On numerous occasions I've read, that one of the ways to see if a person is lying, is by noticing if he's trying to "distance" himself from whatever he's being asked about. A person lying, will try to distance himself from the issue he's lying about, which is something which often manifests by him using noun-centered speech. For example, if the interrogator asks an officer: "did you betray our position to the romulan fleet ?" Then, an officer telling the truth would be more likely to reply "no, I didn't", whether someone lying, would be more prone to saying something like: "no disclosing of our position to the romulans took place". Now, I'd be the last person to concern myself with what a klingon would or would not say, or how he'd choose to say it.. But every time I read/see/hear the way a person lying would choose to reply, i.e. usually by resorting to noun-centered speech, I can't help wondering whether the "verb-centered"ness of klingon, couldn't have the additional purpose of expressing an important characteristic of the warrior race: That a warrior needs to be honest, assuming responsibilty for his actions, which primarily is achieved by telling/admiting the truth. Or, seeing this in reverse.. Klingons use a verb-centered language, because their "default" behavior is telling the truth. Not that there wouldn't be dishonest klingons, and of course someone can lie and be dishonest in "verb-centered" speech as well; but I just can't shake the impression that there can be an additional "layer", an additional significance to the "verb-centered"ness of klingon.. ~ mayqel qunen'oS damn, do I love klingon !