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commit 9df314f9d2428a5b353e92a061da99b714ecf2be
Author: Robin Lee Powell
Date: Thu Feb 3 19:09:49 2011 -0800
Fixed almost all IDREF issues.
diff --git a/todocbook/10.xml b/todocbook/10.xml
index 791f389..099a26c 100644
--- a/todocbook/10.xml
+++ b/todocbook/10.xml
@@ -809,21 +809,21 @@
The child [movement] [right] walks on the ice in-reference-=
frame the-x1-place.
The child walks toward her right on the ice.
=20
toward her right<=
/primary>example=20
is analogous to=20
. The cmavo=20
ma'i belongs to selma'o BAI (explained in=20
=20
- ), and allows speci=
fying a reference frame.
+ ), and allows specifying a reference fr=
ame.
=20
tenseorder of movement specification in movementorder =
in tense constructs Both a regular and a=20
mo'i-flagged spatial tense can be combined, wit=
h the=20
mo'i construct coming last:
le verba zu'avu mo'i ri'uvi cadzu le bisli
@@ -2229,21 +2229,21 @@
I go-to [past] the market [,] the house.
Because English does not have any direct way of expressing a ten=
se-like relationship between nouns,=20
=20
cannot be expressed in Engl=
ish without paraphrasing it either into=20
or else into=20
I go to the house before the market
, which is ambiguous=
=E2=80=93 is the market going?
gi<=
/indexterm> bridi-tailsforethought tense connection of imaginary journeyorigin in tense forethought bridi-tail connection forethought tense conn=
ection of bridi-tailsorder of =
Finally, a third forethought construction expresses a tense relationship be=
tween bridi-tails rather than whole bridi. (The construct known as a=20
bridi-tail
is explained fully in=20
- ; roughl=
y speaking, it is a selbri, possibly with following sumti.)=20
+ ; roughly speaking, it is a =
selbri, possibly with following sumti.)=20
is equivalent in meaning to=
=20
and=20
:
mi pugi klama le zarci gi klama le zdani
I [past] go-to the market [,] go-to the house.
@@ -3258,21 +3258,21 @@
pu'o
[inchoative]
He hasn't yet done so.
or even the modal reply (from selma'o BAI; see=20
- ):
+ ):
seka'a le briju
With-destination the office.
modal-or-tense qu=
estionspre-specifying some information tense-or-modal ques=
tionspre-specifying some information cu'ecombining with other tense cmavo The only way t=
o combine=20
@@ -3308,40 +3308,40 @@
both
,=20
naje meaning=20
the latter
, or=20
jenai meaning=20
the former
.
Explicit magnitudes
It is a limitation of the VA and ZI system of specifying magnitu=
des that they can only prescribe vague magnitudes: small, medium, or large.=
In order to express both an origin point and an exact distance, the Lojban=
construction called a=20
termset
is employed. (Termsets are explained further in=
=20
- and=20
+ and=20
.) It is grammatical fo=
r a termset to be placed after a tense or modal tag rather than a sumti, wh=
ich allows both the origin of the imaginary journey and its distance to be =
specified. Here is an example:
la frank. sanli zu'a nu'i la djordj. la'u lo mitre be li mu [=
nu'u]
Frank stands [left] [start termset] George [quantity] a thi=
ng-measuring-in-meters the-number 5 [end termset].
Frank is standing five meters to the left of George.
Here the termset extends from the=20
nu'i to the implicit=20
nu'u at the end of the sentence, and includes t=
he terms=20
la djordj., which is the unmarked origin point,=
and the tagged sumti=20
lo mitre be li mu, which the cmavo=20
la'u (of selma'o BAI, and meaning=20
with quantity
; see=20
- ) marks as a quanti=
ty. Both terms are governed by the tag=20
+ ) marks as a quantity. Both terms are g=
overned by the tag=20
zu'a
It is not necessary to have both an origin point and an explicit=
magnitude: a termset may have only a single term in it. A less precise ver=
sion of=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
is:
diff --git a/todocbook/11.xml b/todocbook/11.xml
index 9dfc5ae..e250930 100644
--- a/todocbook/11.xml
+++ b/todocbook/11.xml
@@ -926,21 +926,21 @@
because=20
claims that John actually s=
aid the quoted words, whereas=20
claims only that he said so=
me words or other which were to the same purpose.
lu'e=20
le se du'u is much the same as=20
lu'e le du'u, a symbol for the predication, but=
=20
se du'u can be used as a selbri, whereas=20
lu'e is ungrammatical in a selbri. (See=20
- for a discu=
ssion of=20
+ for a discussion of=20
lu'e.)
Indirect questions
The following cmavo is discussed in this section:
kau
=20
UI
@@ -1348,21 +1348,21 @@
Event-type abstractors and event contour tenses
This section is a logical continuation of=20
.
ZAhO selma'o<=
/primary> NU=
selma'o There exists a relationship between the four=
types of events explained in=20
and the event contour tense cm=
avo of selma'o ZAhO. The specific cmavo of NU and of ZAhO are mutually inte=
rdefining; the ZAhO contours were chosen to fit the needs of the NU event t=
ypes and vice versa. Event contours are explained in full in=20
=20
- , and only su=
mmarized here.
+ , and only summarized here.<=
/para>
The purpose of ZAhO cmavo is to represent the natural portions o=
f an event, such as the beginning, the middle, and the end. They fall into =
several groups:
process abstr=
actionsrelated tense contours =
The cmavo=20
pu'o,=20
ca'o, and=20
ba'o represent spans of time: before an eve=
nt begins, while it is going on, and after it is over, respectively.
The cmavo=20
diff --git a/todocbook/12.xml b/todocbook/12.xml
index 23dd4c4..28c33ec 100644
--- a/todocbook/12.xml
+++ b/todocbook/12.xml
@@ -33,35 +33,35 @@
Although the lujvo=20
fagyfesti is derived from the tanru=20
fagri festi, it is not equivalent in meaning to=
it. In particular,=20
fagyfesti has a distinct place structure of its=
own, not the same as that of=20
festi. (In contrast, the tanru does have the sa=
me place structure as=20
festi.) The lujvo needs to take account of the =
places of=20
fagri as well. When a tanru is made into a lujv=
o, there is no equivalent of=20
be ... bei ... be'o (described in=20
- ) to incorporate su=
mti into the middle of the lujvo.
+ ) to incorporate sumti into the mi=
ddle of the lujvo.
lujvorationale for creative understanding So why have=
lujvo? Primarily to reduce semantic ambiguity. On hearing a tanru, there i=
s a burden on the listener to figure out what the tanru might mean. Adding =
further terms to the tanru reduces ambiguity in one sense, by providing mor=
e information; but it increases ambiguity in another sense, because there a=
re more and more tanru joints, each with an ambiguous significance. Since l=
ujvo, like other brivla, have a fixed place structure and a single meaning,=
encapsulating a commonly-used tanru into a lujvo relieves the listener of =
the burden of creative understanding. In addition, lujvo are typically shor=
ter than the corresponding tanru.
=20
lujvo place struc=
tureguidelines lujvoguidelines for pl=
ace structure absolute laws alternative guidelines There are no=
absolute laws fixing the place structure of a newly created lujvo. The mak=
er must consider the place structures of all the components of the tanru an=
d then decide which are still relevant and which can be removed. What is sa=
id in this chapter represents guidelines, presented as one possible standar=
d, not necessarily complete, and not the only possible standard. There may =
well be lujvo that are built without regard for these guidelines, or in acc=
ordance with entirely different guidelines, should such alternative guideli=
nes someday be developed. The reason for presenting any guidelines at all i=
s so that Lojbanists have a starting point for deciding on a likely place s=
tructure =E2=80=93 one that others seeing the same word can also arrive at =
by similar consideration.
=20
=20
lujvocmavo incorporation If the tanru includes =
connective cmavo such as=20
bo,=20
ke,=20
ke'e, or=20
je, or conversion or abstraction cmavo such as=
=20
se or=20
nu, there are ways of incorporating them into t=
he lujvo as well. Sometimes this makes the lujvo excessively long; if so, t=
he cmavo may be dropped. This leads to the possibility that more than one t=
anru could produce the same lujvo. Typically, however, only one of the poss=
ible tanru is useful enough to justify making a lujvo for it.
The exact workings of the lujvo-making algorithm, which takes a =
tanru built from gismu (and possibly cmavo) and produces a lujvo from it, a=
re described in=20
- .
+ .
The meaning of tanru: a necessary detour
=20
The meaning of a lujvo is controlled by =E2=80=93 but is not the=
same as =E2=80=93 the meaning of the tanru from which the lujvo was constr=
ucted. The tanru corresponding to a lujvo is called its=20
veljvo in Lojban, and since there is no concise=
English equivalent, that term will be used in this chapter. Furthermore, t=
he left (modifier) part of a tanru will be called the=20
seltau, and the right (modified) part the=20
tertau, following the usage of=20
. For brevity, we will speak of the =
seltau or tertau of a lujvo, meaning of course the seltau or tertau of the =
veljvo of that lujvo. (If this terminology is confusing, substituting=20
modifier
for=20
@@ -578,21 +578,21 @@
b1 sonci s2 gi'e banli b2 b3
b1 is-a-soldier of-army-s2 and is-great in-property-b2 by-s=
tandard-b3
where=20
gi'e is the Lojban word for=20
and
when placed between two partial bridi, as explained=
in=20
- .
+ .
veterinarianexample lujvo place orderasymmetrical lujv=
o an=
imal doctorexample Asymmetrica=
l lujvo like=20
gerzda, on the other hand, employ a different r=
ule. The seltau places are inserted not at the end of the place structure, =
but rather immediately after the tertau place which is equivalent to the fi=
rst place of the seltau. Consider=20
dalmikce, meaning=20
veterinarian
: its veljvo is=20
=20
danlu mikce, or=20
animal doctor
. The place structures for those gismu are=
:
=20
@@ -954,21 +954,21 @@
terter-,=20
velvel- and=20
xelxel- work in the same way.
Other SE combinations like=20
selter-, although they might conceivably mean=
=20
se te, more than likely should be interpreted i=
n the same way, namely as=20
=20
se ke te, since there is no need to re-order pl=
aces in the way that=20
se te provides. (See=20
=20
- .)
+ .)
Abstract lujvo
lujvo place struc=
ture"nu" lujvo abstract lujvo lujvoabstract The cmavo of NU can participate in the c=
onstruction of lujvo of a particularly simple and well-patterned kind. Cons=
ider that old standard example,=20
klama:
k1 comes/goes to k2 from k3 via route k4 by m=
eans k5.
@@ -1057,21 +1057,21 @@
mi jai rinka le nu do morsi
I am-associated-with causing the event-of your death.
I cause your death.
explained in=20
- , to be =
rendered with lujvo:
+ , to be rendered with lujvo:<=
/para>
mi jaxri'a le nu do morsi
I am-part-of-the-cause-of the event-of your dying.
In making a lujvo that contains=20
@@ -1315,21 +1315,21 @@
However, there is a further problem with=20
jdaselsku, not resolvable by using=20
seljdasku. No veljvo involving just the two gis=
mu=20
lijda and=20
cusku can fully express the relationship implic=
it in prayer. A prayer is not just anything said by the adherents of a reli=
gion; nor is it even anything said by them acting as adherents of that reli=
gion. Rather, it is what they say under the authority of that religion, or =
using the religion as a medium, or following the rules associated with the =
religion, or something of the kind. So the veljvo is somewhat elliptical.=
para>
As a result, both=20
seljdasku and=20
jdaselsku belong to the second class of anomalo=
us lujvo: the veljvo doesn't really supply all that the lujvo requires.
Another example of this kind of anomalous lujvo, drawn from the =
tanru lists in=20
=20
- , is=20
+ , is=20
lange'u, meaning=20
sheepdog
. Clearly a sheepdog is not a dog which is a sh=
eep (the symmetrical interpretation is wrong), nor a dog of the sheep breed=
(the asymmetrical interpretation is wrong). Indeed, there is simply no ove=
rlap in the places of=20
=20
=20
lanme and=20
gerku at all. Rather, the lujvo refers to a dog=
which controls sheep flocks, a=20
terlanme jitro gerku, the lujvo from which is=
=20
terlantroge'u with place structure:
@@ -1691,21 +1691,21 @@
xekri: xe1 is black
color standards=
primary> Brevity was the most important goal here, reinforced b=
y one interpretation of metaphysical necessity. There is no mention of colo=
r standards here, as many people have pointed out; like all color gismu,=20
=20
xekri is explicitly subjective. Objective color=
standards can be brought in by an appropriate BAI tag such as=20
=20
ci'u (=20
=20
in system
; see=20
- ) or by making a lu=
jvo.
+ ) or by making a lujvo.
jbena: j1 is born to j2 at time j3 and locati=
on j4
The gismu=20
jbena contains places for time and location, wh=
ich few other gismu have: normally, the time and place at which something i=
s done is supplied by a tense tag (see=20
). However, providing these places m=
akes=20
diff --git a/todocbook/13.xml b/todocbook/13.xml
index 45beecf..fff0289 100644
--- a/todocbook/13.xml
+++ b/todocbook/13.xml
@@ -1310,21 +1310,21 @@
.o'ufu'i to show appreciation for the assistanc=
e in your comfort.
be'u The cmavo=20
be'u expresses, roughly speaking, whether the e=
motion it modifies is in response to something you don't have enough of, so=
mething you have enough of, or something you have too much of. It is more o=
r less the attitudinal equivalent of the subjective quantifier cmavo=20
=20
mo'a,=20
=20
rau, and=20
=20
du'e (these belong to selma'o PA, and are discu=
ssed in=20
=20
- ). For exa=
mple,
+ ). For example,
.uiro'obe'unai
[Yay!] [physical] [Enough!]
large mealexample might be something you say af=
ter a large meal which you enjoyed.
@@ -1467,27 +1467,27 @@
=20
The uses of indicators
su<=
/indexterm> sa=
si attitudinals=
primary>external grammar attitudinalsgrammar of=
placement in bridi The behavior of indicators in t=
he=20
outside grammar
is nearly as simple as their internal s=
tructure. Indicator groupings are identified immediately after the metaling=
uistic erasers=20
=20
si,=20
sa, and=20
su and some, though not all, kinds of quotation=
s. The details of such interactions are discussed in=20
- .
+ .
zo<=
/indexterm> A group of indicators may appear anywhere that a single indicat=
or may, except in those few situations (as in=20
zo quotation, explained in=20
- ) where c=
ompound cmavo may not be used.
+ ) where compound cmavo may =
not be used.
attitudinalsat beginning of text At the beginni=
ng of a text, indicators modify everything following them indefinitely: suc=
h a usage is taken as a raw emotional expression, and we normally don't tur=
n off our emotions when we start and stop sentences. In every other place i=
n an utterance, the indicator (or group) attaches to the word immediately t=
o its left, and indicates that the attitude is being expressed concerning t=
he object or concept to which the word refers.
attitudinalsaffecting whole grammatical structures If the word that an indicator (or group) attaches to is itself a cmavo =
which governs a grammatical structure, then the indicator construct pertain=
s to the referent of the entire structure. There is also a mechanism, discu=
ssed in=20
- , for e=
xplicitly marking the range of words to which an indicator applies.
+ , for explicitly marking =
the range of words to which an indicator applies.
attitudinalsreferent uncertainty More details a=
bout the uses of indicators, and the way they interact with other specializ=
ed cmavo, are given in=20
. It is worth mentioning that rea=
l-world interpretation is not necessarily consistent with the formal scope =
rules. People generally express emotions when they feel them, with only a m=
inimum of grammatical constraint on that expression; complexities of emotio=
nal expression are seldom logically analyzable. Lojban attempts to provide =
a systematic reference that could possibly be ingrained to an instinctive l=
evel. However, it should always be assumed that the referent of an indicato=
r has some uncertainty.
multiple indicato=
rs For example, in cases of multiple indicators expre=
ssed together, the combined form has some ambiguity of interpretation. It i=
s possible to interpret the second indicator as expressing an attitude abou=
t the first, or to interpret both as expressing attitudes about the common =
referent. For example, in
=20
mi pu tavla do .o'onai .oi
@@ -2004,21 +2004,21 @@
go'i po'o mi'u
si'a=
j=
i'a ku'i tooexample butexample<=
/indexterm> ditto<=
secondary>example go'icontrasted with mi'u mi'ucontrasted with go'i discursives for consecutive discoursecontrasted These five discursives are mutuall=
y exclusive, and therefore they are not usually considered as scales. The f=
irst four are used in consecutive discourse. The first,=20
ku'i, makes an exception to the previous argume=
nt. The second,=20
=20
ji'a, adds weight to the previous argument. The=
third,=20
=20
si'a, adds quantity to the previous argument, e=
numerating an additional example. The fourth,=20
=20
mi'u, adds a parallel case to the previous argu=
ment, and can also be used in tables or the like to show that something is =
being repeated from the previous column. It is distinct from=20
=20
go'i (of selma'o GOhA, discussed in=20
- ), w=
hich is a non-discursive version of=20
+ ), which is a non-discursive=
version of=20
ditto
that explicitly repeats the claim of the previous=
bridi.
