Received: from mail-ye0-f187.google.com ([209.85.213.187]:46931) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TrlO9-0006kd-GV; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:31 -0800 Received: by mail-ye0-f187.google.com with SMTP id m14sf10660687yen.4 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=20120806; h=x-received:x-beenthere:x-received:x-received:received-spf :mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=VWB88vHWjpS7yUAAl4q6/bVp/Njl8ONmwuo7cAdx+o8=; b=fBLOS7mD0O72E+H8Vsw0ILHgD0ohIvmNqLWAl+5EFKWQO12IGFU1vef7ZfW8IN+MZn DaPqFAAdkHdmXPOnPgOK2eixRDvam+UxImb44jeEu/wDHzQ088k54zbILKvtkk2VUmVZ b9YsrFheF3rqdly8IC8E0yn7n+Ulf+2vihauFEzbprMP3/qe0JQzDItAyYlIiFrFKi5C 8t1x16iLI2igsaZfr8t0z+NaK2xWln1agZH9/AnKhbBow2IA34Dw8AhioiGW/tPJ9qla xKZ13S4KDNa2cQNmlawkcH2Bmsho94IIT+mIfqE5op4PURZ2f48csvKyD1R1IybV0uup RJ/Q== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:x-beenthere:x-received:x-received:received-spf :mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=VWB88vHWjpS7yUAAl4q6/bVp/Njl8ONmwuo7cAdx+o8=; b=I2ekdPA+gs26Nx1mS0jrxpH6iE4MqGE/tWzJyucil26VKRiMANdFpJe2T02LatpzpW yIDPEjuZ4C4Tw78HfJMlx95ySJZYUfe6CZ1RjEM/Lbpd7n6h3zEdu4h961wMskjIa4la 4KO4YHFANCjfdtx4Y2KW7xzopezwOtn+gq+40peI8n76m5BBtaBirCj0mSW+4Otif5Yk SPu9IyqXtE4ZkZMeeT03802oh899/LwnHQ9BYMssmBoYqWPZqywh2jA+L37+rlfiBNnr vuTNDhJaBNJRrTv99oll5/1J5Nk75SG3fs8uNlzR4n9vyGnzIw56pFaVLnjLuxOJ0ARj Eaxg== X-Received: by 10.50.11.196 with SMTP id s4mr780669igb.9.1357460118633; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:18 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.222.129 with SMTP id qm1ls916356igc.28.gmail; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:17 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.42.27.7 with SMTP id h7mr44250826icc.13.1357460117980; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:17 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.42.27.7 with SMTP id h7mr44250825icc.13.1357460117964; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-ia0-f172.google.com (mail-ia0-f172.google.com [209.85.210.172]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s15si294223igi.1.2013.01.06.00.15.16 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:16 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rdentato@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.172 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.210.172; Received: by mail-ia0-f172.google.com with SMTP id z13so15332907iaz.3 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.151.166 with SMTP id ur6mr2942461igb.66.1357460116865; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.194.193 with HTTP; Sun, 6 Jan 2013 00:15:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <999A7608-07F2-4B88-BC4E-A14D56B28CF5@asb.gaggle.net> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:15:16 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban-beginners] Should/Ought From: Remo Dentato To: "lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com" X-Original-Sender: rdentato@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rdentato@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.172 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rdentato@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 300742228892 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f23549d10008904d29a50a4 X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.1 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / Content-Length: 3653 --e89a8f23549d10008904d29a50a4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sunday, January 6, 2013, Annie wrote: > Goodness! The concept of selbri is way more complicated than I realized. > When I started learning Lojban, I got the concept of selbri thinking of them as set definitions. So {plise} is the set of all apples. {klama} is the set of those going somewhere, {klama be lo zarci} is the set of those who go to a store (a smaller subset of {klama}), {klama be lo zarci be lo zdani} is the even smaller set of those who go to a store from an house. A bridi states that x1 is part of the set defined by the selbri. This view made simpler for me to move on and get the rest, I hope it can help you too. For those versed in a more formal reasoning, this interpretation is supported by the fact that relations are a subset of the cartesian products of sets. In theory all sets are equally important but in Lojban the set that is used for the sumti place x1 is given a special treatment, thats why my interpretation attaches the other sumti places to the selbri first.Note that this is exactly what is done when we speak of "bridi tails". mu'o mi'e la .remod. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lojban Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. --e89a8f23549d10008904d29a50a4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sunday, January 6, 2013, Annie wrote:
Goodness! The concept of selbri is way more complic= ated than I realized.

When I started learnin= g Lojban, I got the concept of selbri thinking of them as set definitions.<= /span>

So {plise} is the set of= all apples. {klama} is the set of those going somewhere, {klama be lo zarc= i} is the set of those who go to a=A0store (a smaller subset of {klama}), {= klama be lo zarci be lo zdani} is the even smaller set of those who go to a= store from an house.

A bridi states that x1 is part of the set = defined by the selbri.
This view made simpler for me to move on a= nd get the rest, I hope it can help you too.

For those = versed in a more formal reasoning, this interpretation is supported by the = fact that relations are a subset of the cartesian products of sets. In theo= ry all sets are equally important but in Lojban the set that is used for th= e sumti place x1 is given a special treatment, thats why my interpretation = attaches the other sumti places to the selbri first.Note that this is exact= ly what is done when we speak of "bridi tails".

mu'o mi'e la .remod.

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