On 11/20/2020 5:23 PM, Will Martin wrote:
Meanwhile, I’m trying to remember where Okrand made sentences that were consistently in the form:
{X-Daq <noun> <pronoun>-taH}
He hasn't. Locative "to be" sentences are of the form: X-Daq <pronoun> <topic>'e' or X-Daq <pronoun>-taH <topic>'e'
It seemed important to put {-taH} on the pronoun. So, why isn’t it {nIHDaq ‘oHtaH puchpa’’e’.}?
Okrand recently commented on this. He said it's not required, but there is a tendency to put *-taH* on pronouns when the object is considered only temporarily in the given location. So *nIHDaq 'oH puchpa''e'* because the bathroom doesn't change its location, but *pa'DajDaq ghaHtaH HoD'e'*//because the captain tends to move to other places besides his or her quarters. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name