=20
onlyexample Lastly,=20
po'o is used when there is no other comparable =
case, and thus corresponds to some of the uses of=20
=20
only
, a word difficult to express in pure bridi form:=
para>
@@ -2567,21 +2567,21 @@
.iige'e means roughly=20
I'm not telling whether I'm afraid or not.
kau=
indirect questi=
on FIXME: TAG SPOT
kau
indirect question
This cmavo is explained in detail in=20
- . I=
t marks the word it is attached to as the focus of an indirect question:
+ . It marks the word it i=
s attached to as the focus of an indirect question:
=20
mi djuno le du'u dakau klama le zarci
I know the statement-that somebody [indirect ?] goes to-the=
store.
I know who goes to the store.
=20
@@ -3147,21 +3147,21 @@
Tentative conclusion
indicatorsramifications alienscommunication with Kzinticommunication with The exact rami=
fications of the indicator system in actual usage are unknown. There has ne=
ver been anything like it in natural language before. The system provides g=
reat potential for emotional expression and transcription, from which signi=
ficant Sapir-Whorf effects can be anticipated. When communicating across cu=
ltural boundaries, where different indicators are often used for the same e=
motion, accidental offense can be avoided. If we ever ran into an alien rac=
e, a culturally neutral language of emotion could be vital. (A classic exam=
ple, taken from the science fiction of Larry Niven, is to imagine speaking =
Lojban to the carnivorous warriors called Kzinti, noting that a human smile=
bares the teeth, and could be seen as an intent to attack.) And for commun=
icating emotions to computers, when we cannot identify all of the signals i=
nvolved in subliminal human communication (things like body language are al=
so cultural), a system like this is needed.
=20
=20
=20
indicatorsrationale for selection We have tried=
to err on the side of overkill. There are distinctions possible in this sy=
stem that no one may care to make in any culture. But it was deemed more ne=
utral to overspecify and let usage decide, than to choose a limited set and=
constrain emotional expression. For circumstances in which even the curren=
t indicator set is not enough, it is possible using the cmavo=20
sei, explained in=20
- , to create m=
etalinguistic comments that act like indicators.
+ , to create metalinguistic comm=
ents that act like indicators.
indicatorsevolutionary development of We envisi=
on an evolutionary development. At this point, the system is little more th=
an a mental toy. Many of you who read this will try playing around with var=
ious combinations of indicators, trying to figure out what emotions they ex=
press and when the expressions might be useful. You may even find an expres=
sion for which there currently is no good English word and start using it. =
Why not, if it helps you express your feelings?
=20
There will be a couple dozen of these used pretty much universal=
ly =E2=80=93 mostly just simple attitudinals with, at most, intensity marke=
rs. These are the ones that will quickly be expressed at the subconscious l=
evel. But every Lojbanist who plays with the list will bring in a couple of=
new words. Poets will paint emotional pictures, and people who identify wi=
th those pictures will use the words so created for their own experiences.<=
/para>
=20
=20
Just as a library of tanru is built up, so will a library of att=
itudes be built. Unlike the tanru, though, the emotional expressions are bu=
ilt on some fairly nebulous root emotions =E2=80=93 words that cannot be de=
fined with the precision of the gismu. The emotion words of Lojban will ver=
y quickly take on a life of their own, and the outline given here will evol=
ve into a true system of emotions.
emotionsresearch using indicators emotionsrecording us=
ing indicators There are several theories as to the=
nature of emotion, and they change from year to year as we learn more abou=
t ourselves. Whether or not Lojban's additive/scalar emotional model is an =
accurate model for human emotions, it does support the linguistic needs for=
expressing those emotions. Researchers may learn more about the nature of =
human emotions by exploring the use of the system by Lojban speakers. They =
also may be able to use the Lojban system as a means for more clearly recor=
ding emotions.
emotionscultural bias of expression The full li=
st of scales and attitudes will probably not be used until someone speaks t=
he language from birth. Until then, people will use the attitudes that are =
important to them. In this way, we counter cultural bias =E2=80=93 if a cul=
ture is prone to recognizing and/or expressing certain emotions more than o=
thers, its members will use only those out of the enormous set available. I=
f a culture hides certain emotions, its members simply won't express them.<=
/para>
Sapir-Whorf effec=
tsand emotional indicators Per=
haps native Lojban speakers will be more expressively clear about their emo=
tions than others. Perhaps they will feel some emotions more strongly than =
others in ways that can be correlated with the word choices; any difference=
from the norms of other cultures could be significant. Psychologists have =
devised elaborate tests for measuring attitudes and personality; this may b=
e the easiest area in which to detect any systematic cultural effect of the=
type sought to confirm Sapir-Whorf, simply because we already have tools i=
n existence to test it. Because Lojban is unique among languages in having =
such extensive and expressive indicators, it is likely that a Sapir-Whorf e=
ffect will occur and will be recognized.
It is unlikely that we will know the true potential of a system =
like this one until and unless we have children raised entirely in a multi-=
cultural Lojban-speaking environment. We learn too many cultural habits in =
the realm of emotional communication=20
diff --git a/todocbook/14.xml b/todocbook/14.xml
index dd5a6c3..cf72d85 100644
--- a/todocbook/14.xml
+++ b/todocbook/14.xml
@@ -603,21 +603,21 @@
le nu do cidja dunda fi le xarju cu rinka le nu ri ba banro=
jbo>
The event-of (you food-give to the pig) causes the event-of=
(it will grow).
Causality is discussed in far more detail in=20
- .
+ .
and=20
illustrates a truth functio=
n, FTTF, which needs to negate either the first or the second bridi. We alr=
eady understand how to negate the first bridi:
gonai la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu
John is-not-a-man if-and-only-if James is-a-woman.
@@ -1431,22 +1431,22 @@
mi klama nu'i ge le zarci le briju nu'u gi le zdani le ckule =
[nu'u]
I go [start termset] both to-the market from-the office [jo=
int] and to-the house from-the school [end termset].
Note that even though two termsets are being connected, only one=
=20
nu'i is used.
The grammatical uses of termsets that do not contain logical con=
nectives are explained in=20
- ,
- , and
+ ,
+ , and
.
Logical connection within tanru
logical connectiv=
es in tanru As noted at the beginning of=20
, there is no logical connec=
tive in Lojban that joins selbri and nothing but selbri. However, it is pos=
sible to have logical connectives within a selbri, forming a kind of tanru =
that involves a logical connection. Consider the simple tanru=20
blanu zdani, blue house. Now anything that is a=
blue ball, in the most ordinary understanding of the phrase at least, is b=
oth blue and a ball. And indeed, instead of=20
blanu bolci, Lojbanists can say=20
blanu je bolci, using a jek connective within t=
he tanru. (We saw jeks used in=20
also, but there they were always =
prefixed by=20
@@ -1669,21 +1669,21 @@
and=20
are equivalent in meaning.<=
/para>
truth questions=
primary>answering "no" truth questionsanswering "yes" truth questionsas yes-or-no que=
stions A truth question can be answered=20
yes
or=20
no
, depending on the truth or falsity, respectively, of=
the underlying statement. The standard way of saying=20
yes
in Lojban is=20
go'i and of saying=20
no
is=20
nago'i. (The reasons for this rule are explaine=
d in=20
=20
- .) I=
n answer to=20
+ .) In answer to=20
, the possible answers are:<=
/para>
go'i
Fido is a dog.
@@ -1897,21 +1897,21 @@
If this is-coffee then [you!] bring a-mass-of tea to-me, an=
d if this is-tea then [you!] bring a-mass-of coffee to-me.
If this is coffee, bring me tea; but if this is tea, bring me =
coffee.
UI selma'o ku'i=
and=
primary>compared with but butcompared with and<=
/secondary> In logical terms, however,=20
but
is the same as=20
and
; the difference is that the sentence after a=20
but
is felt to be in tension or opposition to the sente=
nce before it. Lojban represents this distinction by adding the discursive =
cmavo=20
ku'i (of selma'o UI), which is explained in=20
=20
- , to the l=
ogical=20
+ , to the logical=20
.ije.)
Non-logical connectives
andas non-logical connective Way back in=20
, the point was ma=
de that not every use of English=20
and
,=20
if ... then
, and so on represents a Lojban logical conn=
ective. In particular, consider the=20
=20
and
of:
@@ -1937,21 +1937,21 @@
la djan. joi la .alis. cu bevri le pipno
John massed-with Alice carry the piano.
=20
components contra=
sted with massin properties of=
mass contrasted with compon=
entsin properties of supervisingas a =
contribution to mass action=20
covers the case mentioned, =
where John and Alice divide the labor; it also could mean that John did all=
the hauling and Alice did the supervising. This possibility arises because=
the properties of a mass are the properties of its components, which can l=
ead to apparent contradictions: if John is small and Alice is large, then J=
ohn-and-Alice is both small and large. Masses are also discussed in=20
=20
- .
+ .
JA selma'o A se=
lma'o JOI selma'o non-logical connectionin tanrudistinguishing from connection of sumti non-logical connection=
of sumtidistinguishing from connection in =
tanru joi grammarcontrasted with jeks joi grammarcontrasted with eks non-logical connectionand elida=
bility of terminators Grammatically,=20
joi can appear between two sumti (like an ek) o=
r between two tanru components (like a jek). This flexibility must be paid =
for in the form of occasional terminators that cannot be elided:
LE selma'o KU s=
elma'o le ku terminatorseliding ku in non-logical connections FIXME: TAG SPOT
le nanmu ku joi le ninmu [ku] cu klama le zarci
The man massed-with the woman go-to the market.
@@ -2616,21 +2616,21 @@
2
, and operators, like=20
+
. Both of these may be either logically or non-logical=
ly connected.
JOI selma'o=
primary> GUh=
A selma'o <=
primary>JA selma'o GA selma'o A selma'o BO selma'o bo connecting operatorswith bo in connective boin joiks for operators boin jeks for operators guheksconnecting oper=
ators jeksconnecting operators operatorsc=
onnecting operandsconnecting geksconnecti=
ng operands <=
primary>eksconnecting operands=
Operands are connected in afterthought with eks and in forethought with ge=
ks, just like sumti. Operators, on the other hand, are connected in afterth=
ought with jeks and in forethought with guheks, just like tanru components.=
(However, jeks and joiks with=20
=20
bo are not allowed for operators.) This paralle=
lism is no accident.
ke'e ke bo BO selma=
'o KE selma'o operatorsanalogue of tanru in connecting operators=
primary>with ke in connective connecting operandswith ke in connective connecting operandswith bo in conn=
ective In addition, eks with=20
bo and with=20
ke ... ke'e are allowed for grouping logically =
connected operands, and=20
ke ... ke'e is allowed for grouping logically c=
onnected operators, although there is no analogue of tanru among the operat=
ors.
Only a few examples of each kind of mekso connection will be giv=
en. Despite the large number of rules required to support this feature, it =
is of relatively minor importance in either the mekso or the logical-connec=
tive scheme of things. These examples are drawn from=20
- , an=
d contain many mekso features not explained in this chapter.
+ , and contain many=
mekso features not explained in this chapter.
exhibits afterthought logic=
al connection between operands:
vei ci .a vo [ve'o] prenu cu klama le zarci
( Three or four ) people go-to the market.
@@ -2716,21 +2716,21 @@
is not elidable, because th=
e=20
xi subscript needs something to attach to.
Tenses, modals, and logical connection
PU selma'o The tense and modal systems of Lojban interact with the=
logical connective system. No one chapter can explain all of these simulta=
neously, so each chapter must present its own view of the area of interacti=
on with emphasis on its own concepts and terminology. In the examples of th=
is chapter, the many tenses of various selma'o as well as the modals of sel=
ma'o BAI are represented by the simple time cmavo=20
pu,=20
ca, and=20
ba (of selma'o PU) representing the past, the p=
resent, and the future respectively. Preceding a selbri, these cmavo state =
the time when the bridi was, is, or will be true (analogous to English verb=
tenses); preceding a sumti, they state that the event of the main bridi is=
before, simultaneous with, or after the event given by the sumti (which is=
generally a=20
le nu abstraction; see=20
- ).
+ ).
logically connect=
ed tensesdefinition logical connectioninteraction with tenses The two types of interacti=
on between tenses and logical connectives are logically connected tenses an=
d tensed logical connections. The former are fairly simple. Jeks may be use=
d between tense cmavo to specify two connected bridi that differ only in te=
nse:
=20
=20
la .artr. pu nolraitru .ije la .artr. ba nolraitru
Arthur [past] is-a-noblest-governor. And Arthur [future] is=
-a-noblest-governor.
diff --git a/todocbook/15.xml b/todocbook/15.xml
index 48d398d..8693c6f 100644
--- a/todocbook/15.xml
+++ b/todocbook/15.xml
@@ -795,21 +795,21 @@
lo ca nolraitru be le fasygu'e cu na krecau
An-actual current noblest-governor of the French Country [f=
alse] is-hair-without.
It is false that the current King of France is bald.
Note:=20
lo is used in these sentences because negation =
relates to truth conditions. To meaningfully talk about truth conditions in=
sentences carrying a description, it must be clear that the description ac=
tually applies to the referent. A sentence using=20
le instead of=20
lo can be true even if there is no current king=
of France, as long as the speaker and the listener agree to describe somet=
hing as the current king of France. (See the explanations of=20
le in=20
- .)
+ .)
Expressing scales in selbri negation
In expressing a scalar negation, we can provide some indication =
of the scale, range, frame-of-reference, or universe of discourse that is b=
eing dealt with in an assertion. As stated in=20
, the default is the set of plausible =
alternatives. Thus if we say:
@@ -1086,21 +1086,21 @@
mi paroinai dansu le bisli
I [once] [not] dance-on the ice
means that I dance on the ice either zero or else two or more ti=
mes within the relevant time interval described by the bridi.=20
is very different from the =
English use of=20
not once
, which is an emphatic way of saying=20
never
=E2=80=93 that is, exactly zero times.
In indicators and attitudinals of selma'o UI or CAI,=20
nai denotes a polar negation. As discussed in=
=20
- , most=
indicators have an implicit scale, and=20
+ , most indicators have an i=
mplicit scale, and=20
nai changes the indicator to refer to the oppos=
ite end of the scale. Thus=20
.uinai expresses unhappiness, and=20
.ienai expresses disagreement (not ambivalence,=
which is expressed with the neutral or undecided intensity as=20
.iecu'i).
Vocative cmavo of selma'o COI are considered a kind of indicator=
, but one which identifies the listener. Semantically, we could dispense wi=
th about half of the COI selma'o words based on the scalar paradigm. For ex=
ample,=20
=20
=20
co'o could be expressed as=20
coinai. However, this is not generally done.
Most of the COI cmavo are used in what are commonly called proto=
col situations. These protocols are used, for example, in radio conversatio=
ns, which often take place in a noisy environment. The negatives of protoco=
l words tend to convey diametrically opposite communications situations (as=
might be expected). Therefore, only one protocol vocative is dependent on=
=20
@@ -1111,24 +1111,24 @@
Unlike the attitudinal indicators, which tend to be unimportant =
in noisy situations, the protocol vocatives become more important. So if, i=
n a noisy environment, a protocol listener makes out only=20
=20
=20
nai, he or she can presume it is a negative ack=
nowledgement and repeat transmission or otherwise respond accordingly.=20
provides more detail on th=
is topic.
The abstractors of selma'o NU follow the pattern of the tenses a=
nd modals. NU allows negative abstractions, especially in compound abstract=
ions connected by logical connectives:=20
su'ujeninai, which corresponds to=20
su'u jenai ni just as=20
punai je ca corresponds to=20
pu naje ca. It is not clear how much use logica=
lly connected abstractors will be: see=20
- =
.
+ .
