[Tlhingan-hol] tlhoS

[SuStel]

On 3/18/2016 12:16 PM, Alan Anderson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 8:30 AM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
>> Use {HochHom} for "almost all." Put it before the noun to talk about almost
>> all of a quantity of nouns; put it after the noun to talk about almost all
>> of a single noun.
>
> Epistemology is a big word with a big meaning. In this case, it means
> keeping in mind the source of information about Klingon grammar and
> vocabulary. Here, the source is not quite Marc Okrand directly. One
> must compare and contrast a few canonical examples -- only one of
> which actually uses the word {HochHom} -- in order to arrive at a
> consistent theory of use.
>
> The prevailing theory is more than mere speculation, but not by much.
> It's an interpretation based on very limited information. It's backed
> up by compelling logic, and it's an interpretation shared by pretty
> much everyone, but there isn't an "official rule" I can point to about
> it. So while I agree with the advice about the meaning of {HochHom}
> when placed before and after a noun, I wouldn't put it in the same
> category as the fundamental OVS word order or the prefix agreement
> rules.

I quite agree. This is all built on very slim evidence.

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SuStel
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