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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Canon for answering negative questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brad Wilson)
Mon May 5 17:47:55 2014
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From: Brad Wilson <bmacliam@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 17:47:14 -0400 (EDT)
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Expanding on something SuStel wrote:
>>> Klingon can't be misunderstood this way because it combines the "is-not=
" with the "not-qualified" into a single word, "not-is-qualified."
A) Isn't the man qualified?
B) Is the man not qualified?
C) Is the man unqualified?
Being that {'um} is a "verb of state", it may turn on the use of {-Ha'} or =
{-be'}, or perhaps some more complicated.
I would equate B=3DC, and possibly say {'umHa''a' loD?}, although it's been=
pointed out that this would likely mean he was qualified once, and now is =
not.
To me, {'umbe''a' loD?} is A.
gheyIl
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"><tt><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Expanding on something Su=
Stel wrote:</font></tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face=
=3D"Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">>>> </font></tt><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Klin=
gon can't </span><span style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-s=
erif; font-size: 9pt;">be misunderstood this way because it combines the "i=
s-not" with the </span><span style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, =
sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">"not-qualified" into a single word, "not-is-qu=
alified."</span></pre></tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font f=
ace=3D"Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">A) Isn't the man qualified?</fon=
t></tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><span style=3D"font-family: Tah=
oma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">B) Is the man not qualifi=
ed?</span></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">C) Is the man unqualif=
ied?</span></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face=3D"Tahoma, V=
erdana, Arial, sans-serif">Being that {'um} is a "verb of state", it may tu=
rn on the use of {-Ha'} or {-be'}, or perhaps some more complicated.</font>=
</tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face=3D"Tahoma, Verdana=
, Arial, sans-serif">I would equate B=3DC, and possibly say {'umHa''a' loD?=
}, although it's been pointed out that this would likely mean he was qualif=
ied once, and now is not.</font></tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><=
tt><font face=3D"Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">To me, {'umbe''a' loD?=
} is A.</font></tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face=3D"T=
ahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">gheyIl</font></tt></pre><pre style=3D"fo=
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