A=20
nai attached to a non-logical connective (of se=
lma'o JOI or BIhI) is a scalar negation, and says that the bridi is false u=
nder the specified mixture, but that another connective is applicable. Non-=
logical connectives are discussed in=20
- .
+ .
Truth questions
One application of negation is in answer to truth questions (tho=
se which expect the answers=20
Yes
or=20
No
). The truth question cmavo=20
xu is in selma'o UI; placed at the beginning of=
a sentence, it asks whether the sentence as a whole is true or false.
@@ -1457,22 +1457,22 @@
na'i to indicate metalinguistically what is inc=
orrect, preparatory to correcting it in a later sentence; for this reason, =
we give=20
na'i the grammar of UI. The inclusion of=20
=20
na'i anywhere in a sentence makes it a non-asse=
rtion, and suggests one or more pitfalls in assigning a truth value.
Let us briefly indicate how the above-mentioned metalinguistic e=
rrors can be identified. Other metalinguistic problems can then be marked b=
y devising analogies to these examples:
Existential failure can be marked by attaching=20
na'i to the descriptor=20
lo or the=20
poi in a=20
da poi-form sumti. (See
- and=20
- for =
details on these constructions.) Remember that if a=20
+ and=20
+ for details on these con=
structions.) Remember that if a=20
le sumti seems to refer to a non-existent refer=
ent, you may not understand what the speaker has in mind =E2=80=93 the appr=
opriate response is then=20
ki'a, asking for clarification.
Presupposition failure can be marked directly if the presupposit=
ion is overt; if not, one can insert a=20
mock presupposition
to question with the sumti tcita (s=
elma'o BAI) word=20
ji'u;=20
ji'uku thus explicitly refers to an unexpressed=
assumption, and=20
ji'una'iku metalinguistically says that somethi=
ng is wrong with that assumption. (See=20
.)
Scale errors and category errors can be similarly expressed with=
selma'o BAI.=20
le'a has meaning=20
@@ -1494,21 +1494,21 @@
good
is=20
bad
.
This mutual independence of gismu is only an ideal. Pragmaticall=
y, people will categorize things based on their world-views. We will write =
dictionary definitions that will relate gismu, unfortunately including some=
of these world-view assumptions. Lojbanists should try to minimize these a=
ssumptions, but this seems a likely area where logical rules will break dow=
n (or where Sapir-Whorf effects will be made evident). In terms of negation=
, however, it is vital that we clearly preserve the capability of denying a=
presumably obvious scale or category assumption.
=20
Solecisms, grammatical and spelling errors will be marked by mar=
king the offending word or phrase with=20
na'i (in the manner of any selma'o UI cmavo). I=
n this sense,=20
na'i becomes equivalent to the English metaling=
uistic marker=20
[sic]
. Purists may choose to use ZOI or LOhU/LEhU quote=
s or=20
sa'a-marked corrections to avoid repeating a tr=
uly unparsable passage, especially if a computer is to analyze the speech/t=
ext. See=20
=20
- for explanat=
ions of these usages.
+ for explanations of these usag=
es.
In summary, metalinguistic negation will typically take the form=
of referring to a previous statement and marking it with one or more=20
na'i to indicate what metalinguistic errors hav=
e been made, and then repeating the statement with corrections. References =
to previous statements may be full repetitions, or may use members of selma=
'o GOhA.=20
na'i at the beginning of a statement merely say=
s that something is inappropriate about the statement, without specificity.=
=20
In normal use, metalinguistic negation requires that a corrected=
statement follow the negated statement. In Lojban, however, it is possible=
to completely and unambiguously specify metalinguistic errors without corr=
ecting them. It will eventually be seen whether an uncorrected metalinguist=
ic negation remains an acceptable form in Lojban. In such a statement, meta=
linguistic expression would involve an ellipsis not unlike that of tenseles=
s expression.
=20
Note that metalinguistic negation gives us another kind of legit=
imate negative answer to a=20
=20
xu question (see=20
).=20
diff --git a/todocbook/16.xml b/todocbook/16.xml
index 22bde67..987b3d1 100644
--- a/todocbook/16.xml
+++ b/todocbook/16.xml
@@ -102,21 +102,21 @@
[zo'e] viska mi
Something-unspecified sees me.
zo'e somethingunspecified definite with "zo'e" zo'eas a translation for "something" The=
cmavo=20
zo'e indicates that a sumti has been omitted (i=
ndeed, even=20
zo'e itself can be omitted in this case, as exp=
lained in=20
- ) =
and the listener must fill in the correct value from context. In other word=
s,=20
+ ) and the listener must fi=
ll in the correct value from context. In other words,=20
means=20
You-know-what
sees me.
However,=20
is just as likely to assert=
simply that there is someone who sees me, in which case a correct translat=
ion is:
da zo'u da viska mi
@@ -197,21 +197,21 @@
da zo'u le da gerku cu viska mi
There-is-an-X such-that the of-X dog sees me
Somebody's dog sees me
somebody's dogexample is perfectly correct even=
though the=20
da is used only in a possessive construction. (=
Possessives are explained in=20
- .=
)
+ .)
logical variables=
when not in main bridi It is v=
ery peculiar, however, even if technically grammatical, for the variable no=
t to appear in the main bridi at all:
da zo'u la ralf. gerku
There is something such that Ralph is a dog.
=20
@@ -382,21 +382,21 @@
=20
Each dog breathes.
=20
All dogs breathe.
=20
dog breathes=20
is a silly falsehood, but=
=20
is an important truth (at l=
east if applied in a timeless or potential sense: see=20
- ). Note the various col=
loquial translations=20
+ ). Note the various colloquial transla=
tions=20
every dog
,=20
each dog
, and=20
all dogs
. They all come to the same thing in Lojban, si=
nce what is true of every dog is true of all dogs.=20
All dogs
is treated as an English plural and the others=
as singular, but Lojban makes no distinction.
=20
If we make an existential claim about dogs rather than a univers=
al one, we get:
=20
@@ -590,21 +590,21 @@
For-at-least-two Xes : X sees me.
which would be false if nothing, or only one thing, saw the spea=
ker, but not otherwise. We note the=20
su'o here meaning=20
at least
;=20
su'o by itself is short for=20
su'opa where=20
pa means=20
one
, as is explained in=20
- .
+ .
prenex<=
secondary>removing when numeric quantifiers present=
The prenex may be removed from=20
and=20
as from the others, leading=
to:
re da viska mi
Two Xes see me.
@@ -747,21 +747,21 @@
which picks out two groups, one of three dogs and the other of t=
wo men, and says that every one of the dogs bites each of the men. The seco=
nd Lojban version uses forethought; note that=20
nu'u is an elidable terminator, and in this cas=
e can be freely elided.
roeffect of order when multiple in sentence indefinite sumticompared to sumti with lo sumti with locompared to i=
ndefinite sumti quantified sumtidifferent types contrasted=
for scope for distribution What about descriptors,=
like=20
ci lo gerku,=20
le nanmu or=20
re le ci mlatu? They too can be grouped in term=
sets, but usually need not be, except for the=20
lo case which functions like the case without a=
descriptor. Unless an actual quantifier precedes it,=20
le nanmu means=20
ro le nanmu, as is explained in=20
- . Two=
sumti with=20
+ . Two sumti with=20
ro quantifiers are independent of order, so:
[ro] le ci gerku cu batci [ro] le re nanmu
[All of] the three dogs bite [all of] the two men.
@@ -903,21 +903,21 @@
Negation boundaries
"there is a =
Y"expressionnotation conven=
tion This section, as well as=20
through=20
, are in effect a continuatio=
n of=20
, introducing features of Lojban n=
egation that require an understanding of prenexes and variables. In the exa=
mples below,=20
there is a Y
and the like must be understood as=20
=20
there is at least one Y, possibly more
.
bridi negationtwo forms of As explained in=20
- , the negat=
ion of a bridi is usually accomplished by inserting=20
+ , the negation of a bridi is=
usually accomplished by inserting=20
na at the beginning of the selbri:
mi na klama le zarci
I [false] go-to the store.
It is false that I go to the store.
I don't go to the store.
@@ -1526,21 +1526,21 @@
nai,=20
na and=20
se modifier of the original connectives. Cancel=
any double negatives that result.
=20
=20
DeMorgan's Lawand moving a logical connective relative to "naku&qu=
ot; =
DeMorgan's Lawand distributing a negation<=
/indexterm> distributing a n=
egation When do we apply DeMorgan's Law? Whenever we =
wish to=20
distribute
a negation over a logical connective; and, f=
or internal=20
naku negation, whenever a logical connective mo=
ves in to, or out of, the scope of a negation =E2=80=93 when it crosses a n=
egation boundary.
nai=
gi ge ga DeMorgan's L=
awsample applications Let us a=
pply DeMorgan's Law to some sample sentences. These sentences make use of f=
orethought logical connectives, which are explained in=20
=20
- . It suffices to know that=20
+ . It suffices =
to know that=20
ga and=20
gi, used before each of a pair of sumti or brid=
i, mean=20
either
and=20
or
respectively, and that=20
ge and=20
gi used similarly mean=20
both
and=20
and
. Furthermore,=20
ga,=20
ge, and=20
@@ -1587,21 +1587,21 @@
The=20
ga and=20
gi, meaning=20
either-or
, have become=20
ge and=20
gi, meaning=20
both-and
, as a consequence of moving the negators into =
the individual bridi.
DeMorgan's Lawand bridi-tail logical connection=
bridi-tail logical connecti=
onand DeMorgan's Law Here is a=
nother example of DeMorgan's Law in action, involving bridi-tail logical co=
nnection (explained in=20
=20
- ):
+ ):
la djein. le zarci na ge dzukla gi bajrykla
Jane to-the market [false] both walks and runs.
@@ -1774,21 +1774,21 @@
What does=20
mean? The appearance of=20
ci da quantifies=20
da as referring to three things, which are rest=
ricted by the relative clause to be cats. When=20
re da appears later, it refers to two of those =
three things =E2=80=93 there is no saying which ones. Further uses of=20
da alone, if there were any, would refer once m=
ore to the three cats, so the requantification of=20
da is purely local.
prenex scopein abstractions prenex scopein relative cl=
auses prenex scopein embedded bridi prenex scopeinformal prenex scopefor sentences joined by .i prenex =
scopefor sentences joined by ijeks In general, the scope of a prenex that precedes a sentence extends to =
following sentences that are joined by ijeks (explained in=20
- ) such=
as the=20
+ ) such as the=20
.ije in=20
. Theoretically, a bare=20
.i terminates the scope of the prenex. Informal=
ly, however, variables may persist for a while even after an=20
.i, as if it were an=20
.ije. Prenexes that precede embedded bridi such=
as relative clauses and abstractions extend only to the end of the clause,=
as explained in=20
. A prenex preceding=20
tu'e ... tu'u long-scope brackets persists unti=
l the=20
tu'u, which may be many sentences or even parag=
raphs later.
subscriptsuse with logical variables logical variables=
creating more by subscripting If the variables=20
da,=20
diff --git a/todocbook/18.xml b/todocbook/18.xml
index 2a22526..51384c9 100644
--- a/todocbook/18.xml
+++ b/todocbook/18.xml
@@ -1543,21 +1543,21 @@
, all of these cmavo may=
be preceded by=20
pi to make the corresponding quantifiers for pa=
rt of a whole. For example,=20
pisu'o means=20
=20
at least some part of
. The quantifiers=20
ro,=20
su'o,=20
piro, and=20
pisu'o are particularly important in Lojban, as=
they are implicitly used in the descriptions introduced by the cmavo of se=
lma'o LA and LE, as explained in=20
=20
- . Des=
criptions in general are outside the scope of this chapter.
+ . Descriptions in g=
eneral are outside the scope of this chapter.
Non-decimal and compound bases
The following cmavo are discussed in this section:
ju'u
VUhU
to the base
@@ -1871,21 +1871,21 @@
=20
There are many rats in the park.
In=20
, the conversion cmavo=20
se swaps the x1 and the x2 places, so that the =
new x1 is the set. The x4 set is unspecified, so the implication is that th=
e rats are=20
many
with respect to some unspecified comparison set.=
para>
=20
More explanations about the interrelationship of sets, masses, a=
nd individuals can be found in=20
- .
+ .
moi=
ordinal selbri<=
/primary>definition ordinal selbriplace structu=
re The cmavo=20
moi creates ordinal selbri. The place structure=
is:
=20
x1 is the (n)th member of set x2 when ordered by rule x3
Some examples:
@@ -2966,28 +2966,28 @@
nineteenthly (higher order)
MAI selma'o=
primary> mo'=
o firs=
tlyexample chapter numbering mo'ocontrasted=
with mai maicontrasted with mo'o =
textdiv=
ision numbering with -mai The difference between=20
mai and=20
mo'o is that=20
mo'o enumerates larger subdivisions of a text. =
Each=20
mo'o subdivision can then be divided into piece=
s and internally numbered with=20
mai. If this chapter were translated into Lojba=
n, each section would be numbered with=20
mo'o. (See=20
- for m=
ore on these words.)
+ for more on these words=
.)
roi=
once<=
secondary>example tensenumerical A=
numerical tense can be created by suffixing a digit string with=20
=20
roi. This usage generates tenses corresponding =
to English=20
=20
once
,=20
twice
, and so on. This topic belongs to a detailed disc=
ussion of Lojban tenses, and is explained further in=20
- .
+ .
boi=
numerical tense=
seffect on use of boi boiexception be=
fore ROI boiexception before MAI =
MAI selma'oexception on use of boi before ROI selma'oexception on=
use of boi before Note: the elidable terminator=20
boi is not used between a number and a member o=
f MAI or ROI.
Explicit operator precedence
=20
As mentioned earlier, Lojban does provide a way for the preceden=
ces of operators to be explicitly declared, although current parsers do not=
understand these declarations.
SEI selma'o=
primary> ti'=
o The declaration is made in the form of a metalingui=
stic comment using=20
=20
ti'o, a member of selma'o SEI.=20
@@ -3214,21 +3214,21 @@
mekso selma'o summary
Except as noted, each selma'o has only one cmavo.
BOI
elidable terminator for numerals and lerfu strings
BY
- lerfu for variables and functions (see )
+ lerfu for variables and functions (see )
FUhA
reverse-Polish flag
GOhA
includes du (mathematical equa=
lity) and other non-mekso cmavo
=20
diff --git a/todocbook/19.xml b/todocbook/19.xml
index 20b7d25..070c0eb 100644
--- a/todocbook/19.xml
+++ b/todocbook/19.xml
@@ -34,26 +34,26 @@
.i signals a new sentence on the same topic, no=
t necessarily by the same speaker. The relationship between the sentences i=
s left vague, except in stories, where the relationship usually is temporal=
, and the following sentence states something that happened after the previ=
ous sentence.
=20
Note that although the first letter of an English sentence is ca=
pitalized, the cmavo=20
.i is never capitalized. In writing, it is appr=
opriate to place extra space before=20
.i to make it stand out better for the reader. =
In some styles of Lojban writing, every=20
.i is placed at the beginning of a line, possib=
ly leaving space at the end of the previous line.
An=20
.i cmavo may or may not be used when the speake=
r of the following sentence is different from the speaker of the preceding =
sentence, depending on whether the sentences are felt to be connected or no=
t.
An=20
.i cmavo can be compounded with a logical or no=
n-logical connective (a jek or joik), a modal or tense connective, or both:=
these constructs are explained in=20
- ,=20
- , and=20
- . In a=
ll cases, the=20
+ ,=20
+ , and=20
+ . In all cases, the=20
.i comes first in the compound. Attitudinals ca=
n also be attached to an=20
.i if they are meant to apply to the whole sent=
ence: see=20
- .
+ .
BO selma'o bo=
primary> sentenc=
esclose grouping There exist a=
pair of mechanisms for binding a sequence of sentences closely together. I=
f the=20
.i (with or without connectives) is followed by=
=20
bo (of selma'o BO), then the two sentences bein=
g separated are understood to be more closely grouped than sentences connec=
ted by=20
.i alone.
TUhU selma'o<=
/primary> TU=
hE selma'o =
tu'u tu'e titlespecifying with tu'e=E2=80=A6tu'u Similarly, a group of sentences can be preceded by=20
tu'e (of selma'o TUhE) and followed by=20
tu'u (of selma'o TUhU) to fuse them into a sing=
le unit. A common use of=20
tu'e ... tu'u is to group the sentences which c=
ompose a poem: the title sentence would precede the group, separated from i=
t by=20
.i. Another use might be a set of directions, w=
here each numbered direction might be surrounded by=20
tu'e ... tu'u and contain one or more sentences=
separated by=20
@@ -225,35 +225,35 @@
yu2 chi1
fish eat
which is vague in exactly the same way.
