[tlhIngan Hol] wishlist for TKD 3ed

[SuStel]

On 4/24/2023 7:00 AM, De'vID via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
> Grammar:
> - Again, I've gone through Dr. Okrand's interviews in HolQeD, info 
> revealed in the mailing list from the qep'a'mey and books authored by 
> others, and the booklets from the Saarbrücken qepHom'a'. So I think 
> I've got everything (in fact, we'll have to make editorial decisions 
> to cut some things, e.g., the section on comparisons is way too long 
> right now, compared to other points of grammar; and we can't possibly 
> explain how every verb is used grammatically). But are there any 
> particular sticky points of grammar that you believe need to be 
> clarified? For example, those of you who deal often with beginners 
> (e.g., the people who run Duolingo or various qepHommey), are there 
> particular points which beginners are frequently confused about and 
> could be better explained?

Here's an area that could use a bit of simple clarification: can we make 
our own compound nouns, or are they only for lexicalized items? What are 
the rules? For instance, are compounds allowed when the noun-noun 
relationship is genitive but not possessive? (Obviously, it would have 
to be couched in less technical terms.)

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