[89254] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Questions on "expanded" noun-noun phrases
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Tue Aug 30 11:54:43 2011
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:47:25 -0700
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
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I immediately read it as Klingon #3's weapons.
SoH tlhopDaq QamtaHchugh wej nuH ghajbogh tlhIngan, ghaytan mang
mI'chaj DabuSbe'.
At 06:50 30/08/2011, you wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 15:22, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
> > Then, of course, one can also interpret it as "Warrior #3's
> weapons", but if that were the correct interpretation, it'd
> probably be clear from context. Also, one can specify this by
> writing SuvwI' wejDIch nuHmey.
>
>Hm, if you have five Klingons in a row and they all have personnel
>numbers, then the third Klingon might not be Klingon #3....
>
>Cheers,
>Philip
>--
>Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
