[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC : Sentences as objects

[nIqolay Q]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:23 AM, nIqolay Q <niqolay0 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Will Martin <lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Another problem is that you are using the prefix shortcut with {‘e’} as
>> the direct object and “me” as the indirect object, and I’ve never seen that
>> done before, and I’m not sure I like it. It’s just another layer of
>> complexity in a language that values directness and simplicity.
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> Wouldn't it be more complex if the prefix trick had a list of exceptions?
> Using the prefix trick with {'e'} as the third-person direct object and
> "me" as the indirect object seems like a straightforward application of the
> idea. (For me, the real complexity here is in combining the prefix trick
> with the different rules for prefixes with {-lu'}, bending {vI-} all the
> way from "I verb" to "someone verbs it for me".)
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reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'! Of course, {vI-} is "I verb he/she/it/them", not just
"I verb".
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