tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 28 05:08:36 2004
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Re: action verbs vs. qualities
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: action verbs vs. qualities
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:07:48 EDT
In a message dated 2004-05-27 12:23:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
> You're doing exactly what ghunchu'wI' is pointing out: you're starting with
> the assumption that Klingon fits into an agent/patient/focus scheme, and
> deciding how the language works based on that.
>
>
Fine. I introduced the meanings of those words to help others to understand
my take on them. The words had been used before I did that.
I gave examples in Klingon to illustrate the words. I wasn't trying to
describe Klingon in terms of them.
lay'tel SIvten