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Re: The meaning of -moH

Terrence Donnelly ([email protected])

• From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: The meaning of -moH
• Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:29:58 -0700 (PDT)
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--- On Fri, 10/2/09, Doq <[email protected]> wrote:

> I respect the depth with which you
> guys have explored the grammar  
> surrounding {-moH}. I wonder if Okrand has actually gone
> that deep,  
> and we are just discovering it, or if we are discovering
> patterns that  
> he didn't think about, but followed subconsciously or
> accidentally, or  
> if we are discovering patterns that ultimately canon will
> prove were  
> not accurate.
> 

I've always been bemused to say the least about how we treat Klingon.  I have often wondered if we are tapping into our linguistic hard-wiring, or engaging in the linguistic equivalent of mapping the canals of Mars. I've often thought that the tension between the two possibilities and how we navigate them would make a very interesting research paper.

-- ter'eS

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