Re: [bpfk] BPFK work

[Daniel Brockman <daniel@brockman.se>]

I consider myself a pretty pedantic {i}-user, but even I
only start with {i} if the first thing I'm saying is a bridi.

I don't start with {i} if the first thing I'm saying is, e.g., a UI.
When I start with a UI, it sort of attaches to my whole text.
It definitely does not attach to the end of some other text.

So I agree with xorxes: we cannot assume a single text.
It simply wouldn't work.

(On the other hand, I think everything that is allowed at
the beginning of a text should be allowed after {i}:

  A: ie pei ui pei broda
  B: ja'ai i nai

And so on.  I think xorxes would agree.)

When I start with a bare sumti, it can mean anything involving
that sumti, including that I'm continuing someone's sentence.

I still think the explicit marker cmavo would be useful.

I'm not sure how to express explicit non-continuation, though.
Maybe the explicit marker has a *required* NAI following it?

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