7 Jul
2017
7 Jul
'17
4:08 a.m.
On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:06, Lieven wrote: {loD vIghojmoH} "I teach the man" {Hol vIghojmoH} "I teach a language"
and now say "I teach the man Klingon".
The clearest answer is {loDvaD tlhIngan Hol vIghojmoH}, but isn't the {loD} the one who does {ghoj}?
It's worth pointing out that to a Russian speaker, the "obvious" construction would be the opposite one: tlhIngan HolvaD loD vIghojmoH Compare with the Russian: Я учу мужчину клингонскому I-NOM teach man-ACC Klingon-DAT -SapIr