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Re: KLBC: jIH



This is exactly the way I'd expect lI'/lab to work. Meanwhile, I'm a little 
curious about whether or not Okrand would have considered {lI'} and {lab} to 
take direct objects if he wasn't forced in ST3 to come up with reasons to keep 
Valkris's lips moving, since she was filmed speaking English and later dubbed 
her lines in Klingon. Data could easily be so implied by the verb that a direct 
object would not be necessary.

But, now we have that canon, so {lI'} and {lab} take direct objects.

charghwI'

> 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.
> 
> jatlh SuStel:
> 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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