(p. 127, line 18) {SoH rallaw' law' Hoch rallaw' puS}

De'vID:

This sentence seems to introduce new grammar, so I just wanted to make sure it was correct. Is this sentence a demonstration that, in a comparison construction, the verb of quality can take type-6 suffixes? (Previously, we were told that the verbs {law'} and {puS} could take the suffix {-be'}, but I didn't find any other instances of verb suffixes in such constructions.)

MO:

[snip: a discussion of proposed revisions that didn't make the final cut. I'm not going to quote it because Dr. Okrand was sounding out rough ideas and I don't want it taken out of context. The final version that he selected and approved is below.]

De'vID:

Can type-6 suffixes be added to the {law'}/{puS}? Would *{SoH ral law'law' Hoch ral puSlaw'} be meaningful or just ungrammatical?

MO:

Yes. In fact, {SoH ral law’law’ Hoch ral puSlaw’} is preferable to what’s in there now.

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De'vID