[tlhIngan Hol] {net jalchugh} and the various "then"
SuStel
sustel at trimboli.name
Tue Apr 30 17:16:31 PDT 2019
On 4/30/2019 6:44 PM, Will Martin wrote:
> Okay, so {net jalchugh} sets a context for the remainder of the
> sentence. It sets the mood, like a time stamp sets the time setting.
> The question then arises as to how much staying power this mood anchor
> gives us. As stated, it works for the rest of the sentence. Would it
> work for the rest of a paragraph? (Not that we know that Klingons HAVE
> paragraphs.)
I don't see why not. The phrase establishes a context, in the same way
that saying *wa'leS* establishes a context. Barring any evidence to the
contrary, I'd feel perfectly free to use a *net jalchugh* to establish a
context for however long it seems to hold.
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SuStel
http://trimboli.name
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