tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 27 14:49:36 1999
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Re: Near and far
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Near and far
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:49:32 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:25:07 -0800 (PST) Steven Boozer
<[email protected]> wrote:
...
> To say however that X and Y are located near *each other* (the speaker's
> location being irrelevant), you would say:
>
> Y-Daq Sum X.
> X is near Y.
>
> But WRT "X is far from Y", do we say:
>
> Y-Daq Hop X.
>
> or
>
> Y-vo' Hop X.
I have a strong preferece for {Y-Daq Hop X.} It makes a lot more
sense. From a reference point at Y's location, X is far. {-vo'}
is not a locative. It is a direction. It implies motion. {Hop}
does not imply motion. Use {-Daq}.
> --
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