--- "Ph. D." <phild@...> wrote:
> Okrand's book _The Klingon Dictionary_ seems
> to have the only discussion of grammar. But
> it's
> very basic.
Yes. It is intended as a very basic introduction
to the language.
> It doesn't get into complex sentences
> (relative clauses, etc.)
Chapter 6.2 addresses such.
> Dumb romanization. I assume it's to make it
> look
> "alien,"
Probably not. It does have a native orthography,
which presumably DOES look appropriately alien
for ST. :)
It is also true that he does not give an
explanation in the Dictionary as to why he uses
the romanisation scheme he does.
Padraic.
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