[tlhIngan Hol] Noun-noun constructions with relative clauses

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Mon Nov 1 08:03:20 PDT 2021


On 11/1/2021 10:20 AM, luis.chaparro at web.de wrote:
>> Using -'e' on the head noun of a relative clause is entirely optional,
> So, if a potentially ambiguous relative clause (not only in a noun-noun construction) is in context clear or if I don't want to disambiguate it for whatever reason, I don't have to place *-'e'* in the head noun (but I can always do it if I want). Have I understood it correctly?

Correct.


> By the way, I know there are canonical examples of noun-noun constructions with noun + adjectival verb, but are there any canonical examples with a noun-noun construction containing a noun + relative clause?

Yes.

*romuluSngan Sambogh 'ej HoHbogh nejwI'*/Romulan hunter-killer probe/ (STK)

There are undoubtedly others.


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