Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 06:42:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Spheniscine (la zipcpi)" <spheniscine@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] Possible polysemy clashes for "regular affixes" in lujvo?
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Certain gismu have, over time, become treated like "prefixes" and 
"suffixes"; they are used for many lujvo, and they make them in a highly 
predictable manner.

For example: {zabna binxo -> zanbi'o "to (improve/change in a favorable 
manner)"} is treated as {zabna fa lo nu X1 binxo X2 X3 [X4 ...]}
While {binxo gasnu -> bixygau "to (change something else / cause something 
else to change)"} is treated as {X1 gasnu lo nu X2 binxo X3 X4 [X5 ...]}

Unfortunately this causes clashes when two "promiscuous" gismu meet! What 
exactly would {zangau} mean?

It could mean {zabna fa lo nu X1 gasnu X2} (roughly "does good deeds / does 
favors"), or it could mean {X1 gasnu lo nu X2 zabna X3 X4} (possibly "to 
bless")!

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Certain gismu have, over time, become treated like "prefix=
es" and "suffixes"; they are used for many lujvo, and they make them in a h=
ighly predictable manner.<div><br></div><div>For example: {zabna binxo -&gt=
; zanbi'o "to (improve/change in a favorable manner)"} is treated as {zabna=
 fa lo nu X1 binxo X2 X3 [X4 ...]}</div><div>While {binxo gasnu -&gt; bixyg=
au "to (change something else / cause something else to change)"} is treate=
d as {X1 gasnu lo nu X2 binxo X3 X4 [X5 ...]}</div><div><br></div><div>Unfo=
rtunately this causes clashes when two "promiscuous" gismu meet! What exact=
ly would {zangau} mean?</div><div><br></div><div>It could mean {zabna fa lo=
 nu X1 gasnu X2} (roughly "does good deeds / does favors"), or it could mea=
n {X1 gasnu lo nu X2 zabna X3 X4} (possibly "to bless")!</div></div>

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