tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 30 08:39:42 2001

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Re: KLBC: jIH



jatlh charghwI':

> Basically, these words involve deixis, like {Hop} and {Sum}. If you don't
> create a specific locative reference to anchor it somewhere other than the
> speaker, the direction of the transmission is always specified relative to
> the speaker.


Hmmm!  Here's an interesting question: if we accept that /lab/ really means
"transmit data from the speaker's location" and /lI'/ means "transmit data
to the speaker's location," and we claim that these involve deixis, then
might we change the deitical focus, as we can for /Hop/ and /Sum/?

For instance:

???
jagh DujDaq De' yIlI'
Transmit data to the enemy ship.

jagh DujDaq De' yIlab.
jagh Dujvo' De' yIlab.
Transmit data from the enemy ship.
(Might it be either one?)
???

I see no reason why this wouldn't work just fine.

SuStel
Stardate 1915.4


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