tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 16 20:41:07 2002
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Re: Dajatlhbogh
- From: "Sangqar (Sean Healy)" <sangqar@hotmail.com>
- Subject: Re: Dajatlhbogh
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 01:39:39 +0000
>(3) Headless relative clauses should be avoided. They are very difficult
>to
>parse, especially if there is a non-head pronoun. (For instance, with the
>headless relative clause theory, /lugh mu' Dajatlhbogh/ could be
>interpreted
>as "You, who speak a word, are right," but anybody looking at the phrase
>will assume you meant, "The word which you speak is right.")
nuqjatlh? "You, who speak a word, are right." = {*bI*lugh mu' Dajatlhbogh}
(assuming headless relative clauses)
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