Return-Path: Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.19) id ; Thu, 27 Feb 92 00:35 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA22955; Wed, 26 Feb 92 22:51:19 EST Received: from cunixf.cc.columbia.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA06480; Wed, 26 Feb 92 22:38:21 -0500 Received: from cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu by cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA00254; Wed, 26 Feb 92 22:38:18 EST Message-Id: <9202270338.AA00254@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 4244; Wed, 26 Feb 92 22:36:51 EST Received: by CUVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 0547; Wed, 26 Feb 92 22:36:15 EST Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 17:20:44 -0500 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: rafsi change proposal X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan , Eric Raymond , Eric Tiedemann Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Thu Feb 27 00:35:53 1992 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!CUVMA.BITNET!LOJBAN The following rafsi assignment changes will be implemented with the new gismu list. The change is in response to the significant increase in use/scope of selci as a basic subunit in lujvo, which finds it most often in the final position of source tanru for lujvo. Ad-hoc lujvo involving selci are easily made, and while we would desire "selfu" to have a final position rafsi, its use in that position is less productive of lujvo than selci. This change also causes emphasis of the broad meaning of selci, which recently confused Nick, among others, when I used it in the song translation from Gilbert & Sullivan. This is the first change in rafsi assignments explicitly due to observations of lujvo usage. Changes like this are expected to be rare, especially after the first books come out, although the rafsi list will be baselined formally as late as possible, to allow recognition of lujvo-making usage. Comments on this change are welcome. sefta sfe surface [was sef sfe] x1 is a surface/face (bounded shape/form) of (higher-dimension) object x2, side x3, bounds x4 selci sle cell [was - none] x1 is a cell/atom/unit of x2; x1 is a whole, most basic subunit of x2; (cf. figurative 'atom') selfu sef serve [was sle] x1 serves x2 with service x3; x1 is a servant (noun) of x2 performing x3 521001 ---- lojbab = Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 lojbab@grebyn.com