[tlhIngan Hol] law' puS construction with law'

[Lieven]

Am 11.10.2017 um 17:13 schrieb nIqolay Q:
> What's interesting to me is that one of the first canon sentences for 
> {vItlh} (from the Smithsonian Air and Space tour app) was a law'-puS 
> construction: {DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.} I wonder if it was 
> coined specifically to avoid using {law'} twice in a row.


I think it's the difference in the definition: They are talking about 
speed, especially the amount of speed measured in numbers.

The speed was higher, but they were stil ltalking about ONE speed. Using 
{law'} "be many" would mean that they are talking about several speeds, 
in plural.

{DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.}
"The speed is higher than the speed of sound"

{DoDaj law' law' wab Do law' puS.}
"His speeds are more than the sound's speeds"

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Lieven L. Litaer
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