Grammatically, it is possible to have more than one sumti before=
=20
zo'u. This is not normally useful in topic-comm=
ent sentences, but is necessary in the other use of=20
=20
=20
zo'u: to separate a quantifying section from a =
bridi containing quantified variables. This usage belongs to a discussion o=
f quantifier logic in Lojban (see=20
- ), but an e=
xample would be:
+ ), but an example would be:
roda poi prenu ku'o su'ode zo'u de patfu da
For-all X which-are-persons, there-exists-a-Y such-that Y i=
s the father of X.
Every person has a father.
The string of sumti before=20
zo'u (called the=20
prenex
: see=20
- ) may conta=
in both a topic and bound variables:
+ ) may contain both a topic and =
bound variables:
loi patfu roda poi prenu ku'o su'ode zo'u de patfu da
For-the-mass-of fathers for-all X which-are-persons, there-=
exists-a-Y such-that Y is the father of X.
As for fathers, every person has one.
@@ -484,21 +484,21 @@
John and Marsha go to the store and the office, respectively.<=
/en>
=20
(Note: A mechanical substitution of=20
into=20
produces an ungrammatical r=
esult, because=20
* ... le zarci fa'u le briju is=
ungrammatical Lojban: the first=20
le zarci has to be closed with its proper termi=
nator=20
ku, for reasons explained in=20
- . This effect is not important: Lojban behaves as if all elided terminator=
s have been supplied in both question and answer before inserting the latte=
r into the former. The exchange is grammatical if question and answer are e=
ach separately grammatical.)
+ . This effect is no=
t important: Lojban behaves as if all elided terminators have been supplied=
in both question and answer before inserting the latter into the former. T=
he exchange is grammatical if question and answer are each separately gramm=
atical.)
GOhA selma'o<=
/primary> mo=
quest=
ionsselbri Questions to be ans=
wered with a selbri are expressed with=20
mo of selma'o GOhA, which is a kind of pro-brid=
i:
la lojban. mo
Lojban [what selbri?]
What is Lojban?
@@ -537,31 +537,31 @@
=20
gi'i of GIhA,=20
=20
gu'i of GUhA, or=20
=20
je'i of JA, and receiving an ek, gihek, ijek, o=
r ijoik as an answer) =E2=80=93 see=20
=20
=20
; attitudes =
(using=20
pei of UI, and receiving an attitudinal as an a=
nswer) =E2=80=93 see=20
- ; place structures (using=20
+ ; place structur=
es (using=20
fi'a of FA, and receiving a cmavo of FA as an a=
nswer) =E2=80=93 see=20
=20
- ; tenses and modals =
(using=20
+ ; tenses and modals (using=20
cu'e of CUhE, and receiving any tense or BAI cm=
avo as an answer) =E2=80=93 see=20
- and=20
+ and=20
.
Questions can be marked by placing=20
pau (of selma'o UI) before the question bridi. =
See=20
=20
- for det=
ails.
+ for details.
The full list of non-bridi utterances suitable as answers to que=
stions is:
linked argume=
nts ut=
terancesnon-bridi any number o=
f sumti (with elidable terminator=20
vau, see=20
)
an ek or gihek (logical connectives, see=20
)
@@ -582,39 +582,39 @@
a prenex/topic (to modify some previously expressed bridi, s=
ee=20
)
linked arguments (beginning with=20
=20
be or=20
bei and attached to some previously express=
ed selbri, often in a description, see=20
- )
+ )
At the beginning of a text, the following non-bridi are also per=
mitted:
one or more names (to indicate direct address without=20
=20
doi, see=20
)
indicators (to express a prevailing attitude, see=20
)
nai (to vaguely negate something or other=
, see=20
- )
+ )
Where not needed for the expression of answers, most of these ar=
e made grammatical for pragmatic reasons: people will say them in conversat=
ion, and there is no reason to rule them out as ungrammatical merely becaus=
e most of them are vague.
Subscripts: XI
The following cmavo is discussed in this section:
xi
diff --git a/todocbook/2.xml b/todocbook/2.xml
index a9d20e2..70209f0 100644
--- a/todocbook/2.xml
+++ b/todocbook/2.xml
@@ -176,21 +176,21 @@
semi-letters
: the period, the comma and the apostrophe.=
The period represents a glottal stop or a pause; it is a required stoppage=
of the flow of air in the speech stream. The apostrophe sounds just like t=
he English letter=20
=20
h
. Unlike a regular consonant, it is not found at the b=
eginning or end of a word, nor is it found adjacent to a consonant; it is o=
nly found between two vowels. The comma has no sound associated with it, an=
d is used to separate syllables that might ordinarily run together. It is n=
ot used in this chapter.
stress<=
secondary>quick-tour version Stress falls on the ne=
xt to the last syllable of all words, unless that vowel is=20
y, which is never stressed; i=
n such words the third-to-last syllable is stressed. If a word only has one=
syllable, then that syllable is not stressed.
All Lojban words are pronounced as they are spelled: there are n=
o silent letters.
Words that can act as sumti
pro-sumtiquick-tour version Here is a short tab=
le of single words used as sumti. This table provides examples only, not th=
e entire set of such words, which may be found in=20
- .
+ .
mi
I/me, we/us
do
you
@@ -228,21 +228,21 @@
the one/ones named Mary
la djan.
the one/ones named John
Other Lojban spelling versions are possible for names from other=
languages, and there are restrictions on which letters may appear in Lojba=
n names: see=20
- for more information.<=
/para>
+ for more information.
Some words used to indicate selbri relations
selbri list for q=
uick tour Here is a short table of some words used as=
Lojban selbri in this chapter:
diff --git a/todocbook/20.xml b/todocbook/20.xml
index 0897eb9..d85b002 100644
--- a/todocbook/20.xml
+++ b/todocbook/20.xml
@@ -2,42 +2,42 @@
A Catalogue of selma'o
selma'o=
cross-reference list ofselma'o catalog The following paragraphs list all the selma'o of Lojban=
, with a brief explanation of what each one is about, and reference to the =
chapter number where each is explained more fully. As usual, all selma'o na=
mes are given in capital letters (with =E2=80=9Ch=E2=80=9D serving as the c=
apital of =E2=80=9C'=E2=80=9D) and are the names of a representative cmavo,=
often the most important or the first in alphabetical order. One example i=
s given of each selma'o: for selma'o which have several uses, the most comm=
on use is shown.
Aselma'o catalog connectionof sumtiselma'o catalog=20
- selma'o A ()
+ selma'o A ()
Specifies a logical connection (e.g. =E2=80=9Cand=E2=80=9D, =E2=
=80=9Cor=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cif=E2=80=9D), usually between sumti.
la djan. .a la djein. klama le zarci
John and/or Jane goes to the store.
=20
Also used to create vowel lerfu words when followed with =E2=80=
=9Cbu=E2=80=9D.
BAIselma'o catalog sumti placeadditionalselma'o catalog=20
- selma'o BAI ()
+ selma'o BAI ()
=20
May be prefixed to a sumti to specify an additional place, not o=
therwise present in the place structure of the selbri, and derived from a s=
ingle place of some other selbri.
mi tavla bau la lojban.
I speak in-language Lojban.
BAhEselma'o catalog nonce wordmarkingselma'o catalog emphasismarkingse=
lma'o catalog=20
- selma'o BAhE ()
+ selma'o BAhE ()
=20
Emphasizes the next single word, or marks it as a nonce word (on=
e invented for the occasion).
la ba'e .djordj. klama le zarci
George goes to the store.
It is George who goes to the store.
selma'o BE ()
@@ -70,119 +70,119 @@
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Terminates sumti that are attached to a tanru =
unit.
mi klama be le zarci be'o troci
I am-a-(goer to-the market) type-of-trier.
I try to go to the market.
selma'o BIhE (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Prefixed to a mathematical operator to mark it as higher priorit=
y than other mathematical operators, binding its operands more closely.
li ci bi'e pi'u vo su'i mu du li paze
The-number 3 [priority] times 4 plus 5 equals the-number 17.
3 =C3=97 4 + 5 =3D 17
- selma'o BIhI ()
+ selma'o BIhI ()
=20
Joins sumti or tanru units (as well as some other things) to for=
m intervals. See=20
.
mi ca sanli la drezdn. bi'i la frankfurt.
I [present] stand-on-surface Dresden [interval] Frankfurt.
I am standing between Dresden and Frankfurt.
selma'o BO (=20
,=20
- ,=20
- )
+ ,=20
+ )
=20
Joins tanru units, binding them together closely. Also used to b=
ind logically or non-logically connected phrases, sentences, etc.=20
is always high precedence and right-grouping.=
para>
ta cmalu nixli bo ckule
That is-a-small type-of (girl type-of school).
That is a small school for girls.
selma'o BOI (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
or=20
. Used to terminate a number (string of numeric =
cmavo) or lerfu string (string of letter words) when another string immedia=
tely follows.
li re du li vu'u voboi re
The-number two equals the-number the-difference-of four-and two.
- selma'o BU ()
+ selma'o BU ()
=20
A suffix which can be attached to any word, typically a word rep=
resenting a letter of the alphabet or else a name, to make a word for a sym=
bol or a different letter of the alphabet. In particular, attached to singl=
e-vowel cmavo to make words for vowel letters.
.abu .ebu .ibu .obu .ubu .ybu
a, e, i, o, u, y.
- selma'o BY ()
+ selma'o BY ()
=20
Words representing the letters of the Lojban alphabet, plus vari=
ous shift words which alter the interpretation of other letter words. Termi=
nated by BOI.
.abu tavla .by le la .ibymym. skami
A talks-to B about-the of-IBM computers.
A talks to B about IBM computers.
- selma'o CAI ()
+ selma'o CAI ()
=20
Indicates the intensity of an emotion: maximum, strong, weak, or=
not at all. Typically follows another particle which specifies the emotion=
.
.ei cai mi klama le zarci
[Obligation!] [Intense!] I go-to the market.
I must go to the market.
- selma'o CAhA ()
+ selma'o CAhA ()
=20
Specifies whether a bridi refers to an actual fact, a potential =
(achieved or not), or merely an innate capability.
ro datka ka'e flulimna
All ducks [capability] are-float-swimmers.
All ducks have the capability of swimming by floating.
- selma'o CEI ()
+ selma'o CEI ()
=20
Assigns a selbri definition to one of the five pro-bridi gismu: =
=E2=80=9Cbroda=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cbrode=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cbrodi=E2=80=9D, =
=E2=80=9Cbrodo=E2=80=9D, or =E2=80=9Cbrodu=E2=80=9D, for later use.
ti slasi je mlatu bo cidja lante gacri cei broda
.i le crino broda cu barda .i le xunre broda cu cmalu
This is a plastic cat-food can cover, or thingy.
The green thingy is large. The red thingy is small.
selma'o CEhE (=20
- ,=20
+ ,=20
)
=20
Joins multiple terms into a termset. Termsets are used to associ=
ate several terms for logical connectives, for equal quantifier scope, or f=
or special constructs in tenses.
mi ce'e do pe'e je la djan. ce'e la djeimyz. cu pendo
I [,] you [joint] and John [,] James are-friends-of.
I am a friend of you, and John is a friend of James.
@@ -202,44 +202,44 @@
=20
When prefixed to a name, description, or sumti, produces a vocat=
ive: a phrase which indicates who is being spoken to (or who is speaking). =
Vocatives are used in conversational protocols, including greeting, farewel=
l, and radio communication. Terminated by=20
. See=20
.
coi .djan.
Greetings, John.
- selma'o CU ()
+ selma'o CU ()
=20
Separates the selbri of a bridi from any sumti which precede it.=
Never strictly necessary, but often useful to eliminate various elidable t=
erminators.
le gerku cu klama le zarci
The dog goes to-the store.
- selma'o CUhE ()
+ selma'o CUhE ()
=20
Forms a question which asks when, where, or in what mode the res=
t of the bridi is true. See=20
,=20
,=20
, and=20
.
do cu'e klama le zarci
You [When/Where?] go to-the store?
When are you going to the store?
- selma'o DAhO ()
+ selma'o DAhO ()
=20
Cancels the assigned significance of all sumti cmavo (of selma'o=
=20
) and bridi cmavo (of selma'o=20
).
selma'o DOI ()
=20
The non-specific vocative indicator. May be used with or without=
=20
@@ -256,140 +256,140 @@
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
or=20
. Signals the end of a vocative.
coi do'u
Greetings [terminator]
Greetings, O unspecified one!
- selma'o FA ()
+ selma'o FA ()
=20
Prefix for a sumti, indicating which numbered place in the place=
structure the sumti belongs in; overrides word order.
fa mi cu klama fi la .atlantas. fe la bastn. fo le dargu fu le karce
x1=3D I go x3=3D Atlanta x2=3D Boston x4=3D the road x5=3D the car.
I go from Atlanta to Boston via the road using the car.
- selma'o FAhA ()
+ selma'o FAhA ()
=20
Specifies the direction in which, or toward which (when marked w=
ith=20
) or along which (when prefixed by=20
or=20
) the action of the bridi takes place.
le nanmu zu'a batci le gerku
The man [left] bites the dog.
To my left, the man bites the dog.
- selma'o FAhO ()
+ selma'o FAhO ()
=20
A mechanical signal, outside the grammar, indicating that there =
is no more text. Useful in talking to computers.
- selma'o FEhE ()
+ selma'o FEhE ()
=20
Indicates that the following interval modifier (using=20
,=20
, or=20
) refers to space rather than time.
ko vi'i fe'e di'i sombo le gurni
You-imperative [1-dimensional] [space] [regularly] sow the grain.
Sow the grain in a line and evenly!
- selma'o FEhU ()
+ selma'o FEhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Indicates the end of an ad hoc modal tag: th=
e tagged sumti immediately follows.
mi viska do fi'o kanla [fe'u] le zunle
I see you [modal] eye: the left-thing
I see you with the left eye.
- selma'o FIhO ()
+ selma'o FIhO ()
=20
When placed before a selbri, transforms the selbri into a modal =
tag, grammatically and semantically equivalent to a member of selma'o=20
. Terminated by=20
.
mi viska do fi'o kanla le zunle
I see you with eye the left-thing
I see you with my left eye.
- selma'o FOI ()
+ selma'o FOI ()
=20
Signals the end of a compound alphabet letter word that begins w=
ith=20
. Not an elidable terminator.
tei .ebu .akut. bu foi
( =E2=80=9Ce=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9Cacute=E2=80=9D )
the letter =E2=80=9Ce=E2=80=9D with an acute accent
selma'o FUhA (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Indicates that the following mathematical expression is to be in=
terpreted as reverse Polish (RP), a mode in which mathematical operators fo=
llow their operands.
li fu'a reboi re[boi] su'i du li vo
the-number [RP!] two, two, plus equals the-number four
2 + 2 =3D 4
- selma'o FUhE ()
+ selma'o FUhE ()
=20
Indicates that the following indicator(s) of selma'o=20
affect not the preceding word, as usual, but ra=
ther all following words until a=20
.
mi viska le fu'e .ia blanu zdani fu'o ponse
I see the [start] [belief] blue house [end] possessor
I see the owner of a blue house, or what I believe to be one.
- selma'o FUhO ()
+ selma'o FUhO ()
=20
Cancels all indicators of selma'o=20
which are in effect.
mi viska le fu'e .ia blanu zdani fu'o ponse
I see the [start] [belief] blue house [end] possessor.
I see the owner of what I believe to be a blue house.
- selma'o GA ()
+ selma'o GA ()
=20
Indicates the beginning of two logically connected sumti, bridi-=
tails, or various other things. Logical connections include =E2=80=9Cboth .=
.. and=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ceither ... or=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cif ... then=E2=
=80=9D, and so on. See=20
.
ga la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu
Either John is a man or James is a woman (or both).
- selma'o GAhO ()
+ selma'o GAhO ()
=20
Specifies whether an interval specified by=20
includes or excludes its endpoints. Used in p=
airs before and after the=20
cmavo, to specify the nature of both the left=
- and the right-hand endpoints.
mi ca sanli la drezdn. ga'o bi'i ga'o la frankfurt.
