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diff --git a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch9-syntax.html b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch9-syntax.html index 239b2b5..95f6d7f 100755..100644 --- a/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch9-syntax.html +++ b/2004-en-alt/ithkuil-ch9-syntax.html @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ <TD><FONT size="2"><A href="ithkuil-ch9-syntax.htm#Sec9o3">9.3 Morpho-Semantic Considerations</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> - <TD height="17"><FONT size="2"><A href="ithkuil-ch9-syntax.htm#Sec9o4">9.4 The Carrier + <TD height="17"><FONT size="2"><A href="ithkuil-ch9-syntax.htm#Sec9o4">9.4 The âCarrierâ Root</A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ </LI> <LI><STRONG>Pragmatic role</STRONG>: This refers to the function of a word or phrase in relation to its predicate or the rest of the sentence in terms - of whether and how it represents given versus new + of whether and how it represents âgivenâ versus ânewâ information, i.e., whether or not the word or phrase represents background information already known to the addressee, or whether it represents new information previously unknown to the addressee. Three such roles or relations @@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ refers to whatever information in a sentence is new to the addressee, (i.e., not previously known), and has been discussed in detail in <A href="ithkuil-ch3-morphology.htm#Sec3o5">Sec. 3.5</A>. To illustrate these concepts, consider the sentence <EM>I can see - why Marys angry, but what about Bill?</EM> (i.e., <EM>What happened + why Maryâs angry, but what about Bill?</EM> (i.e., <EM>What happened to make Bill angry, too?</EM>). In the hypothetical answer <EM>Bill (or - He) is angry because he lost his keys</EM>, Bill (or he) - is the topic, is angry because he lost his keys is the comment, - and he lost his keys is the focus.<BR> + He) is angry because he lost his keys</EM>, âBillâ (or âheâ) + is the topic, âis angry because he lost his keysâ is the comment, + and âhe lost his keysâ is the focus.<BR> </LI> <LI><STRONG>Grammatical </STRONG>(or<STRONG> syntactical</STRONG>)<STRONG> relations</STRONG>: the arbitrary word-ordering rules of a language, irrespective @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ syntax (one exception is the strong tendency for placing <EM>wh</EM>- question words in sentence-initial position in specialized questions, even if they represent a direct object, e.g., <EM>What have you done?</EM> or <EM>Who[m] are they talking - about?</EM>), however, such roles do tend to be marked supra-segmentally + about?</EM>), however, such roles do tend to be marked âsupra-segmentallyâ by inflection of vocal pitch and tone of voice. </P> <P align="justify">We have already seen the extreme to which Ithkuil marks semantic roles morphologically as opposed to syntactically. And since grammatial relations @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ </TBODY></TABLE> <P align="justify">The highly inflected nature of Ithkuil morphology allows the order of words within a sentence to be quite flexible. Nevertheless, two neutral - or default patterns exist, one for main clauses, the other for + or âdefaultâ patterns exist, one for main clauses, the other for case frames. </P> <H3 align="justify"><BR> 9.1.1 Word Order Within Main Clauses</H3> @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ cases, followed by nouns in non-transrelative cases. The last part of the clause consists of the verb in final position preceded by any aspectual adjunct, conflation (or valence) adjunct, and combination or affixual adjunct, in that order. As - for higher- versus lower- order transrelative nouns, + for âhigher-â versus âlower-â order transrelative nouns, this refers to the hierarchy or sequence of transrelative cases in which certain cases take precedence over others. This hierarchy is as follows:</P> <P align="justify"><FONT size="2">ERGATIVE <IMG src="assets/arrow.gif" width="17" height="9"> @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ adjuncts, then any secondary nouns, followed by any transrelative nouns with the highest-order transrelative noun or any personal reference adjunct in final position within the case-frame. Additionally, the last noun within the case-frame - will usually take one of the <STRONG>V<FONT size="1">1</FONT></STRONG> + will usually take one of the <STRONG>âV<FONT size="1">1</FONT>â</STRONG> suffixes (see <A href="ithkuil-ch7b-affixes-contd.htm#Sec7o7o13">Sec. 7.7.13</A>) signifying the end of the case-frame unless this is clear without the suffix (e.g., because the case-frame is in sentence-final position). </P> @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ <UL> <LI>Nouns in Attributive, Associative and Adverbial cases (see <A href="ithkuil-ch4-case.htm#Sec4o3">Secs. 4.3</A>, <A href="ithkuil-ch4-case.htm#Sec4o4">4.4</A> and <A href="ithkuil-ch4-case.htm#Sec4o5">4.5</A>) - which are dependent on, or in apposition to a head noun, must + which are dependent on, or in apposition to a âheadâ noun, must immediately precede or follow that head noun, unless the relationship between the two nouns is readily ascertainable without the two being in apposition.