Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:05:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199712081505.KAA07028@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Thanatos Sender: Lojban list From: Thanatos Subject: Beginner question on meaning of "le ... xu ku" and "le ... ku xu" X-To: Lojban List To: John Cowan X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 709 X-From-Space-Date: Mon Dec 8 10:05:24 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU I just want to check on my interpretation of the meaning of something. le cutci ku xu se citka le mlatu Is it the shoes which are eaten by the cat? le cutci xu ku se citka le mlatu Is what is being eaten by the cat correctly described as shoes? Is that a reasonable interpretation of those two questions? While they would both have the same answer, they are asking slightly different questions. In the first, I have shoes in mind, and I'm asking if it is those shoes the cat is eating. In the second, I have in mind what the cat is eating and I'm asking if that is correctly described as shoes. In more complex constructs I'd imagine the meaning to be significantly different. -- Erik W. Cornilsen