[lojban-beginners] Re: A few questions...

[Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com>]

Matt Arnold wrote:
> Hal,
>    I'm all in favor of it. For each convention that is invented for diagramming, the question to be asked is how does it instruct the viewer and clarify the structure? There are hundreds of selma'o, which is too many to come up with a unique diagramming method for each one. I would recommend that we come up with diagramming methods for these more general categories of cmavo instead:
> - Abstracts - Attitudinals - Connectives - Descriptors - Discursives - Keyboard (alphanumeric, {ro}, verbal punctuation, shifts, etc.) - Math expressions - Modals - Prosumti/bridi - Qualifiers (NAI, LAhE, NA, NAhE, LUhU) - Relativizers (clause/phrase) - Sentence Structure (TUhE, FA, TUhU, NUhI, FAhO, CEhE, FUhE, ZEI, ad infinitum) - Tenses - Vocatives
>    Perhaps even some of these can share a diagramming method, such as vocatives and attitudinals.

OK... I would think that many/most of these could share diagramming styles.

My rough ideas would be:

1. gismu + sumti as I showed already
2. articles and such go right along with the thing modified
3. cu goes under the main divider
4. parenthesis-type cmavo go on top of extra dividers
5. things that modify things on the main line branch off under them

That probably leaves a million unanswered issues, of course.


Hal