From ucleaar@ucl.ac.uk Sat Mar 6 22:56:15 2010 Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 15:53:26 +0100 From: ucleaar Subject: Re: More about scopes To: Bob LeChevalier X-From-Space-Date: Sun Apr 9 15:38:51 1995 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Message-ID: > > As you say, "ro" is the default > > quantifier for "ko'a". > > And also of mi, do, mi'o, etc... I think I would have preferred > piro for all of these. A single mass referent is so much simpler than > several single referents. > > The paper says: > > >>The personal pro-sumti may be interpreted in context as either representing > >>individuals or masses, so the implicit quantifier may be "pisu'o" rather > >>than "ro": in particular, "mi'o", "mi'a", "ma'a", and "do'o" specifically > >>represent mass combinations of the individuals (you and I, I and others, > >>you and I and others, you and others) that make them up. > > Then I don't see the point of {ro} being the default. {piro} seems much > better. I agree. {piro} makes more sense. --- And