On 11/22/2022 8:19 AM, zrajm via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
Though it makes me think that Klingon 2 might abbreviate even more and just say «je» alone (skipping the verb altogether). – This is a common practice in (at least Swedish) sign language, though it seems a bit weird from an English speaker's perspective.
Do you think that you (prior to this discussion) would've understood if just a naked «je» was used? Or is that to abbreviate too much?
I'd have understood, but just understanding doesn't count for much. If in English I said things like "I want pizza" and "I think that was very nice," and someone with me kept saying "Also!" right after me, I'd get it. That doesn't mean they're using the language correctly. I've been studying Welsh for a while. Welsh has a gazillion ways to say /yes/ or /no,/ and you have to pick the right one for the right circumstance. If someone asked me /Wyt ti'n hoffi cwrw?/ ("Do you like beer?") and I answered /Naddo/ ("No" about a past-tense action) instead of /Nac ydw/ (literally "I am not"), I would have used the language incorrectly but I daresay I would be understood. I'd just sound like an idiot. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name