tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 20 02:54:37 2002
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Re: [KLBC] some more questions
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- Subject: Re: [KLBC] some more questions
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 02:54:15 EST
jatlh ter'eS:
>Languages are full of words that are in origin concrete,
>but which are also used poetically or metaphorically.
>Why would Klingon be any different?
Quite true. Often we speak in metaphorical language without even realizing
we're doing so. (Check out a book called "Metaphors We Live By".) In
addition to the {'aqroS}/{rav} example that was mentioned, the whole
{law'}/{puS} construction is already metaphorical when used with abstract
qualities, I believe... One can't literally have "more boldness" in the same
way that one has "more food".
The only sticking point is that, as far as I know, we don't have very much
information on the metaphorical structure of Klingon, so if we want to use
that kind of language, we have to base it on the metaphorical structure of
English (or whatever our native language is). It would be helpful to have
some guidance from Okrand on whether this is even remotely correct.
Joey Morlan (Sengval)