<BR> </LI> @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ </LI> <LI>A case-frame cannot be broken apart into segments within a main sentence, i.e., the case-frame must constitute a single cohesive clause and not contain - elements of the main clause within it. It is possible to nest + elements of the main clause within it. It is possible to ânestâ a second case-frame within a case-frame, similar to the way in which subordinate or relative clauses can be nested in English and other Western languages, e.g., <EM>[Despite owning a Picasso [that comes from his Blue period] [of @@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ was described in <A href="ithkuil-ch1-phonology.htm#Sec1o4o5">Sec. 1.4.5</A>, words of six syllables or more are generally undesirable, therefore any formative with numerous affixes is potentially subject to having several of its morphemes - redistributed to adjuncts. As an example, the word <STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">umreiquçî<IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle">îmën</FONT></STRONG> - series of bombs can separate out two of its four suffixes into - a separate word <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>çuî<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle"></FONT></STRONG></FONT> - to give the form <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>çuî<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle"></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT color="#FFFFFF">_</FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>umreiqîmën</STRONG></FONT> + redistributed to adjuncts. As an example, the word <STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">umreiquçß<IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle">ĂźmĆĄĂ«n</FONT></STRONG> + âseries of bombsâ can separate out two of its four suffixes into + a separate word <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>çuââĂź<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle"></FONT></STRONG></FONT> + to give the form <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>çuââĂź<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG src="assets/Qv.gif" width="10" height="18" align="absmiddle"></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT color="#FFFFFF">_</FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>umreiqĂźmĆĄĂ«n</STRONG></FONT> whose morphological structure is <IMG src="assets/9-1-4.gif" width="331" height="21" align="absmiddle">.</P> <P align="justify">When ordering such phonaesthetically-induced adjuncts, it is important that they can be easily associated with the formative to which they @@ -287,25 +287,25 @@ understanding of what is being described, i.e., the order of the words themselves reflects information about how we are to understand the utterance. Such a phenomenon is known as <STRONG>iconicity</STRONG>. In English and other Western languages, - the most common way in which iconicity is manifested is what is termed sequential - order iconicity, the idea that the actual sequential order of words in + the most common way in which iconicity is manifested is what is termed âsequential + order iconicity,â the idea that the actual sequential order of words in a phrase or sentence reflects the sequential order of the events they describe. - For example, the phrases eye it, try it, buy it, I came, - I saw, I conquered, or dine and dash describe sequential + For example, the phrases âeye it, try it, buy it,â âI came, + I saw, I conquered,â or âdine and dashâ describe sequential events where the sequence of the words reflect the sequence of the events. What is most important is that re-ordering of the words either changes the meaning - of the phrase or leads to semantic nonsense, e.g., buy it, eye it, try - it implies that a different sequence of events actually takes place than - eye it, try it, buy it. This can be more dramatically illustrated + of the phrase or leads to semantic nonsense, e.g., âbuy it, eye it, try + itâ implies that a different sequence of events actually takes place than + âeye it, try it, buy it.â This can be more dramatically illustrated with the following pair of sentences.</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P align="justify">1) <EM>Jane got married and had a baby.</EM><BR> 2) <EM>Jane had a baby and got married.</EM></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> -<P align="justify">In English, the ambiguous word and is interpreted - as connecting a sequence of events, i.e., and is interpreted to - mean sequential then (= and following that, then - next or then later). As a result, the meanings of the two +<P align="justify">In English, the ambiguous word âandâ is interpreted + as connecting a sequence of events, i.e., âandâ is interpreted to + mean sequential âthenâ (= âand following that,â âthen + nextâ or âthen laterâ). As a result, the meanings of the two sentences imply very different social interpretations about Jane.</P> <P align="justify">Besides the reflection of sequential order, other types of word-order iconicity are possible. For example, compare the subtle difference @@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ painted before. In the second sentence, not only do we know what color the fence had been, but also that it was not previously unpainted, however, we do not necessarily know what its new color is. This sort of iconicity is used to convey - a resultative state of affairs, i.e., by placing the adjective white - after the word fence (seemingly in violation of the usual adjective-before-noun + a resultative state of affairs, i.e., by placing the adjective âwhiteâ + after the word âfenceâ (seemingly in violation of the usual adjective-before-noun word order used in English), we describe a resulting state of affairs.