Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 13 Jun 98 21:28:33 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-21.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.6) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 13 Jun 98 21:28:32 +0000 Received: from punt-2.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 897714896:20:26954:3; Sat, 13 Jun 98 05:14:56 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-2.mail.demon.net id aa2026693; 13 Jun 98 5:14 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <1.FE9615F5@listserv.cuny.edu>; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 1:16:05 -0400 Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 01:14:26 -0400 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: loi jei loi nu klama cu muvdu X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <897714852.2026693.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 Content-Length: 1960 Lines: 47 >Now, what happens with {mo'i} tags? I would like to find a >similar pattern. For example: > > le gerku cu cmoni mo'izu'a le tricu > ?The dog barks while moving left of the tree. > le nu le gerku cu cmoni cu muvdu _fo_ le zunle be le tricu >Or is it: > ?The dog barks while moving all the way to the left of the > tree. > le nu le gerku cu cmoni cu muvdu _fe_ le zunle be le tricu My intention, if not contradicted by the Book, was The dog barks, while moving to the left from (at/near/the direction of) the tree. le nu le gerku cu cmoni cu klama le zunle [fe] le zunle [be le tricu] [fi] le tricu with the following useful application le gerku cu cmoni mo'iru'u le tricu The dog barks while running around the tree le gerku cu cmoni mo'ifa'a le tricu The dog barks while running toward the tree. etc. The tagged sumti in effect becomes a secondary space-time reference (secondary, because the primary space-time reference will determine what direction "to the left from the tree"is. lojbab net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: ftp.access.digex.net /pub/access/lojbab or see Lojban WWW Server: href="http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/" Order _The Complete Lojban Language_ - see our Web pages or ask me.