[tlhIngan Hol] ghorgh and nuqDaq next to nouns

[mayqel qunenoS]

maj ! qatlho' SuStel !

qunnoH jan puqloD

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> On 12/16/2016 9:36 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
> SuStel:
>> My answer is that in none of these sentences
>> do we see question words as part of a noun-
>> noun construction. In the first two we see an
>> independent time expression (DaSjaj) and the
>> question word ghorgh each standing alone.
>> In the second two we see a locative
>> noun (tera'Daq) and the question
>> word nuqDaq each standing alone. There are
>> no noun-noun constructions here.
>
> So, would you accept the {ghorgh} and {nuqDaq} examples which I wrote, as
> being correct ?
>
>
> {ghorgh DaSjaj mamej}
> when do we depart on monday ?
>
> {DaSjaj ghorgh mamej}
> on monday when do we depart
>
> {nuqDaq tera'Daq mIl'oDmey tu'lu'}
> where on earth someone finds bears ?
>
> {tera'Daq nuqDaq mIl'oDmey tu'lu'}
> on earth where someone finds bears ?
>
> Tentatively, yes. There's no rule that says locative or temporal phrases
> must be unique, that two such phrases can't exist in the same sentence, but
> you are following the rule that says locative phrases (and others) come at
> the beginning of the sentence.
>
> Understand that this is not an exact science. There are degrees of
> confidence in various constructs, and not everyone feels the same about
> every example. Sometimes you'll stretch the grammar farther than some people
> are willing to go; at these times you need to consider whether you yourself
> are confident in the grammar you're using and whether you could accommodate
> your listeners with an alternative expression.
>
> --
> SuStel
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>
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