[3726] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Qaghqoq
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Mar 9 17:02:56 1994
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From: erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu (Erich Schneider)
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 94 15:33:14 CST
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Dochmeyvam vIghItlhta':
>>Klingon also has a noun classification scheme, the classes being
>>"speaking beings", "body parts", and "everything else"; they determine
>>pluralization, possessives, and pronoun selection. The special forms
>>for "speaking beings" aren't there to "give respect" to the item being
>>referred to; they're just a feature of the grammar. Using the wrong
>>suffix is, first and foremost, gramatically wrong; it so happens the
>>error in question gives the impression of disrespect to listeners.
jangta' "Guido#1":
>TKD section 3.3.4, pg. 25: "It is *grammatically correct* to use the regular
>possessive suffixes with nouns refering to beings capable of speech (as in
>{puqlIj} /your child/), but such constructions are considered derogatory."
va! qaSDI' ghu'vam "nujwIjDaq qamwIj vIlanpu'" jatlh tera'ngan.
-QumpIn 'avrIn erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu
