On 4/24/2023 7:00 AM, De'vID via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
Grammar: - Again, I've gone through Dr. Okrand's interviews in HolQeD, info revealed in the mailing list from the qep'a'mey and books authored by others, and the booklets from the Saarbrücken qepHom'a'. So I think I've got everything (in fact, we'll have to make editorial decisions to cut some things, e.g., the section on comparisons is way too long right now, compared to other points of grammar; and we can't possibly explain how every verb is used grammatically). But are there any particular sticky points of grammar that you believe need to be clarified? For example, those of you who deal often with beginners (e.g., the people who run Duolingo or various qepHommey), are there particular points which beginners are frequently confused about and could be better explained?
Here's an area that could use a bit of simple clarification: can we make our own compound nouns, or are they only for lexicalized items? What are the rules? For instance, are compounds allowed when the noun-noun relationship is genitive but not possessive? (Obviously, it would have to be couched in less technical terms.) -- SuStel http://trimboli.name