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http://dag.github.com/cll/7/11/

11.1)  le ka ce'u gleki
       the property-of (X being-happy)
       the property of being happy
       happiness

and

11.2)  le ka gleki ce'u
       the property-of (being-happy about-X)
       the property of being that which someone is happy about



These examples are pretty clear. No ambiguity. Now let's open Chapter 11.4
http://dag.github.com/cll/11/4/

4.9)   la djan. cu zmadu la djordj. le ka mi prami ce'u
       John exceeds George in-the property-of (I love X).



This is something very strange.
Let's imagine that I'm a boy and I meet a girl. I tell her

{do melbi mi lo ka ce'u clani}

Does {ce'u} refer to {do} or {mi}?

There are at least two ways this sentence can be understood.
1. I like tall girls. She is tall. I mean "I like that you are tall". i.e. 
{ce'u} refers to {lo melbi}.
2. I'm a tall boy. She is shortish. I mean "I like that you are short 
(given that I'm tall)". i.e. {ce'u} refers to {lo se melbi}.

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<div><pre style=3D"padding: 0.4em; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); co=
lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a name=3D"e1"></a><a href=3D"http://dag.github.com/cl=
l/7/11/">http://dag.github.com/cll/7/11/</a><br></pre><pre style=3D"padding=
: 0.4em; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a id=
=3D"e1" name=3D"e1">11.1)</a>  le ka ce'u gleki
       the property-of (X being-happy)
       the property of being happy
       happiness
</pre><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-siz=
e: medium; ">and</span><pre style=3D"padding: 0.4em; background-color: rgb(=
242, 242, 242); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a id=3D"e2" name=3D"e2">11.2)</a>  =
le ka gleki ce'u
       the property-of (being-happy about-X)
       the property of being that which someone is happy about</pre></div><=
div><br></div><div><br></div><div>These examples are pretty clear. No ambig=
uity. Now let's open Chapter 11.4</div><div><a href=3D"http://dag.github.co=
m/cll/11/4/">http://dag.github.com/cll/11/4/</a><br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><pre style=3D"background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 0.4em; colo=
r: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a id=3D"e9" name=3D"e9">4.9)</a>   la djan. cu zmadu la=
 djordj. le ka mi prami ce'u
       John exceeds George in-the property-of (I love X).</pre></div><div><=
br></div><div><br></div><div>This is something very strange.</div><div>Let'=
s imagine that I'm a boy and I meet a girl. I tell her</div><div><br></div>=
<div>{do melbi mi lo ka ce'u clani}</div><div><br></div><div>Does {ce'u} re=
fer to {do} or {mi}?</div><div><br></div><div>There are at least two ways t=
his sentence can be understood.</div><div>1. I like tall girls. She is tall=
. I mean "I like that you are tall". i.e. {ce'u} refers to {lo melbi}.</div=
><div>2. I'm a tall boy. She is shortish. I mean "I like that you are short=
 (given that I'm tall)".&nbsp;i.e. {ce'u} refers to {lo se melbi}.</div>

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