From cowan Sat Mar 6 22:55:34 2010 Subject: Re: {soi} To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu (Lojban List) From: cowan Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:33:34 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <199509210745.DAA19355@locke.ccil.org> from "ucleaar" at Sep 21, 95 00:39:15 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1228 Status: OR X-From-Space-Date: Thu Sep 21 12:33:34 1995 X-From-Space-Address: cowan Message-ID: la .and. cusku di'e > How does {soi} work? The syntax is "soi [se'u]", where the sumti-references are typically, but not necessarily, pro-sumti of the vo'a-series or the ri-series. It has the grammar of a free modifier (vocative, subscript, or the like) and asserts that the bridi in which the referenced sumti appear is also true if the referenced sumti are made to occupy each other's places. The meaning is undefined if the referenced sumti are in different bridi. If is omitted, it is understood to be a reference to the immediately preceding sumti. Examples: la djim. prami la .alis. soi vo'a vo'e Jim loves Alice [reciprocally] [1st-place sumti] [2nd-place sumti] Jim loves Alice and vice versa. la djim. prami la .alis. soi ra Jim loves Alice [reciprocally] [recent-not-last sumti] Note that la djim. prami la .alis. soi dy. Jim loves Alice [reciprocally] [reference to "la djim."]. is technically bad (although probably interpretable) because "dy." corefers to Jim himself, just as "la djim." does, whereas "ri" refers directly to "la djim." and only indirectly to Jim himself. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.