I [present] stand Dresden [inclusive] [interval] [inclusive] Frankfu=
rt.
I am standing between Dresden and Frankfurt, inclusive of both.
@@ -398,116 +398,116 @@
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Marks the end of a relative phrase. See=20
.
la djan. goi ko'a ge'u blanu
John (referred to as it-1) is-blue.
- selma'o GI ()
+ selma'o GI ()
=20
Separates two logically or non-logically connected sumti, tanru =
units, bridi-tails, or other things, when the prefix is a forethought conne=
ctive involving=20
,=20
, or=20
.
ge la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu
(It is true that) both John is a man and James is a woman.
- selma'o GIhA ()
+ selma'o GIhA ()
=20
Specifies a logical connective (e.g. =E2=80=9Cand=E2=80=9D, =E2=
=80=9Cor=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cif=E2=80=9D) between two bridi-tails: a bridi-t=
ail is a selbri with any associated following sumti, but not including any =
preceding sumti.
mi klama le zarci gi'e nelci la djan.
I go-to the market and like John.
selma'o GOI ()
=20
Specifies the beginning of a relative phrase, which associates a=
subordinate sumti (following) to another sumti (preceding). Terminated by=
=20
See=20
.
la djan. goi ko'a cu blanu
John (referred to as it-1) is blue.
- selma'o GOhA ()
+ selma'o GOhA ()
=20
A general selma'o for all cmavo which can take the place of briv=
la. There are several groups of these.
A: mi klama le zarci
B: mi go'i
A: I'm going to the market.
B: Me, too.
- selma'o GUhA ()
+ selma'o GUhA ()
=20
Indicates the beginning of two logically connected tanru units. =
Takes the place of=20
when forming logically-connected tanru. See=20
.
la .alis. gu'e ricfu gi blanu
Alice is both rich and blue.
- selma'o I ()
+ selma'o I ()
=20
Separates two sentences from each other.
mi klama le zarci .i mi klama le zdani
I go-to the market. I go-to the office.
- selma'o JA ()
+ selma'o JA ()
=20
Specifies a logical connection (e.g. =E2=80=9Cand=E2=80=9D, =E2=
=80=9Cor=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cif=E2=80=9D) between two tanru units, mathemati=
cal operands, tenses, or abstractions.
ti blanu je zdani
This is-blue and a-house.
selma'o JAI ()
=20
When followed by a tense or modal, creates a conversion operator=
attachable to a selbri which exchanges the modal place with the x1 place o=
f the selbri. When alone, is a conversion operator exchanging the x1 place =
of the selbri (which should be an abstract sumti) with one of the places of=
the abstracted-over bridi.
mi jai gau galfi le bitmu skari
I am-the-actor-in modifying the wall color.
I act so as to modify the wall color.
I change the color of the wall.
- selma'o JOI ()
+ selma'o JOI ()
=20
Specifies a non-logical connection (e.g. together-with-as-mass, =
-set, or -sequence) between two sumti, tanru units, or various other things=
. When immediately followed by=20
, provides forethought non-logical connection an=
alogous to=20
.
la djan. joi la .alis. cu bevri le pipno
John massed-with Alice carry the piano.
selma'o JOhI (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Indicates that the following mathematical operands (a list termi=
nated by=20
) form a mathematical vector (one-dimensional =
array).
li jo'i paboi reboi te'u su'i jo'i ciboi voboi du
li jo'i voboi xaboi
The-number array( one, two ) plus array( three, four) equals
the-number array (four, six).
(1,2) + (3,4) =3D (4,6)
@@ -523,21 +523,21 @@
and=20
) or discursive (see=20
and=20
) purposes.
ta ke melbi cmalu ke'e nixli ckule
That is-a-( pretty little ) girl school.
That is a school for girls who are pretty in their littleness.
- selma'o KEI ()
+ selma'o KEI ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Marks the end of an abstraction bridi.
la djan. cu nu sonci kei djica
John is-an-(event-of being-a-soldier) type-of desirer.
John wants to be a soldier.
@@ -545,211 +545,211 @@
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Marks the end of a grouping.
ta ke melbi cmalu ke'e nixli ckule
That is-a-( pretty little ) girl school.
That is a school for girls who are pretty in their littleness.
- selma'o KI ()
+ selma'o KI ()
=20
When preceded by a tense or modal, makes it =E2=80=9Csticky=E2=
=80=9D, so that it applies to all further bridi until reset by another appe=
arance of=20
. When alone, eliminates all sticky tenses.
selma'o KOhA ()
=20
A general selma'o which contains all cmavo which can substitute =
for sumti. These cmavo are divided into several groups.
le blanu zdani goi ko'a cu barda .i ko'a na cmamau ti
The blue house (referred to as it-1) is big. It-1 is-not smaller-th=
an this-thing.
selma'o KU (=20
- ,=20
+ ,=20
)
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
and some uses of=20
. Indicates the end of a description sumti. Also=
used after a tense or modal to indicate that no sumti follows, and in the =
compound=20
+=20
to indicate natural language-style negation.
le prenu ku le zdani ku klama
The person, to-the house, goes.
The person goes to the house.
selma'o KUhE (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
: indicates the end of a forethought mathemati=
cal expression (one in which the operator precedes the operands).
li pe'o su'i reboi reboi re[boi] ku'e du li xa
The number [forethought] the-sum-of two two two [end] equals the-num=
ber six.
- selma'o KUhO ()
+ selma'o KUhO ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Indicates the end of a relative clause.
le zdani poi blanu ku'o barda
The house which is-blue is-big.
- selma'o LA ()
+ selma'o LA ()
=20
Descriptors which change name words (or selbri) into sumti which=
identify people or things by name. Similar to=20
. May be terminated with=20
if followed by a description selbri.
la kikeros. du la tulis.
Cicero is Tully.
- selma'o LAU ()
+ selma'o LAU ()
=20
Combines with the following alphabetic letter to represent a sin=
gle marker: change from lower to upper case, change of font, punctuation, e=
tc.)
tau sy. .ibu
[single-shift] =E2=80=9Cs=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9Ci=E2=80=9D
Si (chemical symbol for silicon)
- selma'o LAhE ()
+ selma'o LAhE ()
=20
Qualifiers which, when prefixed to a sumti, change it into anoth=
er sumti with related meaning. Qualifiers can also consist of a cmavo from =
selma'o=20
plus=20
. Terminated by=20
.
mi viska la'e zoi kuot. A Tale of Two Cities .kuot
I see that-represented-by the-text =E2=80=9CA Tale of Two Cities=E2=
=80=9D.
I see the book =E2=80=9CA Tale of Two Cities=E2=80=9D.
- selma'o LE ()
+ selma'o LE ()
=20
Descriptors which make selbri into sumti which describe or speci=
fy things that fit into the x1 place of the selbri. Terminated by=20
. See=20
.
le gerku cu klama le zdani
The dog goes-to the house.
- selma'o LEhU ()
+ selma'o LEhU ()
=20
Indicates the end of a quotation begun with=20
. Not an elidable terminator.
lo'u mi du do du mi le'u cu na lojbo drani
[quote] mi du do du mi [unquote] is-not Lojbanically correct.
=E2=80=9Cmi du do du mi=E2=80=9D is not correct Lojban.
selma'o LI (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Descriptors which change numbers or other mathematical expressio=
ns into sumti which specify numbers or numerical expressions. Terminated by=
=20
.
li re su'u re na du li vo su'i vo
The-number 2 minus 2 not equals the-number 4 plus 4.
2 - 2 =E2=89=A0 4 + 4
- selma'o LIhU ()
+ selma'o LIhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Indicates the end of a text quotation.
mi cusku lu mi klama le zarci li'u
I express [quote] I go-to the market [end quote].
selma'o LOhO (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Indicates the end of a mathematical expression=
used in a=20
description.
li vo lo'o li ci lo'o cu zmadu
The-number 4 [end number], the number 3 [end number], is greater.
4 > 3
- selma'o LOhU ()
+ selma'o LOhU ()
=20
Indicates the beginning of a quotation (a sumti) which is gramma=
tical as long as the quoted material consists of Lojban words, whether they=
form a text or not. Terminated by=20
.
do cusku lo'u mi du do du ko'a le'u
You express [quote] mi du do du ko'a [end quote].
You said, =E2=80=9Cmi du do du ko'a=E2=80=9D.
- selma'o LU ()
+ selma'o LU ()
=20
Indicates the beginning of a quotation (a sumti) which is gramma=
tical only if the quoted material also forms a grammatical Lojban text. Ter=
minated by=20
.
mi cusku lu mi klama le zarci li'u
I express [quote] I go-to the market [end quote].
- selma'o LUhU ()
+ selma'o LUhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
and=20
+=20
. Indicates the end of a qualified sumti.
mi viska la'e lu barda gerku li'u lu'u
I see the-referent-of [quote] big dog [end quote] [end ref]
I saw =E2=80=9CBig Dog=E2=80=9D [not the words, but a book or movie]=
.
selma'o MAI (=20
- ,=20
+ ,=20
)
=20
When suffixed to a number or string of letter words, produces a =
free modifier which serves as an index number within a text.
pamai mi pu klama le zarci
1-thly, I [past] go to-the market.
First, I went to the market.
selma'o MAhO (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Produces a mathematical operator from a letter or other operand.=
Terminated by=20
. See=20
.
ma'o fy. boi xy.
[operator] f x
f(x)
@@ -772,450 +772,450 @@
=20
The elidable terminator for=20
. Indicates the end of a sumti converted to a ta=
nru unit.
ta me mi me'u zdani
That's a me type of house.
selma'o MOI (=20
,=20
- )
+ )
=20
Suffixes added to numbers or other quantifiers to make various n=
umerically-based selbri.
la djan. joi la frank. cu bruna remei
John in-a-mass-with Frank are-a-brother-type-of twosome.
John and Frank are two brothers.
selma'o MOhE (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Produces a mathematical operand from a sumti; used to make dimen=
sioned units. Terminated by=20
.
li mo'e re ratcu su'i mo'e re ractu du li mo'e vo danlu
The-number two rats plus two rabbits equals the-number four animals.
2 rats + 2 rabbits =3D 4 animals.
- selma'o MOhI ()
+ selma'o MOhI ()
=20
A tense flag indicating movement in space, in a direction specif=
ied by a following=20
cmavo.
le verba mo'i ri'u cadzu le bisli
The child [movement] [right] walks-on the ice.
The child walks toward my right on the ice.
selma'o NA (=20
- ,=20
- )
+ ,=20
+ )
=20
Contradictory negators, asserting that a whole bridi is false (o=
r true).
mi na klama le zarci
It is not true that I go to the market.
=20
Also used to construct logical connective compound cmavo.
selma'o NAI (=20
- ,=20
- )
+ ,=20
+ )
=20
Negates the previous word, but can only be used with certain sel=
ma'o as specified by the grammar.
- selma'o NAhE ()
+ selma'o NAhE ()
=20
Scalar negators, modifying a selbri or a sumti to a value other =
than the one stated, the opposite of the one stated, etc. Also used with fo=
llowing=20
to construct a sumti qualifier; see=20
.
ta na'e blanu zdani
That is-a-non- blue house.
That is a house which is other than blue.
selma'o NAhU (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Creates a mathematical operator from a selbri. Terminated by=20
. See=20
.
li na'u tanjo te'u vei pai fe'i re [ve'o] du li ci'i
The-number the-operator tangent (=20
=CF=80 / 2 ) =3D the-number infinity.
tan(
=CF=80/2) =3D =E2=88=9E
selma'o NIhE (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Creates a mathematical operand from a selbri, usually a =E2=80=
=9Cni=E2=80=9D abstraction. Terminated by=20
.
li ni'e ni clani [te'u] pi'i ni'e ni ganra [te'u] pi'i
ni'e ni condi te'u du li ni'e ni canlu
The-number quantity-of length times quantity-of width times
quantity-of depth equals the-number quantity-of volume.
Length =C3=97 Width =C3=97 Depth =3D Volume
- selma'o NIhO ()
+ selma'o NIhO ()
=20
Marks the beginning of a new paragraph, and indicates whether it=
contains old or new subject matter.
- selma'o NOI ()
+ selma'o NOI ()
=20
Introduces relative clauses. The following bridi modifies the pr=
eceding sumti. Terminated by=20
. See=20
.
le zdani poi blanu cu cmalu
The house which is blue is small.
- selma'o NU ()
+ selma'o NU ()
=20
Abstractors which, when prefixed to a bridi, create abstraction =
selbri. Terminated by=20
.
la djan. cu djica le nu sonci [kei]
John desires the event-of being-a-soldier.
selma'o NUhA (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Creates a selbri from a mathematical operator. See=20
.
li ni'umu cu nu'a va'a li ma'umu
The-number -5 is-the-negation-of the-number +5
selma'o NUhI (=20
- ,=20
+ ,=20
)
=20
Marks the beginning of a termset, which is used to make simultan=
eous claims involving two or more different places of a selbri. Terminated =
by=20
.
mi klama nu'i ge le zarci le briju nu'u gi le zdani le ckule [nu'u]
I go [start] to-the market from-the office [joint] and to-the house =
from-the school.
- selma'o NUhU ()
+ selma'o NUhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Marks the end of a termset.
mi klama nu'i ge le zarci le briju nu'u gi le zdani le ckule [nu'u]
I go [start] to-the market from-the office [joint] and to-the house =
from-the school.
selma'o PA (=20
)
=20
Digits and related quantifiers (some, all, many, etc.). Terminat=
ed by=20
.
mi speni re ninmu
I am-married-to two women.
- selma'o PEhE ()
+ selma'o PEhE ()
=20
Precedes a logical or non-logical connective that joins two term=
sets. Termsets (see=20
) are used to associate several terms for logi=
cal connectives, for equal quantifier scope, or for special constructs in t=
enses.
mi ce'e do pe'e je la djan. ce'e la djeimyz. cu pendo
I [,] you [joint] and John [,] James are-friends-of.
I am a friend of you, and John is a friend of James.
selma'o PEhO (=20
- )
+ )
=20
An optional signal of forethought mathematical operators, which =
precede their operands. Terminated by=20
.
li vo du li pe'o su'i reboi re
The-number four equals the-number [forethought] sum-of two two.
- selma'o PU ()
+ selma'o PU ()
=20
Specifies simple time directions (future, past, or neither).
mi pu klama le zarci
I [past] go-to the market.
I went to the market.
- selma'o RAhO ()
+ selma'o RAhO ()
=20
The pro-bridi update flag: changes the meaning of sumti implicit=
ly attached to a pro-bridi (see=20
) to fit the current context rather than the o=
riginal context.
A: mi ba lumci le mi karce
B: mi go'i
A: I [future] wash my car.
B: I do-the-same-thing (i.e. wash A's car).
A: mi ba lumci le mi karce
B: mi go'i ra'o
A: I [future] wash my car.
B: I do-the-corresponding-thing (i.e. wash B's car).
- selma'o ROI ()
+ selma'o ROI ()
=20
When suffixed to a number, makes an extensional tense (e.g. once=
, twice, many times).
mi reroi klama le zarci
I twice go-to the market.
- selma'o SA ()
+ selma'o SA ()
=20
Erases the previous phrase or sentence.
mi klama sa do klama le zarci
I go, er, you go-to the market.
selma'o SE (=20
,=20
- )
+ )
=20
Converts a selbri, rearranging the order of places by exchanging=
the x1 place with a specified numbered place.
le zarci cu se klama mi
The market is-gone-to by me.
=20
Also used in constructing connective and modal compound cmavo.=
para>
- selma'o SEI ()
+ selma'o SEI ()
=20
Marks the beginning of metalinguistic insertions which comment o=
n the main bridi. Terminated by=20
.
la frank. prami sei gleki [se'u] la djein.
Frank loves (he is happy) Jane.
- selma'o SEhU ()
+ selma'o SEhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
and=20
. Ends metalinguistic insertions.
la frank. prami sei gleki se'u la djein.
Frank loves (he is happy) Jane.
- selma'o SI ()
+ selma'o SI ()
=20
Erases the previous single word.
mi si do klama le zarci
I, er, you go to-the market.
- selma'o SOI ()
+ selma'o SOI ()
=20
Marks reciprocity between two sumti (like =E2=80=9Cvice versa=E2=
=80=9D in English).
mi prami do soi mi
I love you [reciprocally] me.
I love you and vice versa.
- selma'o SU ()
+ selma'o SU ()
=20
Closes and erases the entire previous discourse.
