tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 05 05:23:15 1997
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KLBC: semiotic nonsense for beginners
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: KLBC: semiotic nonsense for beginners
- Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 08:22:22 -0800
I have a few minutes before I have to go and teach my morning class so I thought I'd
ask for some interpretations of examples of semiotic continua. Since I may be
talking through my hat (whatever that means) I'm posting them here to the KLBC so
that first SuStel, and then anyone else, can take a shot.
If this doesn't make sense to you, imagine how my students feel in the morning!
Lawrence
'ovchuq qeyleS molor je.
lujbe'chugh qeyleS Qap'a' molor?
lujHa'chugh molar Qap'a' qeyleS?
lujHa'be'chugh qeyleS Qap'a' molor?
Kahless and Molor competed with one another.
If Kahless did not lose, did Molor win?
If Molor (un-/mis-/de-)won, did Kahless win?
If Kahless didn't (un-/mis-/de-)win, did Molor win?
Suvchuq qang qor je.
rInta'DI' yIn qang 'ej Hegh qor.
rInta'DI' yInbe' qang 'ej Heghbe' qor.
rInta'DI' yInHa' qang 'ej HeghHa' qor.
rInta'DI' yInHa'be' qang 'ej HeghHa'be' qor.
yInHa'be'chugh qang vaj HeghHa'be''a'?
Kang and Kor battled.
When they had finished, Kang was alive and Kor was dead.
When they had finished, Kang was not alive and Kor was not dead.
When they had finished, Kang was (un-/mis-/de-)alive and Kor was (un-/mis-/de-)
dead.
When they had finished, Kang was not (un-/mis-/de-)alive and Kor was not
(un-/mis-/de-) dead.
If Kang was not (un-/mis-/de-)alive was he then not (un-/mis-/de-) dead?
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