Láadan/Lessons/16
Extending the Speech Act morphemes
[edit | edit source]Recall the standard Speech Act morphemes:
| Speech Act Morpheme | Description |
|---|---|
| Bíi | Indicates a declarative sentence (usually optional) |
| Báa | Indicates a question |
| Bó | Indicates a command; very rare, except to small children |
| Bóo | Indicates a request; this is the usual imperative/”command” form |
| Bé | Indicates a promise |
| Bée | Indicates a warning |
You can attach a suffix to each of these in order to further specify the speaker/writer's intentions:
| Láadan | Description |
|---|---|
| -(None) | Said neutrally |
| -d | Said in anger |
| -th | Said in pain |
| -li | Said in love |
| -lan | Said in celebration |
| -da | Said in jest |
| -ya | Said in fear |
| -de | Said in narrative |
| -di | Said in teaching |
Examples
[edit | edit source]| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| Bíidi yod ra ne udeth wa. | I tell you in teaching, don't eat stones. | yod = to eat, ud = stone |