[tlhIngan Hol] Nouns in apposition

[mayqel qunenoS]

Anthony Appleyard:
> If in speech there is a special tone to show when {X Y}
> means "Y which is X" and not "Y of X", it may (ask Okrand)
> be an idea to put a mark between the words to show this in
> writing

What kind of mark would you suggest ? Because placing a qaghwI' could be
rather confusing. Let alone the fact that it isn't a mark, but it is a
letter.

qunnoq

On Sep 21, 2017 10:55 AM, "Anthony Appleyard" <a.appleyard at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> If in speech there is a special tone to show when {X Y} means "Y which is
> X" and not "Y of X", it may (ask Okrand) be an idea to put a mark between
> the words to show this in writing, as in the book name "paq'batlh".
>
> ----Original message----
> From : sustel at trimboli.name
>
> On 9/20/2017 11:48 AM, Anthony Appleyard wrote:
> > Basically, if X and Y are nouns, when does "X Y" mean "X's Y", "Y of
> > X", and when it is an apposition? In the old days I used to write "X
> > 'oHbogh Y" for "X which is Y".
> >
> > How would I translate "Maltz's captain" and "Captain Maltz"
> > distinctively? It seems that {matlh HoD} could mean both.
>
> Context, tone of voice, waggling of eyebrows. There is no way to tell
> them apart strictly through their grammar.
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