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[tlhIngan Hol] bahuvrihi (was Re: Interesting time stamp; etc)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Thu Jan 5 05:07:51 2017
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 05:07:24 -0500
To: Klingon language email discussion forum <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>,
Anthony Appleyard <a.appleyard@btinternet.com>
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On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Anthony Appleyard <
a.appleyard@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Does Klingon language allow bahuvrihi compounds?
>
I don't see why that sort of metaphor would be forbidden in general. The
Klingon Christmas Carol play opens with a passage including the phrase
"dead as a {HIp Doq}", (it's translated as "red shirt"), which is exactly
the kind of usage you're talking about.
But I also don't see how {paq'batlh} fits the idea. The in-universe
explanation of the anomalous apostrophe is that it's a remnant of the older
pronunciation/spelling seen in the first part of the book. Decoding that
"ancient" text gives a lot of insight into the "ancient" word order and
affixes.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
hu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Anthony Appleyard <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:a.appleyard@btinternet.com" target=3D"_blank">a.appleyard@btinte=
rnet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div id=
=3D":px" class=3D"a3s aXjCH m1596d3767999421c">Does Klingon language allow =
bahuvrihi compounds?<br></div></blockquote></div><br>I don't see why th=
at sort of metaphor would be forbidden in general. The Klingon Christmas Ca=
rol play opens with a passage including the phrase "dead as a {HIp Doq=
}", (it's translated as "red shirt"), which is exactly t=
he kind of usage you're talking about.<br><br><br>But I also don't =
see how {paq'batlh} fits the idea. The in-universe explanation of the a=
nomalous apostrophe is that it's a remnant of the older pronunciation/s=
pelling seen in the first part of the book. Decoding that "ancient&quo=
t; text gives a lot of insight into the "ancient" word order and =
affixes.<br><br>-- ghunchu'wI'</div></div>
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