tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 07 14:48:55 1997
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Re: questions and 'e'
- From: "Neal Schermerhorn" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: questions and 'e'
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:52:20 -0500
ghItlh Scott:
>chay' qaS 'oH = it happens how?
>with 'how' functioning as a 'blank' adverb, to be filled in with an answer.
>By the same token, we can say:
>nom qaS 'oH = it happens quickly
>This time there is no blank. We know how it happens: quickly. But the
>sentence structure is exactly the same grammatically. Further, we can
>say: nom qaS 'oH 'e' vISov = I know that it happens quickly. 'quickly' is
>functioning in exactly the same manner as in "nom qaS 'oH". Now, since
>they are both adverbs, why should the rules be different for "chay'"?
Because <chay'> is not an adverbial.
Qermaq