tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 23 07:59:22 2009
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Re: Use of -'e' (was Re: The topic marker -'e')
- From: Tracy Canfield <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Use of -'e' (was Re: The topic marker -'e')
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:04 -0500
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2009/11/23 Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>:
> I don't think it's proper to speak of "subject" or "object" with equational sentences, since they're not really verbal. I've always thought of the right-hand term as a sort of focus: {HoD ghaH yaS'e'} = 'He is the captain, that officer'.
>
It's worth noting that the left-hand term may have focus, though I
suspect this is only when there's no right-hand noun that already has
it.
DaHjaj SuvwI''e' jIH (TKW)
Today I am a warrior