- selma'o TAhE ()
+ selma'o TAhE ()
=20
A tense modifier specifying frequencies within an interval of ti=
me or space (regularly, habitually, etc.).
le verba ta'e klama le ckule
The child habitually goes to-the school.
- selma'o TEI ()
+ selma'o TEI ()
=20
Signals the beginning of a compound letter word, which acts gram=
matically like a single letter. Compound letter words end with the non-elid=
able selma'o=20
.
tei .ebu .akut. bu foi
( =E2=80=9Ce=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9Cacute=E2=80=9D )
the letter =E2=80=9Ce=E2=80=9D with an acute accent
selma'o TEhU (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
,=20
,=20
,=20
, or=20
. Marks the end of a mathematical conversion c=
onstruct.
li jo'i paboi reboi te'u su'i jo'i ciboi voboi du
li jo'i voboi xaboi
The-number array (one, two) plus array (three, four) equals
the-number array( four, six).
(1,2) + (3,4) =3D (4,6)
- selma'o TO ()
+ selma'o TO ()
=20
Left discursive parenthesis: allows inserting a digression. Term=
inated by=20
.
doi lisas. mi djica le nu to doi frank. ko sisti toi do viska le mla=
tu
O Lisa, I desire the event-of ( O Frank, [imperative] stop! ) you se=
e the cat.
Lisa, I want you to (Frank! Stop!) see the cat.
- selma'o TOI ()
+ selma'o TOI ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. The right discursive parenthesis.
doi lisas. mi djica le nu to doi frank. ko sisti toi do viska le mla=
tu
O Lisa, I desire the event-of ( O Frank, [imperative] stop! ) you se=
e the cat.
Lisa, I want you to (Frank! Stop!) see the cat.
- selma'o TUhE ()
+ selma'o TUhE ()
=20
Groups multiple sentences or paragraphs into a logical unit. Ter=
minated by=20
.
lo xagmau zo'u tu'e ganai cidja gi citno .i ganai vanju gi tolci'o [=
tu'u]
Is-best : [start] If food, then new. If wine, then old.
As for what is best: if food, then new [is best]; if wine, then old =
[is best].
- selma'o TUhU ()
+ selma'o TUhU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
. Marks the end of a multiple sentence group.<=
/para>
selma'o UI ()
=20
Particles which indicate the speaker's emotional state or source=
of knowledge, or the present stage of discourse.
.ui la djan. klama
[Happiness!] John is-coming.
Hurrah! John is coming!
- selma'o VA ()
+ selma'o VA ()
=20
A tense indicating distance in space (near, far, or neither).
le nanmu va batci le gerku
The man [medium distance] bites the dog.
Over there the man is biting the dog.
- selma'o VAU ()
+ selma'o VAU ()
=20
Elidable terminator for a simple bridi, or for each bridi-tail o=
f a=20
logical connection.
mi dunda le cukta [vau] gi'e lebna lo rupnu vau do [vau]
I (give the book) and (take some currency-units) to/from you.
selma'o VEI (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Left mathematical parenthesis: groups mathematical operations. T=
erminated by=20
.
li vei ny. su'i pa ve'o pi'i vei ny. su'i pa [ve'o] du
li ny. [bo] te'a re su'i re bo pi'i ny. su'i pa
The-number (=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D plus one) times (=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D=
plus one) equals
the-number n-power-two plus two-times-=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D plus 1.
(n + 1)(n + 1) =3D n
2 + 2n + 1
- selma'o VEhA ()
+ selma'o VEhA ()
=20
A tense indicating the size of an interval in space (long, mediu=
m, or short).
selma'o VEhO ()
=20
Elidable terminator for=20
: right mathematical parenthesis.
li vei ny. su'i pa ve'o pi'i vei ny. su'i pa [ve'o] du
li ny. [bo] te'a re su'i re bo pi'i ny. su'i pa
The-number (=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D plus one) times (=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D=
plus one) equals
the-number n-power-two plus two-times-=E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D plus 1.
(n + 1)(n + 1) =3D n
2 + 2n + 1
- selma'o VIhA ()
+ selma'o VIhA ()
=20
A tense indicating dimensionality in space (line, plane, volume,=
or space-time interval).
le verba ve'a vi'a cadzu le bisli
The child [medium space interval] [2-dimensional] walks-on the ice.
In a medium-sized area, the child walks on the ice.
selma'o VUhO (=20
@@ -1223,21 +1223,21 @@
=20
Attaches relative clauses or phrases to a whole (possibly connec=
ted) sumti, rather than simply to the leftmost portion of the sumti.
la frank. ce la djordj. vu'o noi gidva cu zvati le kumfa
Frank [in-set-with] George, which are-guides, are-in the room.
Frank and George, who are guides, are in the room.
selma'o VUhU (=20
- )
+ )
=20
Mathematical operators (e.g. +, =E2=88=92). See=20
.
li mu vu'u re du li ci
The-number 5 minus 2 equals the-number 3.
5 =E2=88=92 2 =3D 3
@@ -1246,99 +1246,99 @@
=20
The subscript marker: the following number or lerfu string is a =
subscript for whatever precedes it.
xy. xi re
x sub 2
x
2
- selma'o Y ()
+ selma'o Y ()
=20
Hesitation noise: content-free, but holds the floor or continues=
the conversation. It is different from silence in that silence may be inte=
rpreted as having nothing more to say.
doi .y. .y. .djan
O, uh, uh, John!
- selma'o ZAhO ()
+ selma'o ZAhO ()
=20
A tense modifier specifying the contour of an event (e.g. beginn=
ing, ending, continuing).
mi pu'o damba
I [inchoative] fight.
I'm on the verge of fighting.
- selma'o ZEI ()
+ selma'o ZEI ()
=20
A morphological glue word, which joins the two words it stands b=
etween into the equivalent of a lujvo.
ta xy. zei kantu kacma
That is-an-(X =E2=80=93 ray) camera.
That is an X-ray camera.
- selma'o ZEhA ()
+ selma'o ZEhA ()
=20
A tense indicating the size of an interval in time (long, medium=
, or short).
mi puze'a citka
I [past] [short interval] eat.
I ate for a little while.
- selma'o ZI ()
+ selma'o ZI ()
=20
A tense indicating distance in time (a long, medium or short tim=
e ago or in the future).
mi puzi citka
I [past] [short distance] eat.
I ate a little while ago.
- selma'o ZIhE ()
+ selma'o ZIhE ()
=20
Joins multiple relative phrases or clauses which apply to the sa=
me sumti. Although generally translated with =E2=80=9Cand=E2=80=9D, it is n=
ot considered a logical connective.
mi ponse pa gerku ku poi blabi zi'e noi mi prami ke'a
I own one dog such-that it-is-white and such-that-incidentally I lov=
e it.
I own a dog that is white and which, incidentally, I love.
I own a white dog, which I love.
- selma'o ZO ()
+ selma'o ZO ()
=20
Single-word quotation: quotes the following single Lojban word.<=
/para>
zo si cu lojbo valsi
The-word =E2=80=9Csi=E2=80=9D is-a-Lojbanic word.
- selma'o ZOI ()
+ selma'o ZOI ()
=20
Non-Lojban quotation: quotes any text using a delimiting word (w=
hich can be any single Lojban word) placed before and after the text. The d=
elimiting word must not appear in the text, and must be separated from the =
text by pauses.
zoi kuot. Socrates is mortal .kuot. cu glico jufra
The-text =E2=80=9CSocrates is mortal=E2=80=9D is-an-English sentence=
.
- selma'o ZOhU (, )
+ selma'o ZOhU (, )
=20
Separates a logical prenex from a bridi or group of sentences to=
which it applies. Also separates a topic from a comment in topic/comment s=
entences.
su'o da poi remna ro da poi finpe zo'u da prami de
For-at-least-one X which is-a-man, for-all Ys which are-fish : X lov=
es Y
There is a man who loves all fish.
diff --git a/todocbook/3.xml b/todocbook/3.xml
index 2c512c2..5e8a4e0 100644
--- a/todocbook/3.xml
+++ b/todocbook/3.xml
@@ -324,21 +324,21 @@
. In addition, the apostrophe vi=
sually parallels the comma and the period, which are also used (in differen=
t ways) to separate syllables.
unvoiced vowel gl=
ideapostrophe as apostrophepurpose of=
The apostrophe is included in Lojban only to enabl=
e a smooth transition between vowels, while joining the vowels within a sin=
gle word. In fact, one way to think of the apostrophe is as representing an=
unvoiced vowel glide.
=20
apostrophevariant of As a permitted variant, an=
y unvoiced fricative other than those already used in Lojban may be used to=
render the apostrophe: IPA=20
[=CE=B8] is one possibility. The conveni=
ence of the listener should be regarded as paramount in deciding to use a s=
ubstitute for=20
[h].
pauserepresentation of in Lojban glottal stopas pause =
in Lojban perioddefinition of The =
period represents a mandatory pause, with no specified length; a glottal st=
op (IPA=20
=20
[=CA=94]) is considered a pause of short=
est length. A pause (or glottal stop) may appear between any two words, and=
in certain cases =E2=80=93 explained in detail in=20
=20
- =E2=80=93 must o=
ccur. In particular, a word beginning with a vowel is always preceded by a =
pause, and a word ending in a consonant is always followed by a pause.
+ =E2=80=93 must occur. In particular=
, a word beginning with a vowel is always preceded by a pause, and a word e=
nding in a consonant is always followed by a pause.
period<=
secondary>optional Technically, the period is an op=
tional reminder to the reader of a mandatory pause that is dictated by the =
rules of the language; because these rules are unambiguous, a missing perio=
d can be inferred from otherwise correct text. Periods are included only as=
an aid to the reader.
period<=
secondary>within a word A period also may be found =
apparently embedded in a word. When this occurs, such a written string is n=
ot one word but two, written together to indicate that the writer intends a=
unitary meaning for the compound. It is not really necessary to use a spac=
e between words if a period appears.
pausecontrasted with syllable break syllable breakcont=
rasted with pause syllable breakrepresentation in Lojban=
secondary> comma=
definition of The comma is use=
d to indicate a syllable break within a word, generally one that is not obv=
ious to the reader. Such a comma is written to separate syllables, but indi=
cates that there must be no pause between them, in contrast to the period. =
Between two vowels, a comma indicates that some type of glide may be necess=
ary to avoid a pause that would split the two syllables into separate words=
. It is always legal to use the apostrophe (IPA=20
=20
[h]) sound in pronouncing a comma. Howev=
er, a comma cannot be pronounced as a pause or glottal stop between the two=
letters separated by the comma, because that pronunciation would split the=
word into two words.
=20
commaoptional commamain use of=
Otherwise, a comma is usually only used to clarify the presence of syllabi=
c=20
l,=20
m,=20
n, or=20
@@ -617,21 +617,21 @@
y'e
y'i
y'o
y'u
y'y
vowel pairsinvolving y Vowel pairs involving=20
y appear only in Lojbanized n=
ames. They could appear in cmavo (structure words), but only=20
=20
.y'y. is so used =E2=80=93 it is the Lojban nam=
e of the apostrophe letter (see=20
- ).
+ ).
vowel pairsgrouping of When more than two vowel=
s occur together in Lojban, the normal pronunciation pairs vowels from the =
left into syllables, as in the Lojbanized name:
meiin.
mei,in.
@@ -1302,21 +1302,21 @@
bisydja
BI,sy,dja
BI,syd,ja
This word is a compound word, or lujvo, built from the two affix=
es=20
bis and=20
dja. When they are joined, an im=
permissible consonant pair results:=20
sd. In acco=
rdance with the algorithm for making lujvo, explained in=20
- , a=20
+ , a=20
y is inserted to separate the=
impermissible consonant pair; the=20
y is not counted as a syllabl=
e for purposes of stress determination.
da'udja
da'UD,ja
da'U,dja
diff --git a/todocbook/4.xml b/todocbook/4.xml
index 4aa7257..0d12d15 100644
--- a/todocbook/4.xml
+++ b/todocbook/4.xml
@@ -105,21 +105,21 @@
ml mr
pl pr
sf sk sl sm sn sp sr st
tc tr ts
vl vr=20
xl xr
zb zd zg zm zv
- C/C stringas a symbol for a permissible consonant pair<=
/indexterm> C/C represents two adjacent consonants which constitute one of =
the permissible consonant pairs (not necessarily a permissible initial cons=
onant pair). The permissible consonant pairs are explained in . In brief, any consonant pair is =
permissible unless it: contains two identical letters, contains both a voic=
ed (excluding r, l, m, n) and an unvoiced consonant, or is =
one of certain specified forbidden pairs.
+ C/C stringas a symbol for a permissible consonant pair<=
/indexterm> C/C represents two adjacent consonants which constitute one of =
the permissible consonant pairs (not necessarily a permissible initial cons=
onant pair). The permissible consonant pairs are explained in . In brief, any consonant pair is permissible unless=
it: contains two identical letters, contains both a voiced (excluding r, l, m, n) and an unvoiced consonant, or is one of certain speci=
fied forbidden pairs.
C/CC string=
primary>as a symbol for a consonant triple C/CC represents a consonant triple. The first two consonants must consti=
tute a permissible consonant pair; the last two consonants must constitute =
a permissible initial consonant pair.
brivla<=
secondary>as one of the 3 basic word classes cmeneas one o=
f the 3 basic word classes cmavoas one of the 3 basic word=
classes parts of speech word classes Lojban has three basic wo=
rd classes =E2=80=93 parts of speech =E2=80=93 in contrast to the eight tha=
t are traditional in English. These three classes are called cmavo, brivla,=
and cmene. Each of these classes has uniquely identifying properties =E2=
=80=93 an arrangement of letters that allows the word to be uniquely and un=
ambiguously recognized as a separate word in a string of Lojban, upon eithe=
r reading or hearing, and as belonging to a specific word-class.
=20
=20
They are also functionally different: cmavo are the structure wo=
rds, corresponding to English words like=20
@@ -1083,21 +1083,21 @@
quark
,=20
=20
integral
, or=20
=20
iambic pentameter
). These words are in effect names for=
concepts, and the names were invented by speakers of another language. The=
vast majority of words referring to plants, animals, foods, and scientific=
terminology cannot be easily expressed as tanru. They thus must be borrowe=
d (actually=20
=20
copied
) into Lojban from the original language.
borrowingsStage 1 borrowingsusing foreign-language name=
bor=
rowingfour stages of There are=
four stages of borrowing in Lojban, as words become more and more modified=
(but shorter and easier to use). Stage 1 is the use of a foreign name quot=
ed with the cmavo=20
=20
la'o (explained in full in=20
- ):
+ ):
me la'o ly. spaghetti .ly.
=20
spaghetti is a predicate with the place structure=20
@@ -1645,21 +1645,21 @@
=20
do'i, respectively.
scientific names<=
/primary>rules for Linnaean namesrules for There are some additional rules for Lojbanizing the sci=
entific names (technically known as=20
=20
Linnaean binomials
after their inventor) which are inte=
rnationally applied to each species of animal or plant. Where precision is =
essential, these names need not be Lojbanized, but can be directly inserted=
into Lojban text using the cmavo=20
=20
=20
la'o, explained in=20
- . Using t=
his cmavo makes the already lengthy Latinized names at least four syllables=
longer, however, and leaves the pronunciation in doubt. The following sugg=
estions, though incomplete, will assist in converting Linnaean binomals to =
valid Lojban names. They can also help to create fu'ivla based on Linnaean =
binomials or other words of the international scientific vocabulary. The te=
rm=20
+ . Using this cmavo makes th=
e already lengthy Latinized names at least four syllables longer, however, =
and leaves the pronunciation in doubt. The following suggestions, though in=
complete, will assist in converting Linnaean binomals to valid Lojban names=
. They can also help to create fu'ivla based on Linnaean binomials or other=
words of the international scientific vocabulary. The term=20
=20
=20
=20
back vowel
in the following list refers to any of the l=
etters=20
a,=20
o, or=20
u; the term=20
front vowel
correspondingly refers to any of the letter=
s=20
e,=20
i, or=20
@@ -1914,40 +1914,40 @@
pauseand final-syllable stress final syllable stressrules for pause after stressfinal syllablerules for pause after If the last syllable o=
f a word bears the stress, and a brivla follows, the two must be separated =
by a pause, to prevent confusion with the primary stress of the brivla. In =
this case, the first word must be either a cmavo or a cmene with unusual st=
ress (which already ends with a pause, of course).
pauseand Cy-form cmavo cmavorules for pause after =
Cy-form Cy-form cmavorules for pause after A cmavo of the form=20
Cy
must be followed by a pause unless another=20
Cy
-form cmavo follows.
non-Lojban te=
xtrules for pause with pauseand non-L=
ojban text When non-Lojban text is embedded in Lojb=
an, it must be preceded and followed by pauses. (How to embed non-Lojban te=
xt is explained in=20
=20
- .)
