Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 00:37:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199709200537.AAA05373@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: HACKER G N Sender: Lojban list From: HACKER G N Subject: Re: Morphology X-To: Don Wiggins X-cc: Lojban List To: John Cowan In-Reply-To: <0EGR0012QD6YBI@mail.newcastle.edu.au> X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 701 X-From-Space-Date: Sat Sep 20 00:37:51 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Don Wiggins wrote: > > But it is forbidden to stress a cmavo syllable before a gismu unless you > > put a compulsory pause after the cmavo, so strong disambiguation is > > maintained. > > Is that right? In fact, is it stronger in that before gismu or lujvo there > must be a pause? Yes, before any brivla there must be a compulsory pause after the cmavo if you stress the cmavo syllable occurring just before the brivla. How about cmene? I don't know if you can put cmavo between 'la' and a cmene, but if you could, then the cmavo would most definitely require a pause after them whether or not they were stressed, otherwise they would run straight into the cmene. :) Geoff