From LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Fri Nov 18 22:36:33 1994
Message-Id: <199411190336.AA01269@nfs2.digex.net>
Date: Fri Nov 18 22:36:33 1994
From: Jorge Llambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Cowan's summary: opacity and sumti-raising
Status: RO

> > I could understand this if it never made sense to have an object
> > being looked for, but it does make sense, so I don't see the need
> > to forbid this simple expression.
>
> Quantifier error!
>
> It is false that "it never makes sense", right enough. However, it is
> also false that "it does [always] make sense".

When does it not make sense?

A different matter is whether the opaque case can be easily expressed,
but the transparent case always makes sense with sisku meaning "x1 looks
for object x2".

> In fact, it sometimes
> makes sense and sometimes not.  Having places which only sometimes make
> sense is to be avoided.

I'd like to see an example of when it would not make sense.

Jorge