[83890] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Specifying distance traveled (was Art of War Chp. 2 (section 1/3))
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Tue Jan 8 21:52:26 2008
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:49:12 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
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Doq wrote:
> It seems much safer to use {-'e'} to mark the distance here, since it
> is the most significant noun there for the meaning of the sentence,
> and it's not the subject or direct object. That's pretty much what
> {-'e'} usually marks.
No, {-'e'} doesn't work. The distance you traveled isn't the topic of
the sentence. You're really just trying to squeeze extra meanings into
the topicalizer, sort of as a catch-all space for meanings Klingon
doesn't have.
Oh sure, you COULD decide to make the distance into the topic of your
sentence so you can put {-'e'} on it, but then you're changing your
meaning to fit the grammar.
> If we are going to start using distance nouns in place of time nouns
> for time stamps, I don't think we should begin the practice casually
> with a quiet declaration, expecting no challenges. It should at least
> follow either a discussion period, or better yet, a declaration from
> Okrand, since without that, even a discussion is probably moot.
Quite right. Any such suggestion is based purely on one's imagination.
SuStel
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