On 2/25/2022 8:18 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
Let's remember the Ca'Non example:
HaqwI''e' DaH yISam Find the SURGEON now! (TKD)
And now let's forget it.
I want to say "locate even the humans". So I write:
Human'e' vabDot tISam
Can this mean too "locate even the humans"? Or is the only possible interpretation "even locate the humans"?
Adverbials typically apply their meaning to entire clauses, not just a noun or a verb in a clause. *vabDot* means that the clause it's attached to is additional information that is surprising or counterintuitive. *vabDot Human tISam* means: locate the humans; this order may be surprising or counterintuitive. *Human'e' vabDot tISam* means: locate the humans, as opposed to someone else; this order may be surprising or counterintuitive. So if you can describe in full detail what the difference between /locate even the humans/ and /even locate the humans/ is, then you can determine whether the Klingon means either or both of those. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name