</P> <P align="justify">Yet another type of word-order iconicity is displayed in comparing the following two sentences.</P> @@ -329,21 +329,21 @@ 6) <EM>Loretta gave a wedding gift to Sue.</EM></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P align="justify">Most grammar textbooks would state that these two sentences - are semantically equivalent, the first employing a ditransitive - pattern (i.e., juxtaposing an indirect object Sue with a direct - object wedding gift), while the second uses a complement + are semantically equivalent, the first employing a âditransitiveâ + pattern (i.e., juxtaposing an indirect object âSueâ with a direct + object âwedding giftâ), while the second uses a âcomplementâ pattern in which the indirect object follows the direct object and is changed - to a prepositional phrase using to. However, there is a subtle + to a prepositional phrase using âto.â However, there is a subtle semantic distinction between the two sentences. The first strongly implies that the wedding gift is for Sue, i.e., Sue is the bride and intended recipient. The second sentence, however, invites the possibility that Sue is only a temporary or circumstantial goal for the act of giving, but not the bride and intended recipient. For example, if Sue is merely a guest at the wedding and Loretta - needed Sues help carrying an armload of wedding gifts, she might give + needed Sueâs help carrying an armload of wedding gifts, she might give a wedding gift <EM>to Sue</EM>, but that does not mean she would <EM>give Sue</EM> a wedding gift. This type of iconicity distinguishing a recipient from a directional - goal is an example of what is termed distance iconicity, because - the two linked words are made more distant from each other in + goal is an example of what is termed âdistance iconicity,â because + the two linked words are made more âdistantâ from each other in the sentence as a reflection of their more circumstantial association.</P> <P align="justify">Ithkuil does not display iconicity. While the order of words in an Ithkuil phrase or sentence may coincidentally reflect a temporal or causative @@ -352,21 +352,21 @@ resulting states, and the distinction of recipients from directional goals, no iconicity patterns are required.</P> <P align="justify">For example, we saw in sentences (1) and (2) above how English - and can be used to convey not just mere coordination, but also + âandâ can be used to convey not just mere coordination, but also a sequencing function. In <A href="ithkuil-ch7a-affixes.htm#Sec7o7o3">Sections 7.7.3</A> and <A href="ithkuil-ch7a-affixes.htm#Sec7o7o4">7.7.4</A>, we saw that Ithkuil has no less than thirty-six suffixes (four suffix categories, each with nine different degrees) which convey various coordinative and sequencing patterns with great specificity. Thus, Ithkuil has no morpheme directly equivalent - to the ambiguous English word and. There is an affix corresponding - to and in its use as a mere additive listing device (e.g., pears - and apples and bananas), another corresponding to its use as an indicator - of simultaneity (e.g., I clenched my fists and scowled), another - corresponding to its use as an indicator of additional information (e.g., The - clown likes children and loves to eat), another to its use as an indicator - of parallel description or activity (e.g., We went dancing and so did - they), and yet another as a temporal sequencing indicator (e.g., I - went to the window and looked out).</P> + to the ambiguous English word âand.â There is an affix corresponding + to âandâ in its use as a mere additive listing device (e.g., âpears + and apples and bananasâ), another corresponding to its use as an indicator + of simultaneity (e.g., âI clenched my fists and scowledâ), another + corresponding to its use as an indicator of additional information (e.g., âThe + clown likes children and loves to eatâ), another to its use as an indicator + of parallel description or activity (e.g., âWe went dancing and so did + theyâ), and yet another as a temporal sequencing indicator (e.g., âI + went to the window and looked outâ).</P> <P align="justify"> </P> <TABLE width="99%" border="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <TBODY><TR> @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ in Ithkuil, word order changes are not necessary to distinguish new from background information in a sentence. Comparison between the word-order based system of English and the morphology based system of Ithkuil is analyzed in Sec. 9.2.1 - below. Additionally, while Ithkuils system for indicating topics and + below. Additionally, while Ithkuilâs system for indicating topics and semantic focus does not require changes in word order <EM>per se</EM>, it does allow for significant word deletion, creating abbreviated sentences which, in effect, modify the default word order of a sentence. Such word deletion is analyzed @@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ then going home. The difference between them is one of focus and viewpoint. In the first two sentences, going home has semantic focus, as that is the new information being conveyed, while in the latter two sentences it is shopping - that has focus. The first and third sentence have a prospective + that has focus. The first and third sentence have a âprospectiveâ viewpoint in that the sentence conveys the events in the same sequence in which they occurred, looking upon the events from the viewpoint of the one that occurred - first. However, the second and fourth sentences have a retrospective + first. However, the second and fourth sentences have a âretrospectiveâ viewpoint, conveying the two events in a reverse order from how they occurred, looking back on the events from the viewpoint of the event which occurred last.