tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 10 22:29:47 1999
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Re: Aspect
In a message dated 3/6/1999 11:23:13 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Once again, TKD page 43: "The suffix {-taH} "continuous" can be used
whether there is a known goal or not." You agree that I have correctly
quoted it. You repeated it in your response. Now let's look at the
last half of the phrase: "...whether there is a known goal or not."
That means that the suffix {-taH} can be used if there is a known goal.
If there is a known goal, there is an implied stopping point. If there
is a stopping point, the action is not implied to be neverending. If
the action is not neverending, it eventually stops. If the action stops,
it is not perpetual. {-taH} can be used if the action is not perpetual.
{-taH} does not say the action must be perpetual. That's how we KNOW
that the aspect marker {-taH} does not mean that the absolutely must be
perpetual, just ongoing.
Is that sufficiently detailed for you? If it is not, please either tell
me at exactly which step you have a problem, or just shut up and go away.
Do *NOT* simply disagree or say I'm misinterpreting something without
pointing to the logical step or assumption that you think is faulty. I
will say it again: Do *NOT* simply disagree or say I'm misinterpreting
something without pointing to the logical step or assumption that you
think is faulty. >>
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qatlho' ghunchu'wI'.
mu'mey yep DaghItlh. bIQIjchu'.
No wonder you do not wish to address whether "ongoing, continuous" deals with
"non-stop," "intermittent" or "durative." TKD 4.2.7 does not deal with these
either.
peHruS