From sentto-44114-20516-1059616442-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Wed Jul 30 18:55:09 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:55:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n23.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.79]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 19i2eJ-0003iN-00 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:54:35 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-20516-1059616442-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.157] by n23.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 31 Jul 2003 01:54:03 -0000 X-Sender: cowan@mercury.ccil.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 60533 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2003 01:54:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m17.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 31 Jul 2003 01:54:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mercury.ccil.org) (192.190.237.100) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 Jul 2003 01:54:02 -0000 Received: from cowan by mercury.ccil.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19i2dl-0001Ur-00; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:54:01 -0400 To: And Rosta Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20030731015401.GD3024@mercury.ccil.org> References: <20030730123834.80685.qmail@web41902.mail.yahoo.com> <00d501c356e5$4c6e4360$3f3d0751@oemcomputer> <20030730221713.GA43767@allusion.net> <014301c356f1$aff9da00$3f3d0751@oemcomputer> In-Reply-To: <014301c356f1$aff9da00$3f3d0751@oemcomputer> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-eGroups-From: John Cowan From: John Cowan X-Yahoo-Profile: johnwcowan MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:54:01 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: le du Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 6012 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: cowan@ccil.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list And Rosta scripsit: > > Seems to me that it should probably default to su'obu'a, like da > > defaults to su'oda. > > If that were the case, then {le bu'a} would suffice as a descriptionless > referential expression, but would have the drawback of introducing > communicatively redundant quantification with all its attendant > difficulties. The intent is that bu'a, like da, when not bound in an explicit prenex, is bound with su'o in an implicit prenex that is as close as it could be. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com Be yourself. Especially do not feign a working knowledge of RDF where no such knowledge exists. Neither be cynical about RELAX NG; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment in the world of markup, James Clark is as perennial as the grass. --DeXiderata, Sean McGrath ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free shipping on all inkjet cartridge & refill kit orders to US & Canada. Low prices up to 80% off. We have your brand: HP, Epson, Lexmark & more. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5510 http://us.click.yahoo.com/GHXcIA/n.WGAA/ySSFAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/