[Tlhingan-hol] new vocabulary: theatres and auditoriums, Genesis and The Big Bang Theory

[SuStel]

On 3/19/2015 8:50 AM, Lieven wrote:
> Am 17.03.2015 um 18:06 schrieb MorphemeAddict:
>> Is there any difference in stress or accentuation or intonation in
>> Klingon between compounds and simple phrases of the same words,
>> comparable to the difference between English "blackbird" vs. "black
>> bird"?
>
> We do not know much about stress in Klingon at all, but I think I would
> stress noun-noun constructions different than compound nouns.
>
> It's hard to find examples quickly. I think in two syllable words, each
> syllable may be stressed equally (toDSaH, tlharghDuj, veqlargh), also
> with compund nouns (puchpa', toDDuj, SuyDuj).

Okrand pronounces {toDSaH} with stress on the {SaH} and {veqlargh} with 
stress on the {veq}. He gives stress to the {pa'} of {puchpa'}. (CK, PK, CK)

I would always give stress to {tlhargh}, {toD} and {Suy} in {tlharghDuj, 
toDDuj, SuyDuj}. In general, it's probably acceptable to treat compound 
nouns as if they were separate nouns for the purpose of pronouncing 
them, with stress on the genitive noun.

For complex nouns that aren't compound nouns (e.g., {toDSaH}), it's best 
to stress the final syllable, as suggested in TKD.

Most verbs are monosyllabic and are stressed over their suffixes, except 
when a suffix has a glottal stop.

In any word with a glottal stop, stress nearly always falls on the 
syllable with the glottal stop.

Here's an example of how I would pronounce a certain passage. Syllables 
with primary stress are ALL CAPS; all other syllables are lower case. 
The sound {Q} is notated as {qh} or {QH} to distinguish from {q/Q}. {'} 
remains unchanged.

    TAH PAGH tahBE'. DAH MU'tlheghvam viQELnis.
    quv'A', YABdaq SAN VAQH CHA, PU' je siqhDI'?
    PAGH, SENG biqh'A'hey SUVmeh NUHmey suqDI',
    'EJ, suvMO', RINmohDI'? HEGH. QHONG—QHONG neh—
    'ej qhongDI', TIQ 'OY', WA'saNID daw''E' je
    CHO'nisbogh PORGHdaj RINmohlah net HAR.


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