[bpfk] The Case for UI.

[Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com>]

The Case for UI.
(or ".AI KARAMBA")

I am wholly unsure of how to write an actual proposal, so here is my
best attempt.

According to CLL Chapter 13 Section 3 examples 3.8 through 3.12 (and
pretty much the whole chapter) a large number of UI1 do not actually
work as emotional indicators, but as evidentials like in UI2. Rather
than {.oi} expressing annoyance at a particular thing, it states that
it works more like "Complaint: ", which to me seems more like
something out of UI2. Similarly, {.ai} seems to be "Intent: " rather
than expressing a feeling of intent, {.e'u} is "Suggestion: " instead
of feeling suggestive, and {.e'o} is "Request: " instead of a feeling
of petition.

There is a rather big inconsistency in this regard as some UI1
function this way, whereas some others such as {.ui}, {.iu}, and {.io}
actually express pure emotion. As I understand it, this has been a
very long debate, especially with regard to {.ai} (hence the alternate
title). I hope to bring this to an end.

We -cannot- meet half way on this, because the split consistency of
UI1 is the biggest problem I have (otherwise I'd just create new
experimental cmavo that have the meanings I want and there'd be no
problem).

I propose to change this to one of two things:

Option 1: Make all UI1 function the same by making them all evidential-
like such that they work like {.e'u} as described in CLL; create a new
set of cmavo based on UI1 with similar meanings, but indicating pure
emotion. The best way I can really gloss these is seems reminiscent of
the robot from Star Wars: KotOR. I'll throw in a few nicer glosses
where I can think of them, though.. Suggested table and definitions
follows:

a'a - "Statement of Attention:" (Attentively...)
a'e - "Alert:"
ai - "Intent: " (I intend...)
a'i - "Difficulty: "
a'o - "Hope: " (I hope that...)
au - "Desire: " (I desire...)
a'u - "Interest: "
e'a - "Permission: "
e'e - "Competence: " (Competantly...)
ei - "Obligation: " I should...
e'i - "Restriction: "
e'o - "Request: " (I request...)
e'u - "Suggestion: " (I suggest...)
i'a - "Acceptive Statement: " (I accept...)
ia - "Belief: " (I believe...)
i'e - "Approval: " (I approve of...)
ie - "Agreement: " (I agree that/with...)
i'i - "Collective Statement: " (Together...)
ii - "Fear: " (I fear...)
i'o - "Appreciative Statement: " (I appreciate...)
io - "Respective Statement: "
i'u - "Familiarity: " or "Deja Vu: " (Familiarly...)
iu - "Expression of Love: "
o'a - "Expression of Pride: " (I'm proud that...)
o'e - "Expression of Closeness: "
o'i - "Caution: "
oi - "Complaint: "
o'o - "Expression of Patience: "
o'u - "Expression of Calm: "
u'a - "Gain: "
ua - "Discovery: "
u'e - "Awe: "
ue - "Surprise: "
u'i - "Amusement: "
ui - "Expression of Joy: "
u'o - "Boldness: "
uo - "Completion: "
u'u - "Repentance: "
uu - "Pity: "

Perhaps these aren't the -best- examples, but it outlines the general
idea behind how they should be defined. The next part is to create a
separate table of matching words which do not in any way change the
meaning of the bridi and only express the emotion of the speaker. Ca'a
or Va'a perhaps? .ia'a .ia'e, etc.

Option 2: Make all UI1 express only emotion. Take the specific UI that
do change the meaning of the bridi and move them to a new space in UI2
with cmavo that correspond to their counterparts (via previously
mentioned method) as perhaps not all UI1 need an irrealis counterpart
as in option 1.

The cmavo in particular I would move are:

a'o - ia'o (hopefully vs. I hope that...)
au - i'au (desirably vs. I desire...)
e'a - ie'a (*permissiveness* vs. I permit...)
ei - i'ei ( *obligation-ness* vs. I should...)
e'o - ie'o ( *requestive-ness* vs. I request...)
e'u - ie'u ( *suggestiveness* vs. I suggest...)
ia - i'ia ( *belief* vs. I believe...)
o'i - io'i ( *cautious* vs. Caution: )
oi - i'oi ( *annoyance* vs. Complaint: )
ua - i'ua ( *yooreeka!* vs. Discovery: )
u'u - iu'u ( *repenting* vs. Repenting Statement: )
uu - i'uu ( *pity* vs. Condolence: )

I'm sure there's some better conversion method than what I've done
here (tacking "I" on everything), but that's not exactly the most
important part of the proposal, so I'll leave that up to the BPFK.

Option 3: Shut up, Lindar; nobody cares. You have a stupid haircut and
nobody likes you.

Certainly a viable option.

I would like a discussion to take place to decide which option is
better (or perhaps to suggest a better option?) and to figure out what
sort of pattern should be used to generate the new UI required for the
first two options.

Thank you very much, and as I've said before, I apologise for beating
the dead zombie horse.

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