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Re: List of Klingon fauna



In a message dated 98-06-15 14:44:31 EDT, charghwI' writes:

<< 
 No. It is simply an adverbial showing the location. The {-meH} 
 clause is apparently modifying the verb {ghom}. They are meeting 
 in order to set up the government. {pa'} is definitely not the 
 direct object of {ghom}. It might be replacing {vaS'a'Daq}, but 
 not {vaS'a'}. It's grammatical function is purely locative, 
 which is essentially adverbial, which is why {pa'} is classified 
 as such. Time stamps and locatives really are adverbials. That's 
 why they have to go at the beginning of a Klingon sentence, 
 right there with the OTHER adverbials. Most Type 5 modified 
 nouns are adverbial. >>

I have to agree with charghwI' here.  {pa'} is still acting as an adverb,
referring back to a locative phrase, not back to a noun alone.

peHruS



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