+ .)
Considerations for making lujvo
Given a tanru which expresses an idea to be used frequently, it =
can be turned into a lujvo by following the lujvo-making algorithm which is=
given in=20
.
In building a lujvo, the first step is to replace each gismu wit=
h a rafsi that uniquely represents that gismu. These rafsi are then attache=
d together by fixed rules that allow the resulting compound to be recognize=
d as a single word and to be analyzed in only one way.
There are three other complications; only one is serious.
rafsimultiple for each gismu The first is that =
there is usually more than one rafsi that can be used for each gismu. The o=
ne to be used is simply whichever one sounds or looks best to the speaker o=
r writer. There are usually many valid combinations of possible rafsi. They=
all are equally valid, and all of them mean exactly the same thing. (The s=
coring algorithm given in=20
is used to choose the standa=
rd form of the lujvo =E2=80=93 the version which would be entered into a di=
ctionary.)
linguistic drift =
in Lojbanpossible source of <=
indexterm type=3D"general-imported">lujvocons=
ideration in choosing meaning for lujvounambiguity of The second complication is the serious one. Remember t=
hat a tanru is ambiguous =E2=80=93 it has several possible meanings. A lujv=
o, or at least one that would be put into the dictionary, has just a single=
meaning. Like a gismu, a lujvo is a predicate which encompasses one area o=
f the semantic universe, with one set of places. Hopefully the meaning chos=
en is the most useful of the possible semantic spaces. A possible source of=
linguistic drift in Lojban is that as Lojbanic society evolves, the concep=
t that seems the most useful one may change.
=20
=20
za'euse to avoid lujvo misunderstandings lujvomeaning d=
rift of You must also be aware of the possibility o=
f some prior meaning of a new lujvo, especially if you are writing for post=
erity. If a lujvo is invented which involves the same tanru as one that is =
in the dictionary, and is assigned a different meaning (or even just a diff=
erent place structure), linguistic drift results. This isn't necessarily ba=
d. Every natural language does it. But in communication, when you use a mea=
ning different from the dictionary definition, someone else may use the dic=
tionary and therefore misunderstand you. You can use the cmavo=20
=20
za'e (explained in=20
=20
- ) before a newly coi=
ned lujvo to indicate that it may have a non-dictionary meaning.
+ ) before a newly coined lujvo to indic=
ate that it may have a non-dictionary meaning.
lujvoultimate guideline for choice of meaning/place-structure The essential nature of human communication is that if the l=
istener understands, then all is well. Let this be the ultimate guideline f=
or choosing meanings and place structures for invented lujvo.
lujvodropping elements of Zipf's Law The third compli=
cation is also simple, but tends to scare new Lojbanists with its implicati=
ons. It is based on Zipf's Law, which says that the length of words is inve=
rsely proportional to their usage. The shortest words are those which are u=
sed more; the longest ones are used less. Conversely, commonly used concept=
s will be tend to be abbreviated. In English, we have abbreviations and acr=
onyms and jargon, all of which represent complex ideas that are used often =
by small groups of people, so they shortened them to convey more informatio=
n more rapidly.
=20
=20
=20
Therefore, given a complicated tanru with grouping markers, abst=
raction markers, and other cmavo in it to make it syntactically unambiguous=
, the psychological basis of Zipf's Law may compel the lujvo-maker to drop =
some of the cmavo to make a shorter (technically incorrect) tanru, and then=
use that tanru to make the lujvo.
=20
=20
lujvobased on multiple tanru This doesn't lead =
to ambiguity, as it might seem to. A given lujvo still has exactly one mean=
ing and place structure. It is just that more than one tanru is competing f=
or the same lujvo. But more than one meaning for the tanru was already comp=
eting for the=20
right
to define the meaning of the lujvo. Someone has t=
o use judgment in deciding which one meaning is to be chosen over the other=
s.
diff --git a/todocbook/5.xml b/todocbook/5.xml
index 4f0ff93..6275b38 100644
--- a/todocbook/5.xml
+++ b/todocbook/5.xml
@@ -1083,21 +1083,21 @@
is simply that of=20
ckule. (The sole exception to this rule is disc=
ussed in=20
.)
FA selma'o FA tags =
and linked sumti linked sumti and FA tags It is possible to=
precede linked sumti by the place structure ordering tags=20
=20
fe,=20
fi,=20
fo, and=20
fu (of selma'o FA, discussed further in=20
- ), which serve to ex=
plicitly specify the x2, x3, x4, and x5 places respectively. Normally, the =
place following the=20
+ ), which serve to explicitly specify the=
x2, x3, x4, and x5 places respectively. Normally, the place following the=
=20
be is the x2 place and the other places follow =
in order. If it seems convenient to change the order, however, it can be ac=
complished as follows:
ti xamgu be fi mi bei fe do [be'o] zdani
This is-a-good ( by-standard me for you ) house.
@@ -1523,21 +1523,21 @@
mi jimpe tu'a loi nu'a su'i nabmi
I understand something-about the-mass-of is-the-sum-of prob=
lems.
I understand addition problems.
=20
MOI selma'o=
primary> More usefully, it is possible to combine a mathemati=
cal expression with a cmavo of selma'o MOI to create one of various numeric=
al selbri. Details are available in=20
=20
- . Here are a few=
tanru:
+ . Here are a few tanru:
la prim. palvr. pamoi cusku
Preem Palver is-the-1-th speaker.
=20
Preem Palver is the first speaker.
=20
@@ -1688,25 +1688,25 @@
=20
That is a Chrysler car.
=20
logical connect=
ivesrelative precedence with me'u me'urelative precedence with logical connectives elidability of me'u The elidable terminator=20
me'u can usually be omitted. It is absolutely r=
equired only if the=20
me selbri is being used in an indefinite descri=
ption (a type of sumti explained in=20
=20
=20
- ), an=
d if the indefinite description is followed by a relative clause (explained=
in=20
+ ), and if the indef=
inite description is followed by a relative clause (explained in=20
=20
=20
) or a sumti logical conne=
ctive (explained in=20
- ). Wit=
hout a=20
+ ). Without a=20
me'u, the relative clause or logical connective=
would appear to belong to the sumti embedded in the=20
me expression. Here is a contrasting pair of se=
ntences:
re me le ci nolraitru .e la djan. [me'u] cu blabi
Two of the group=20
the three kings and John
are white.
@@ -1780,21 +1780,21 @@
do se prami mi
You [swap x1 and x2] love me.
You are loved by me.
Conversion is fully explained in=20
- . For the purposes o=
f this chapter, the important point about conversion is that it applies onl=
y to the following simple selbri. When trying to convert a tanru, therefore=
, it is necessary to be careful! Consider=20
+ . For the purposes of this chapter, the =
important point about conversion is that it applies only to the following s=
imple selbri. When trying to convert a tanru, therefore, it is necessary to=
be careful! Consider=20
:
walk to marketexample
la .alis. cu cadzu klama le zarci
Alice is-a-walker type-of goer to-the market.
Alice walkingly goes to the market.
diff --git a/todocbook/6.xml b/todocbook/6.xml
index dd92890..e16c8ea 100644
--- a/todocbook/6.xml
+++ b/todocbook/6.xml
@@ -326,21 +326,21 @@
Some human beings wrote the story.
locontrasted with le in implications lecontrasted with=
lo in implications=20
says who the author of the =
story is: one or more particular human beings that the speaker has in mind.=
If the topic of conversation is the story, then=20
identifies the author as so=
meone who can be pointed out or who has been previously mentioned; whereas =
if the topic is a person, then=20
le remna is in effect a shorthand reference to =
that person.=20
merely says that the author=
is human.
kuuses of =
cueffect on elidability of ku kueffect of following selbri on elidability of <=
indexterm type=3D"general-imported">kuas elid=
able terminator for descriptions The elidable termi=
nator for all descriptions is=20
ku. It can almost always be omitted with no dan=
ger of ambiguity. The main exceptions are in certain uses of relative claus=
es, which are discussed in=20
- , and =
in the case of a description immediately preceding the selbri. In this latt=
er case, using an explicit=20
+ , and in the case of a descript=
ion immediately preceding the selbri. In this latter case, using an explici=
t=20
cu before the selbri makes the=20
ku unnecessary. There are also a few other uses=
of=20
ku: in the compound negator=20
naku (discussed in=20
) and to terminate place-struct=
ure, tense, and modal tags that do not have associated sumti (discussed in=
=20
and=20
).
Individuals and masses
@@ -1356,21 +1356,21 @@
mi pu cusku le sinxa be le vi cukta
I [past] express the symbol-for the nearby book.
which is equivalent to=20
, but longer.
sequence=
contrasted with set vu'iuse for creating sequen=
ce t=
u'ause for forming abstractions vu'ie=
ffect of on meaning lu'oeffect of on meaning=
indexterm> lu'ieffect of on meaning lu'aeffect of on meaning tu'aeffect of on meaning The other sum=
ti qualifiers follow the same rules. The cmavo=20
tu'a is used in forming abstractions, and is ex=
plained more fully in=20
- . =
The triplet=20
+ . The triplet=20
lu'a,=20
=20
lu'i, and=20
=20
lu'o convert between individuals, sets, and mas=
ses;=20
=20
vu'i belongs to this group as well, but creates=
a sequence, which is similar to a set but has a definite order. (The set o=
f John and Charles is the same as the set of Charles and John, but the sequ=
ences are different.) Here are some examples:
=20
@@ -1380,21 +1380,21 @@
mi troci tu'a le vorme
I try some-abstraction-about the door.
I try (to open) the door.
tu'aas being deliberately vague=20
might mean that I try to do=
something else involving the door; the form is deliberately vague.
Most of the following examples make use of the cmavo=20
ri, belonging to selma'o KOhA. This cmavo means=
=20
the thing last mentioned
; it is equivalent to repeating=
the immediately previous sumti (but in its original context). It is explai=
ned in more detail in=20
- .
+ .
set of ratsexample
lo'i ratcu cu barda .iku'i lu'a ri cmalu
=20
The-set-of rats is-large. But some-members-of it-last-menti=
oned is-small.
The set of rats is large, but some of its members are small.=
en>
@@ -1455,23 +1455,23 @@
=20
(In=20
, the sumti=20
ra refers to some previously mentioned sumti ot=
her than that referred to by=20
ri. We cannot use=20
ri here, because it would signify=20
la djein., that being the most recent sumti ava=
ilable to=20
ri. See more detailed explanations in=20
- .)=
para>
+ .)
-
+
The syntax of vocative phrases
vocative phrases<=
/primary>as a free modifier
Vocative phrases are not sumti, but are explained in this chapter becaus=
e their syntax is very similar to that of sumti. Grammatically, a vocative =
phrase is one of the so-called=20
=20
free modifiers
of Lojban, along with subscripts, parent=
heses, and various other constructs explained in=20
=20
. They can be placed after many, =
but not all, constructions of the grammar: in general, after any elidable t=
erminator (which, however, must not then be elided!), at the beginnings and=
ends of sentences, and in many other places.
DOI selma'o=
primary> COI=
selma'o vocative phrasepurpose of T=
he purpose of a vocative phrase is to indicate who is being addressed, or t=
o indicate to that person that he or she ought to be listening. A vocative =
phrase begins with a cmavo of selma'o COI or DOI, all of which are explaine=
d in more detail in=20
=20
. Sometimes that is all the=
re is to the phrase:
@@ -1576,21 +1576,21 @@
doi la djan.
The-one-named John!
DOhU selma'o<=
/primary> vocati=
ve phrase terminatorelidability of vocative phraseelidable terminator for Finally, the e=
lidable terminator for vocative phrases is=20
do'u (of selma'o DOhU), which is rarely needed =
except when a simple vocative word is being placed somewhere within a bridi=
. It may also be required when a vocative is placed between a sumti and its=
relative clause, or when there are a sequence of so-called=20
=20
free modifiers
(vocatives, subscripts, utterance ordina=
ls =E2=80=93 see=20
=E2=80=93 metalinguistic comments =
=E2=80=93 see=20
- =E2=80=93 or=
reciprocals =E2=80=93 see
+ =E2=80=93 or reciprocals =E2=
=80=93 see
) which must be properly separate=
d.
vocative phrase=
primary>effect of position on meaning Th=
e meaning of a vocative phrase that is within a sentence is not affected by=
its position in the sentence: thus=20
=20
and=20
mean the same thing:
@@ -1623,21 +1623,21 @@
djan. meris. djein. .alis.
John. Mary. Jane. Alice.
(Note that=20
.alis. begins as well as ends with a pause, bec=
ause all Lojban words beginning with a vowel must be preceded by a pause. S=
ee=20
for more information.)
nameswith LA descriptor namesin vocative phrase namesuses of Names of this kind have two=
basic uses in Lojban: when used in a vocative phrase (see=20
=20
- ) they indicate who the listener =
is or should be. When used with a descriptor of selma'o LA, namely=20
+ ) they indicate who the lis=
tener is or should be. When used with a descriptor of selma'o LA, namely=20
la,=20
lai, or=20
la'i, they form sumti which refer to the person=
s or things known by the name.
la djonz. klama le zarci
Jones goes to-the store.
@@ -1712,21 +1712,21 @@
doi djan. pol. djonz. le bloti cu klama fi la niuport. niuz.<=
/jbo>
John Paul Jones, the boat comes (to somewhere) from Newport Ne=
ws.
=20
=20
name-wordspermissible consonant combinations A n=
ame may not contain any consonant combination that is illegal in Lojban wor=
ds generally: the=20
impermissible consonant clusters
of Lojban morphology (=
explained in=20
=20
=20
- ). Thus=20
+ ). Thus=20
djeimz. is not a valid version =
of=20
James
(because=20
mz is inval=
id):=20
djeimyz will suffice. Similarly,=20
la may be replaced by=20
ly,=20
lai by=20
ly'i,=20
doi by=20
do'i or=20
diff --git a/todocbook/7.xml b/todocbook/7.xml
index 2911024..34d180a 100644
--- a/todocbook/7.xml
+++ b/todocbook/7.xml
@@ -296,21 +296,21 @@
le ti bloti
the this boat
=20
thisadjective expression with vi vias adjective express=
ion for English this does not mean=20
this boat
but rather=20
=20
this one's boat
,=20
the boat associated with this thing
, as explained in=20
- .=
A correct Lojban translation of=20
+ . A correct Lojban transla=
tion of=20
is
le vi bloti
the here boat
the nearby boat
@@ -476,21 +476,21 @@
The cmavo of the di'u-series have a meaning that is relative to =
the context. The referent of=20
dei in the current utterance is the same as the=
referent of=20
di'u in the next utterance. The term=20
utterance
is used rather than=20
sentence
because the amount of speech or written text r=
eferred to by any of these words is vague. Often, a single bridi is intende=
d, but longer utterances may be thus referred to.
la'edi'u LAhE s=
elma'o la'e Note one very common construction with=20
di'u and the cmavo=20
la'e (of selma'o LAhE; see=20
- ) which prec=
edes a sumti and means=20
+ ) which precedes a sumti a=
nd means=20
the thing referred to by (the sumti)
:
mi prami la djein. .i mi nelci la'e di'u
I love Jane. And I like the-referent-of the-last-utterance.=
I love Jane, and I like that.
@@ -755,21 +755,21 @@
broda ke brode brodi
a thing-1 type of (thing-2 type-of thing-3)
represents an abstract pattern, a certain kind of tanru. (Histor=
ically, this use was the original one.)
lerfu as pro-sumt=
iimplicit assignment of antecedent ko'a-series pro-sumti=
primary>contrasted with lerfu as pro-sumti in explicit assignmen=
t of lerfu as pro-sumticontrasted with ko'a-series in expl=
icit assignment of pro-sumtilerfu as lerfuas assignable pro-sumti As is explained in=20
- , the wor=
ds for Lojban letters, belonging to selma'o BY and certain related selma'o,=
are also usable as assignable pro-sumti. The main difference between lette=
r pro-sumti and ko'a-series pro-sumti is that, in the absence of an explici=
t assignment, letters are taken to refer to the most recent name or descrip=
tion sumti beginning with the same letter:
+ , the words for Lojban lett=
ers, belonging to selma'o BY and certain related selma'o, are also usable a=
s assignable pro-sumti. The main difference between letter pro-sumti and ko=
'a-series pro-sumti is that, in the absence of an explicit assignment, lett=
ers are taken to refer to the most recent name or description sumti beginni=
ng with the same letter:
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
@@ -1087,21 +1087,21 @@
A: mi ba klama le zarci B: mi nelci le si'o mi go'i A: do go'=
e
=20
A: I [future] go-to the store. B: I like the concept-of I [=
repeat last bridi]. A: You [repeat last bridi but one].
