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[lojban-beginners] Re: Strange modals



ki'e

----- Original Message ----
> From: Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>
> To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:40:36 AM
> Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Strange modals
> 
> On 12/4/07, A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
> > I think the differene between di'o and sedi'o is that {X di'o Y} says that
> > X occurs at the place where Y is confined, whereas {X sedi'o Y} says
> > that X occurs at, and is confined to, place Y. They differ as to what is
> > confined.
> >
> > But if
> > {diklo}: x1 is located in x2 and nowhere else within x3
> > then surely
> > {se diklo} must be: x1 is the only location of x2 within x3
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > and {X di'o Y} must be: X being the only location of Y within...
> 
> In {X di'o Y}, X has to be a bridi, it can't refer to a location. "X occurs,
> with Y being confined to some location (presumably the location
> where X occurs)".
> 
> If X is a sumti that refers to a location, then you can use {X pe di'o Y}
> for "X, the only location of Y"
> 
> mu'o mi'e
> xorxes
>