</P> <P align="justify">In Ithkuil, the distinction in focus and viewpoint in these @@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ carrying semantic focus need be spoken. Similarly, the <A href="ithkuil-ch7b-affixes-contd.htm#Sec7o7o13">topicalization suffix</A> in conjunction with the <FONT size="2"><A href="ithkuil-ch5a-verbs.htm#5o1o6">INTERROGATIVE</A></FONT> illocution affix, allows for abbreviated inquiries within a known contextual - discourse, similar to such abbreviated sentences in English, e.g., and - Bill? in lieu of the full sentence Comment on how this applies - to Bill.</P> + discourse, similar to such abbreviated sentences in English, e.g., âand + Bill?â in lieu of the full sentence âComment on how this applies + to Bill.â</P> <P> </P> <TABLE width="99%" height="23" border="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <TBODY><TR> @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ 2) <EM>That path descends steeply into the canyon.</EM></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P align="justify">Both of these sentences are describing the same property of - the path its steepness. The distinction in the sentences comes from + the path â its steepness. The distinction in the sentences comes from the point of view being reflected by the speaker. In sentence (1) the implied point of view is from the bottom of the canyon upward, while in sentence (2) the viewpoint is from the top of the canyon downward. What is important is that, @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ <P align="justify">Similarly, care must be made, when comparing Ithkuil sentence structure with other languages, to note that Ithkuil grammar allows for a more overt reflection of the underlying semantic roles inherent in a given sentence. - As a result, sentence structures in Western languages which mask + As a result, sentence structures in Western languages which âmaskâ potentially anomalous semantic structures are avoided in Ithkuil. For example, compare the following pairs of sentences.</P> <DIV align="justify"> @@ -498,22 +498,22 @@ <P align="justify">The syntactical patterns of these two pairs of sentences are identical, yet the word-order in sentence (4b) is ungrammatical (as indicated by the asterisk), while the same word-order in sentence (3b) presents no problem. - The underlying reason for the difference is one of semantic role. While analysts - can function in the role of Recipients, stains cannot (they are + The underlying reason for the difference is one of semantic role. While âanalystsâ + can function in the role of Recipients, âstainsâ cannot (they are merely directional Goals, i.e., where the solvent gets applied). Cognitively, - stains cannot possess a solvent the way analysts can possess + stains cannot âpossessâ a solvent the way analysts can âpossessâ a report. In Ithkuil, the semantic roles would be clearly defined by the case-markings of the participants. Therefore, syntactically inconsistent pairs such as (3b) and (4b) do not occur.</P> -<P align="justify">Sometimes, rather than semantic role, it is a participants +<P align="justify">Sometimes, rather than semantic role, it is a participantâs relationship to an underlying clause that presents the problem. For example, - <EM>Hes a tall president</EM> means Hes a president who - is tall. So why doesnt <EM>Hes a likely president</EM> - mean *Hes a president who is likely? The reason is that, - while tall describes its adjacent referent president, - likely does not describe its adjacent referent. Rather, likely + <EM>Heâs a tall president</EM> means âHeâs a president who + is tall.â So why doesnât <EM>Heâs a likely president</EM> + mean â*Heâs a president who is likelyâ? The reason is that, + while âtallâ describes its adjacent referent âpresident,â + âlikelyâ does not describe its adjacent referent. Rather, âlikelyâ describes an underlying process in which that referent is or will be engaged, - i.e., running for president. Therefore, while these two sentences + i.e., ârunning for president.â Therefore, while these two sentences are morpho-syntactically identical in English, their Ithkuil translations are quite different from one another morpho-syntactically: <BR> </P> @@ -530,11 +530,11 @@ <H3>9.3.3 Negation</H3> <P align="justify">Negation is another morpho-semantic area where translation from English or other Western languages can be tricky. Consider the English - sentence <EM>Shelly doesnt think they like her cooking</EM>. Note this + sentence <EM>Shelly doesnât think they like her cooking</EM>. Note this sentence does not mean what a literal word-for-word analysis implies, i.e., - That they like her cooking is not something that Shelly is thinking. - Rather, the correct meaning is Shelly thinks that they dont like - her cooking. Ithkuil is very precise in specifying exactly what components + âThat they like her cooking is not something that Shelly is thinking.â + Rather, the correct meaning is âShelly thinks that they donât like + her cooking.