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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] -Ha' on adverbs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Wed Sep 5 12:47:00 2012
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:46:42 -0400
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
To: "tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org"
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On 9/5/2012 11:23 AM, Robyn Stewart wrote:
>
> This is what makes sense to me, but to me both immediately and now have the same opposite--later.
I don't see "later" as an opposite to "now." The negative of "now," "not
now," could refer to any time in the past or future. But a negative
isn't the same as an opposite, and I think {-Ha'} on an adverbial
indicates an opposite.
I don't see {SIbI'} and {DaH} as synonymous. {SIbI'} means an action is
performed without delay, while {DaH} means an action is performed at
this time. {DaH} can refer to a very broad period, depending on context.
If I'm discussing geology (to take an extreme example), {DaH} is a very
long period indeed.
Sure, if you're issuing a command to be followed right away, {DaH} and
{SIbI'} can be interchanged. But not every use will work like that.
--
David Trimboli
http://www.trimboli.name/
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