[tlhIngan Hol] Metaphor and Metonymy

DloraH seruq at bellsouth.net
Wed Jun 17 13:20:44 PDT 2020


On Wed, 2020-06-17 at 16:35 +0200, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
> Am 17.06.2020 um 16:19 schrieb SuStel:
> > characteristics involved. If you label *naH jajmey* as a metaphor, what
> > use is that to the reader?
> 
> In this direction - nothing. But if somebody asks if there are any
> common metaphors in Klingon, I'd like to have an answer.
> 
> Okrand has sometimes even written "bla is used metaphorically" so I like
> making a list of all "bla" in connection with being "used metaphorically".
> 
> 
> --
> Lieven L. Litaer
> aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"

It could be helpful for a beginner who is confused when someone uses a
metaphor.


- DloraH





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