â Ithkuil is very precise in specifying exactly what components of a sentence are to be negated. Use of the four affirmation/negation affixes from <A href="ithkuil-ch7b-affixes-contd.htm#Sec7o7o9">Sec. 7.7.9</A> (<IMG src="assets/9-3d.gif" width="154" height="25" align="absmiddle">) in conjunction with a formative carries very specific information as to what @@ -542,14 +542,14 @@ what degree. Using these four affixes alone, Ithkuil can distinguish between the following four sentences without any syntactic rearrangement of the words:</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> - <P align="justify"><EM>I dont want to begin singing.</EM></P> - <P align="justify"><EM>Im beginning to not want to sing.</EM></P> + <P align="justify"><EM>I donât want to begin singing.</EM></P> + <P align="justify"><EM>Iâm beginning to not want to sing.</EM></P> <P align="justify"><EM>I want to not begin singing.</EM></P> - <P align="justify"><EM>Im beginning to want to not sing.</EM></P> + <P align="justify"><EM>Iâm beginning to want to not sing.</EM></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P align="justify">Thus when translating negative sentences into Ithkuil, care - must be taken to not syntactically rearrange a sentence as with - <EM>Shelly doesnt think they like her cooking</EM>. Additionally, Ithkuil + must be taken to not syntactically ârearrangeâ a sentence as with + <EM>Shelly doesnât think they like her cooking</EM>. Additionally, Ithkuil makes a morpho-semantic distinction not found in Western languages: the difference between <STRONG>absolute negation</STRONG> and <STRONG>relative negation</STRONG>. Absolute negation implies that the non-existence or non-occurrence of an entity, @@ -558,16 +558,16 @@ is illustrated in the two sentences below:</P> <P><BR> <IMG src="assets/9-3e.gif" width="340" height="27"><BR> - <EM>The girl doesnt sing</EM> [because she cant, i.e., she is + <EM>The girl doesnât sing</EM> [because she canât, i.e., she is mute].</P> <P><BR> .<IMG src="assets/9-3f.gif" width="338" height="26"><BR> - <EM>The girl doesnt sing </EM>[even though she can, i.e., she chooses + <EM>The girl doesnât sing </EM>[even though she can, i.e., she chooses not to].</P> <P> </P> <TABLE width="98%" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY><TR> - <TD bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <P><FONT size="4"><STRONG>9.4 THE CARRIER + <TD bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <P><FONT size="4"><STRONG>9.4 THE âCARRIERâ ROOT</STRONG></FONT><A name="Sec9o4"></A></P></TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE> @@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ nouns such as personal and place names, as well as non-Ithkuil words from other languages are by nature morpho-phonologically incompatible with such as system. Nevertheless, such words can be declined or conjugated like any other Ithkuil - formative by means of the carrier root <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>k-r</STRONG></FONT>. + formative by means of the âcarrierâ root <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>k-r</STRONG></FONT>. In addition to this use, the carrier root is employed in certain other contexts as well, as described below.</P> <H3 align="justify"><BR> 9.4.1 Words that Cannot Take Affixes or Be Mutated</H3> <P align="justify">The six primary stems of the carrier root (<STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">kar, - kur, kir</FONT></STRONG> and their Form II counterparts <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>kâr, - kûr, kîr</STRONG></FONT>) are respectively associated with animate + kur, kir</FONT></STRONG> and their Form II counterparts <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>kĂąr, + kƱr, kĂźr</STRONG></FONT>) are respectively associated with animate beings (the two complementary derivatives being humans versus non-humans or figuratively/metaphorically animate entities); inanimate entities (the two complementary derivatives being objectively concrete entities versus subjective entities such @@ -600,11 +600,11 @@ <H3 align="justify">9.4.2 Emphasizing or Highlighting a Particular Category</H3> <P align="justify">Another use of the carrier root is to emphasize or topicalize a particular affix or grammatical element associated with a word. For example, - in English we can say a <EM>big</EM> house with extra intonation - on the word big to emphasize that word. To accomplish such emphasis + in English we can say âa <EM>big</EM> houseâ with extra intonation + on the word âbigâ to emphasize that word. To accomplish such emphasis in Ithkuil, the carrier root is used with the augmentative suffix in conjunction - with the noun house as opposed to simply using the augmentative - suffix on the stem for house. No change in vocal pitch or intonation + with the noun âhouseâ as opposed to simply using the augmentative + suffix on the stem for âhouse.â No change in vocal pitch or intonation is required, as the grammatically unnecessary use of the carrier root serves to accomplish the required emphasis. Any morphological category manifested by a carrier root rather than an adjunct or mutation serves to emphasize that category. @@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ </TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <BR> -<FONT size="-1">©2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion +<FONT size="-1">©2004-2009 by John Quijada. You may copy or excerpt any portion of the contents of this website provided you give full attribution to the author and this website. </FONT> |
