[tlhIngan Hol] then/now and law'/puS

[mayqel qunenoS]

I have to ask though..

How would you define "contextual words" ?

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 12:08 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> ghunchu'wI'
>> We do have examples of preceding the
>> entire comparison with normal contextual words and phrases
>
> I didn't know that ! thanks !
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Alan Anderson <qunchuy at alcaco.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 5:31 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm almost certain you'll tell me no, but because as the greek proverb goes
>>> "hope dies last", I'll ask anyway.
>>>
>>> Can I say
>>>
>>> {ngugh jIQup law' DaH jIQup puS} ?
>>
>> Nope, that's not correct. You're close, though. I'll show you how to
>> fix it, and how to slightly redo the time references so they follow
>> the rules.
>>
>> In the comparative construction A Q law' B Q puS, the A and B noun
>> slots can be filled by pronouns. Instead of the ungrammatical phrasing
>> {jIQup law'/puS}, make it {jIH Qup law'/puS}.
>>
>> We don't have good guidance on how to add adverbial and timestamp
>> words inside the comparison. We do have examples of preceding the
>> entire comparison with normal contextual words and phrases, so try
>> this:
>>
>> {ngugh jIH Qup law' DaHjaj jIH Qup puS} "At that time, I was younger
>> than the me of today."
>>
>> {ngugh} "at that time" precedes the rest of the sentence as an adverbial.
>> {jIH} "I, me" fills the A noun slot
>> {Qup} "be young" is the Q verb of quality
>> {DaHjaj jIH} "today's me" or "the me of today" fills the B noun slot
>>
>> -- ghunchu'wI'
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