tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 07 19:14:59 2000
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Re: Deixis and direction
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- Subject: Re: Deixis and direction
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 22:14:49 -0400 (EDT)
ghunchu'wI' 'utlh:
>qIbDaq SuvwI''e' SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS
>(You would be the greatest warrior in the galaxy.)
> - Vixis to Klaa
>
>This shows something that looks like a topic which is neither subject nor
>object, especially since a {law'/puS} doesn't quite have subjects or
>objects.
Yikes! Can someone explain what is going on here /jay'/?!
Okay, I understand:
/SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS/ "Your are the greatest"
I can also understand the /qIbDaq/ "in the galaxy".
Now, if /SuvwI''e' SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS/ meant
"You are the greatest warrior", then I'd understand the
sentence. But I can't see how the /SuvwI'/ is being
tacked on here.
Is /SoH/ acting as a pronoun here? Is the /SuvwI'/ part
of /SuvwI' SoH/ "You are a warrior"?
When I read the sentence, I can get the intended meaning out
of it, but just what is going on with the grammar? What
rule is it that the /-'e'/ is coming from, and how is
the /SuvwI'/ related to the rest of the sentence?
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