From noras@lojban.org Sun Dec 08 15:24:18 2002 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 08 Dec 2002 15:24:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao02.cox.net ([68.1.17.243]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18LAmU-0007hU-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 08 Dec 2002 15:24:14 -0800 Received: from nora.lojban.org ([68.100.206.153]) by lakemtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20021208232341.LDEA2203.lakemtao02.cox.net@nora.lojban.org> for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 18:23:41 -0500 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20021208181840.02df58f0@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: noras@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 18:27:12 -0500 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Nora LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: lervla valfendi preti In-Reply-To: <0212081753560B.19670@neofelis> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 3322 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: noras@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list At 05:53 PM 12/8/02 -0500, you wrote: > > 3) If the piece ends in "y", check for some lerfu words: specifically, > > the last lerfu word of a string, if it ends in a "y" (e.g. /abubycydy/ > > or /y'y/), must be followed by a pause: > > a) If the "y" is preceded by a consonant, break off the consonant+"y" > > as a resolved lerfu word (e.g. /abubycydy/ gives /abubycy/ unresolved, > > and /dy/ resolved as a lerfu word). Continue breaking off any Cy > > pieces as lerfu words if they're there (e.g. unresolved /abubycy/ > > gives unresolved /abuby/ + resolved /cy/; then /abuby/ gives un- > > resolved /abu/ plus resolved /by/). > >Following this rule as written on {ladjAndy} would give {la djan dy}, which >is wrong. The consonant has to be preceded by a vowel or at the beginning of >a piece. Since {ladjAndy} cannot occur in any valid lojban speech stream, it doesn't matter how it breaks down. This algorithm (though it DOES have problems), presumes a speech stream that is valid lojban. -- mi'e noras noras@lojban.org Nora LeChevalier