tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 01 14:18:40 2002
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RE: tlhIngan Hol lujatlhbogh puq'e'
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: tlhIngan Hol lujatlhbogh puq'e'
- Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:58:40 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <a05111b00b98eac74cc6d@[151.25.222.84]>
- References: <[email protected]><a05111b00b98eac74cc6d@[151.25.222.84]>
ja'pu' Holtej:
>>Instead of creating some rule to explain what the case is of a particular
>>word, you just look at it's placement.
ja' tulwI':
>this is absolutely sufficient in order to understand what's a
>subject, object or header. but, for example, in order to understand
>the difference between the header nouns /batlh/, /naDev/, /DaHjaj/
>you have to say "cases", or "X".
STOP! Go back. Look at {batlh} again. It's not a "header noun". If it
appears in a non-subject, non-object role, it's most likely an adverbial.
Do NOT include sentences like {batlh bIHeghjaj} when trying to figure out
an underlying explanation for nouns' behavior.
-- ghunchu'wI'