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Verbs of Saying Revisited

• From: Carleton Copeland <[email protected]>
• Subject: Verbs of Saying Revisited
• Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:57:26 +-300
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My notes contain the following, apparently posted by Qov:

> "Unless I am confused (not an impossibility), canon
> shows the object of {ja'} to be the person addressed,
> not the thing reported. The object of jatlh can be a
> language, speech, etcetera."

The Ca'Non Master's typically thorough response did not say, though--not 
explicitly, anyway--whether a noun can be the direct object of {-ja'}. Is 
this still a subject of controversy? E.g., canon gives {yIja'Qo'} (Don't 
tell him!), but can I say {yaS yIja'Qo'!} (Don't tell the guard!)?

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