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Re: action verbs vs. qualities

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: action verbs vs. qualities
• Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:19:43 -0400
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From: "Alan Anderson" <[email protected]>

> ja' lay'tel SIvten:
> >The subject of a verb of quality is a patient, the one experiencing the
> >quality.
>
> Why couldn't it be that the subject is the one *expressing* the quality?

A good point!

> It looks to me like you're taking an established linguistic concept and
> applying it to Klingon without checking your assumptions.  There are
> definitely patterns to be found, but I'm uncomfortable with the way you
> seem to be forcing Klingon to match patterns found in other languages.

Agreed.  I am reminded of split infinitives, a fading English taboo based on
Latin grammar.

"To boldly go . . . ."

SuStel
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