A: I am going to the store. B: I like the idea of my going. A:=
You'll go, too.
- Here B's sentence repeats A's within an abstraction (explained i=
n ):=20
+ Here B's sentence repeats A's within an abstraction (explained i=
n ):=20
le si'o mi go'i means=20
le si'o mi klama le zarci. Why must B use the w=
ord=20
mi explicitly to replace the x1 of=20
mi klama le zarci, even though it looks like=20
mi is replacing=20
mi? Because B's=20
mi refers to B, whereas A's=20
mi refers to A. If B said:
@@ -1422,21 +1422,21 @@
=20
The English version means, and the Lojban version probably means=
, that I try to open the door, but the relationship of opening is not actua=
lly specified; the Lojbanic listener must guess it from context. Lojban, un=
like English, makes it clear that there is an implicit action that is not b=
eing expressed.
co'erationale for word form The form of=20
co'e was chosen to resemble=20
=20
zo'e; the cmavo=20
do'e of selma'o BAI (see=20
=20
- ) also belongs to t=
he same group of cmavo.
+ ) also belongs to the same group of cma=
vo.
zo'e-seriescompared with do'i as indefinite pro-sumti do'icompared with zo'e-series as indefinite pro-sumti Note that=20
do'i, of the di'u-series, is also a kind of ind=
efinite pro-sumti: it is indefinite in referent, but is restricted to refer=
ring only to an utterance.
=20
Reflexive and reciprocal pro-sumti: the vo'a-series
=20
=20
The following cmavo are discussed in this section:
@@ -1720,21 +1720,21 @@
=20
ri cannot be used in place of=20
ke'a in=20
and=20
, because the relativized su=
mti is not yet complete when the=20
=20
ke'a appears.
subscriptson ke'a for nested relative clauses =
ke'asubs=
cripting for nested relative clauses ke'aand abstract desc=
riptions Note that=20
ke'a is used only with relative clauses, and no=
t with other embedded bridi such as abstract descriptions. In the case of r=
elative clauses within relative clauses,=20
ke'a may be subscripted to make the difference =
clear (see=20
- ).
+ ).
Abstraction focus pro-sumti:=20
ce'u
The following cmavo are discussed in this section:
ce'u
KOhA
abstraction focus
@@ -1842,37 +1842,37 @@
=20
DAhO
cancel all pro-sumti/pro-bridi
pro-bridi assignm=
entstability of pro-sumti assignments=
tability of How long does a pro-sumti or pro-bridi =
remain stable? In other words, once we know the referent of a pro-sumti or =
pro-bridi, how long can we be sure that future uses of the same cmavo have =
the same referent? The answer to this question depends on which series the =
cmavo belongs to.
cei=
goi bound variabl=
e pro-sumtistability of assignable pro-sumtiexplicit cancellation of by rebinding assignable pro-sumtistability of personal pro-sumtistability of personal pr=
o-sumtiimplicit cancellation of by change of speaker/l=
istener Personal pro-sumti are stable until there i=
s a change of speaker or listener, possibly signaled by a vocative. Assigna=
ble pro-sumti and pro-bridi last indefinitely or until rebound with=20
goi or=20
cei. Bound variable pro-sumti and pro-bridi als=
o generally last until re-bound; details are available in=20
=20
- .
+ .
anaphoric pro-bri=
distability of anaphoric pro-sumtista=
bility of ke'astability of reflexive pro-sumtistability of utterance pro-sumtistability of Utterance pro-sumti are stable only within the utterance in=
which they appear; similarly, reflexive pro-sumti are stable only within t=
he bridi in which they appear; and=20
=20
ke'a is stable only within its relative clause.=
Anaphoric pro-sumti and pro-bridi are stable only within narrow limits dep=
ending on the rules for the particular cmavo.
indefinite pro-br=
idistability of indefinite pro-sumtis=
tability of <=
primary>demonstrative pro-sumtistability of Demonstrative pro-sumti, indefinite pro-sumti and pro-bridi, =
and sumti and bridi questions potentially change referents every time they =
are used.
=20
=20
DAhO selma'o<=
/primary> da=
'o da'=
osyntax of da'ofor cancellation of pr=
o-sumti/pro-bridi assignment cancellation of pro-sumti/pro-bridi assignmentwith da'o pro-bridi assignmentexplicit ca=
ncellation of with da'o pro-sumti assignmentexplicit cance=
llation of with da'o However, there are ways to can=
cel all pro-sumti and pro-bridi, so that none of them have known referents.=
(Some, such as=20
mi, will acquire the same referent as soon as t=
hey are used again after the cancellation.) The simplest way to cancel ever=
ything is with the cmavo=20
da'o of selma'o DAhO, which is used solely for =
this purpose; it may appear anywhere, and has no effect on the grammar of t=
exts containing it. One use of=20
=20
da'o is when entering a conversation, to indica=
te that one's pro-sumti assignments have nothing to do with any assignments=
already made by other participants in the conversation.
=20
pro-bridi assignm=
entno'i effect on pro-sumti assignmentno'i effect on no'ieffect on pro-sumti/pro-bridi assignme=
nts =
ni'oeffect on pro-sumti/pro-bridi assignments In addition, the cmavo=20
ni'o and=20
no'i of selma'o NIhO, which are used primarily =
to indicate shifts in topic, may also have the effect of canceling pro-sumt=
i and pro-bridi assignments, or of reinstating ones formerly in effect. Mor=
e explanations of NIhO can be found in=20
- .
+ .
The identity predicate: du
=20
The following cmavo is discussed in this section:
du
GOhA
identity
diff --git a/todocbook/8.xml b/todocbook/8.xml
index 798d4c9..0ddc1d6 100644
--- a/todocbook/8.xml
+++ b/todocbook/8.xml
@@ -628,21 +628,21 @@
le nanmu cu punji le xance le daski
The man puts the hand at-locus-the pocket.
hands in pockets<=
/primary>example is very natural. Of cou=
rse, if the man is in fact putting his hands into another's pockets, or ano=
ther's hands into his pockets, the fact can be specified.
GEhU selma'o<=
/primary> goirationale for non-inclusion in relative clause chapter ge'u=
primary>effect of following logical connective on elidability logica=
l connectiveseffect on elidability of ge'u from preced=
ing relative phrase ge'uelidability of from relative phras=
es Finally, the elidable terminator for GOI cmavo i=
s=20
ge'u of selma'o GEhU; it is almost never requir=
ed. However, if a logical connective immediately follows a sumti modified b=
y a relative phrase, then an explicit=20
ge'u is needed to allow the connective to affec=
t the relativized sumti rather than the sumti of the relative phrase. (What=
about the cmavo after which selma'o GOI is named? It is discussed in=20
=20
- ,=
as it is not semantically akin to the other kinds of relative phrases, alt=
hough the syntax is the same.)
+ , as it is not semantical=
ly akin to the other kinds of relative phrases, although the syntax is the =
same.)
Multiple relative clauses:=20
zi'e
zi'e
ZIhE
relative clause joiner
@@ -845,21 +845,21 @@
will seem most natural to=
speakers of languages like English, which always puts relative clauses aft=
er the noun phrases they are attached to;=20
, on the other hand, may s=
eem more natural to Finnish or Chinese speakers, who put the relative claus=
e first. Note that in=20
, the elidable terminator=
=20
ku'o must appear, or the selbri of the relati=
ve clause (=20
blabi) will merge with the selbri of the desc=
ription (=20
gerku), resulting in an ungrammatical sentenc=
e. The purpose of the form appearing in=20
will be apparent shortly.=
para>
As is explained in detail in=20
- , two=
different numbers (known as the=20
+ , two different num=
bers (known as the=20
inner quantifier
and the=20
outer quantifier
) can be attached to a description. The=
inner quantifier specifies how many things the descriptor refers to: it ap=
pears between the descriptor and the description selbri. The outer quantifi=
er appears before the descriptor, and specifies how many of the things refe=
rred to by the descriptor are involved in this particular bridi. In the fol=
lowing example,
re le mu prenu cu klama le zarci
Two-of the five persons go to-the market.
Two of the five people [that I have in mind] are going to the =
market.
@@ -912,21 +912,21 @@
ku, then the relative clause is understood to a=
pply to everything which the underlying selbri applies to.
What about=20
? By convention, it means th=
e same as=20
, and it requires no=20
ku, but it does typically require a=20
ku'o instead. Note that the relative clause com=
es before the inner quantifier.
When=20
le is the descriptor being used, and the sumti =
has no explicit outer quantifier, then the outer quantifier is understood t=
o be=20
ro (meaning=20
all
), as is explained in=20
- . Thu=
s=20
+ . Thus=20
le gerku is taken to mean=20
all of the things I refer to as dogs
, possibly all one =
of them. In that case, there is no difference between a relative clause aft=
er the=20
ku or before it. However, if the descriptor is=
=20
lo, the difference is quite important:
lo prenu ku noi blabi cu klama le zarci
@@ -1166,21 +1166,21 @@
lu mi klama le zarci li'u noi mi cusku ke'a cu jufra
[quote] I go to-the market [unquote] incidentally-which-(I =
express IT) is-a-sentence.
I'm going to the market
, which I'd said, is a sente=
nce.
which may serve to identify the author of the quotation or some =
other relevant, but subsidiary, fact about it. All such relative clauses ap=
pear only after the simple sumti, never before it.
=20
NAhE selma'o<=
/primary> LA=
hE selma'o NAhE selma'oeffect of relative clause placement w=
ith =
LAhE selma'oeffect of relative clause placement with=
secondary> relat=
ive clauses and NAhEplacement considerations relative clau=
sesimpact of NAhE on placement=
relative clauses and LAhE=
primary>placement considerations relative clausesimpact of LAhE on placement In addition, sumti wi=
th attached sumti qualifiers of selma'o LAhE or NAhE+BO (which are explaine=
d in detail in=20
=20
- ) can have a=
relative clause appearing after the qualifier and before the qualified sum=
ti, as in:
+ ) can have a relative clau=
se appearing after the qualifier and before the qualified sumti, as in:
la'e poi tolcitno vau lu le xunre cmaxirma li'u cu zvati le v=
u kumfa
A-referent-of (which is-old) [quote] The Red Small-horse [u=
nquote] is-at the [far distance] room.
An old=20
The Red Pony
is in the far room.
=20
@@ -1418,21 +1418,21 @@
le prenu poi ke'a goi ko'a zo'u ko'a zvati le kumfa poi ke'a =
goi ko'e zo'u ko'a zbasu ke'a cu masno
The man who (IT =3D it1 : it1 is-in the room which (IT =3D =
it2 : it1 built it2) is-slow.
is more verbose than=20
, but may be clearer, sinc=
e it explicitly spells out the two=20
ke'a cmavo, each on its own level, and assign=
s them to the assignable cmavo=20
ko'a and=20
ko'e (explained in Chapter=20
- )=
.
+ ).
Index of relative clause cmavo
relative clauses<=
/primary>list of cmavo for Relative clau=
se introducers (selma'o NOI):
noi
incidental clauses
diff --git a/todocbook/9.xml b/todocbook/9.xml
index 66294ca..e10064e 100644
--- a/todocbook/9.xml
+++ b/todocbook/9.xml
@@ -900,21 +900,21 @@
A man of the north came to the city.
modal placeon description =
selbri "of"in Englishcompa=
red with do'e =
do'ecompared with English "of" Here=20
le berti is provided as a modal place of the se=
lbri=20
nanmu, but its exact significance is vague, and=
is paralleled in the colloquial translation by the vague English prepositi=
on=20
of
.=20
also illustrates a modal pl=
ace bound into a selbri with=20
be. This construction is useful when the selbri=
of a description requires a modal place; this and other uses of=20
be are more fully explained in=20
- .
+ .
Modal sentence connection: the causals
=20
The following cmavo are discussed in this section:
ni'i mu'i ki'u ri'a=
FIXME: TAG SPOT
ri'a
BAI
@@ -1190,21 +1190,21 @@
mi jgari ri'agi le kabri gi lei djacu
I grasp because the cup, the-mass-of water.
means exactly the same as=
=20
through=20
, but there is no idiomatic =
English translation that will distinguish it from them.
termset modal con=
nection modalstermset connection If =
the two connected bridi are different in more than one sumti, then a termse=
t may be employed. Termsets are explained more fully in=20
- , but are esse=
ntially a mechanism for creating connections between multiple sumti simulta=
neously.
+ , but are essentially a mechanism =
for creating connections between multiple sumti simultaneously.
mi dunda le cukta la djan. .imu'ibo la djan. dunda lei jdini =
mi
I gave the book to John. Motivated-by John gave the-mass-of=
money to-me.
I gave the book to John, because John gave money to me.
@@ -1215,21 +1215,21 @@
nu'i mu'igi la djan. lei jdini mi gi mi le cukta la djan. nu'=
u dunda
[start] because John, the-mass-of money, me; I, the book, J=
ohn [end] gives.
Here there are three sumti in each half of the termset, because =
the two bridi share only their selbri.
bridi-tail modal =
connection modal bridi-tail connection modal connection of selbriu=
sing bridi-tail modal connection There is no modal =
connection between selbri as such: bridi which differ only in the selbri ca=
n be modally connected using bridi-tail modal connection. The bridi-tail co=
nstruct is more fully explained in=20
=20
- , but es=
sentially it consists of a selbri with optional sumti following it.=20
+ , but essentially it consist=
s of a selbri with optional sumti following it.=20
is suitable for bridi-tail =
connection, and could be shortened to:
mi mu'igi viska le cukta gi lebna le cukta
I, because saw the book, took the book.
@@ -1240,21 +1240,21 @@
mi mu'igi viska gi lebna vau le cukta
I because saw, therefore took, the book.
where=20
le cukta is set off by the non-elidable=20
vau and is made to belong to both bridi-tails =
=E2=80=93 see=20
- for mor=
e explanations.
+ for more explanations.
shared bridi-tail=
sumtiavoiding vau for shared bridi-tail sumtiavoiding Since this is a chapter on rearra=
nging sumti, it is worth pointing out that=20
can be further rearranged t=
o:
mi le cukta mu'igi viska gi lebna
I, the book, because saw, therefore took.
@@ -1407,21 +1407,21 @@
Here the=20
bai is spread over both=20
klama le zarci and=20
cadzu le bisli, and the=20
ge ... gi represents the logical connection=20
both-and
between the two.
modalsexpanding scope over multiple sentences with tu'e=E2=80=A6tu'u Similarly, a modal can be attached to multiple sentenc=
es that have been combined with=20
tu'e and=20
tu'u, which are explained in more detail in=20
- :
+ :
bai tu'e mi klama le zarci .i mi cadzu le bisli [tu'u]
Under-compulsion [start] I go to-the market. I walk on-the =
ice [end].
means the same thing as=20
@@ -1837,21 +1837,21 @@
fai behaves like=20
fi'a; it does not affect the numbering of the o=
ther places around it.
=20
modal conversions=
in descriptions Like SE conver=
sions, JAI conversions are especially convenient in descriptions. We may re=
fer to=20
the language of an expression
as=20
le jai bau cusku, for example.
modal conversion<=
/primary>with no modal specified jai without modalmeaning In addition, it is grammatical to use=20
jai without a following modal. This usage is no=
t related to modals, but is explained here for completeness. The effect of=
=20
jai by itself is to send the x1 place, which sh=
ould be an abstraction, into the=20
fai position, and to raise one of the sumti fro=
m the abstract sub-bridi into the x1 place of the main bridi. This feature =
is discussed in more detail in=20
- . The fo=
llowing two examples mean the same thing:
+ . The following two examples =
mean the same thing:
le nu mi lebna le cukta cu se krinu le nu mi viska le cukta=
jbo>
The event-of (I take the book) is-justified-by the event-of=
(I see the book).
My taking the book is justified by my seeing it.
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