tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 02 14:33:13 2002
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RE: tlhIngan Hol lujatlhbogh puq'e'
>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',
i STOPped and now i think that i don't understand why i stopped. why
i shall not include /batlh/? any taboo that i forgot?
tulwI',
sts.