[tlhIngan Hol] noun-noun constructions and {Hoch}

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Wed Jun 19 07:17:00 PDT 2019


On 6/19/2019 10:14 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
> Is there any known restriction, in using {Hoch} in the middle of a 
> noun-noun construction ?
>
> For example:
>
> juH Hoch raS
> each table of the house
>
> It "feels" somewhat strange seeing a {Hoch} in the middle, but I can't 
> understand if there is indeed something wrong with it.
>
> The only "problem" I can think of, is perhaps the ambiguity of whether 
> the {Hoch} refers to the {raS} or to the {juH}.

No restriction. Any noun phrase can be a "noun" component of a noun-noun 
construction. You're right about the ambiguity, but that doesn't 
disallow it.

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