[tlhIngan Hol] negative imperatives with {not} imperatives with adverbs

Will Martin willmartin2 at mac.com
Mon Jul 12 07:10:09 PDT 2021


Very interesting and insightful. 

Would {not} pass as a variation on the idea of a time stamp? It’s a sort of anti-time stamp, like a negative irrealis. There’s this other reality where I tell you to kneel, and the reality we are in is not that reality. 

When do you kneel? NEVER!

charghwI’, retired 

> On Jul 12, 2021, at 9:28 AM, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> SuStel:
> > You just happened to pick one of the
> > (apparently) few English adverbials that
> > doesn't work well in the imperative mood.
> 
> So that's what's happening! Finally I understand. Thanks.
> 
> ~ Dana'an
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