Return-Path: Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.19) id ; Mon, 27 Jan 92 04:28 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA10312; Mon, 27 Jan 92 04:25:25 EST Received: from cunixf.cc.columbia.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA28906; Mon, 27 Jan 92 02:21:09 -0500 Received: from cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu by cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA24356; Mon, 27 Jan 92 02:21:10 EST Message-Id: <9201270721.AA24356@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 3951; Mon, 27 Jan 92 02:19:56 EST Received: by CUVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 6973; Mon, 27 Jan 92 02:18:46 EST Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1992 00:30:09 -0500 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: anaphora backcounting and pe X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan , Eric Raymond , Eric Tiedemann Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Mon Jan 27 04:28:53 1992 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!CUVMA.BITNET!LOJBAN Nick asks, with an example of the form "le broda pe ri" whether "ri" backcounts to be assigned to "le broda". I don't think so, because "ke'a" would be the word to refer to the relativized sumti. I don;t think I've ever said that ri backcounting includes the current sumti or its components. lojbab