On 4/18/2014 11:19 AM, Brent Kesler wrote:
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Steven Boozer <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
jorwI'mey ghaymo' qarDaSnganpu', Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law'
'ej rIQ SuvwI'pu'lI' law'
Suffer major losses after Cardassian bombing campaign. MKE
BTW notice the repetition of the subject phrase {SuvwI'pu' law'}
"many warriors" in the main clause(s).
I've been working on a sort of essay, and I've not been been repeating
subject phrases like that. So I'm hoping for some discussion. What do
people think of:
1. (?) Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 'ej riQ.
-- vs. --
2. Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 'ej rIQ SuvwI'pu'lI' law'.
Is Sentence 1 unclear? Just bad Klingon? Or is Sentence 2 just an extra
precise version of Sentence 2?
I believe Klingon is less worried about the sound of repetition than is English. Most things that you may optionally leave out are not required to be left out. for instance, it's perfectly valid to say {'oH legh ghaH} even if you're perfectly aware of what {'oH} and {ghaH} refer to. This does not provide emphasis (unless you vocally stress the pronoun) unlike what you may see on this list; for that use {-'e'}. Things are often left off because it's convenient to do so, not because it's stilted if you don't.
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