is best interpreted as an honorific such as
> in:
>
> "You are a complete knothead, SIR." or
> "One bimbo or two, MR. PRESIDENT?" or
> "I won't pay this speeding ticket, YOUR HONOR."
I read that Japanese has specific grammatical forms for being respectful to
the person addressed and at the same time derogatory towards the person being
described; and also vice-versa.