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Re: locatives in relative clauses

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Sep 13 19:33:35 1993

Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: laibow@brick.purchase.edu (The Songbringer -- Marnen to the common fol
    k)
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 93 18:23:00 EDT
In-Reply-To: <9308301453.AA13689@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU>; from "Will Martin" a
    t Aug 30, 93 10:53 am


Will Martin says:
[quote]
:      Wouldn't {naDev jIHtaHbogh vISovbe'} mean "I don't know that I am
: here,"? That's not the same thing as "I don't know where I am." While I'm not
: completely happy with Okrand's example, I'm even less content with yours.
: I'll work on a version I am MORE content with, but that requires resources
: not currently with me.

>naDev jiHtaH<: I am here
so
>naDev jiHtaHbogh<: the 'here' where I am, my vicinity
so
>naDev jiHtaHbogh viSovbe'<: I don't know my vicinity.

: 
: --   charghwI'

Qapla' Qichqengwi'vo'.
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