On 9/30/2024 5:15 AM, Luis via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:

1. *tlhIngan Hol jatlh chaH* cannot be an instance of the "prefix trick" (meaning "They speak Klingon to them") because there is another possible interpretation, i.e. a direct quotation with no object, so no "prefix trick" is being used and the sentence can only mean "They say: 'Klingon language'". Right?

Right.

Well, it's technically correct, but what I forgot to mention is that it'll probably be interpreted as a mistaken attempt to say tlhIngan Hol lujatlh chaH, rather than an attempt to say They say, Klingon language. Unless the quotation version is already expected by the listener.

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