From araizen@newmail.net Sat Feb 5 11:34:22 2000
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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 21:34:22 +0200
From: "Adam Raizen" <araizen@newmail.net>
Subject: 'nai' and .UI and ambiguity

Since 'nai' has more uses than just within an indicator phrase, 
allowing it anywhere would cause ambiguity, since in some cases 
we wouldn't know whether it's negating an unspecified .UI or serving 
some other role.

Speaking of which, how are we to interpret the pattern

broda je ge'e nai brode

Does the 'nai' polarly negate the indicator, or does it pick up after 
the indicator ends and contradictorily negate brode? The parser 
doesn't answer this by fiat, since it doesn't seem to analyze within 
the "je ge'e nai" phrase.

co'o mi'e adam


Adam Raizen
araizen@newmail.net
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