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Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: Just having trouble putting a sentence together in general... Think I figured it out
In the past, I've found the "How to use xorlo" page misleading at
best, and incorrect at worst. I recall xorxes contradicting it.
As I understand, the BPFK section on gadri is the most accurate
reference to do with {lo} and {le}:
http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK+Section%3A+gadri
{lo broda} is defined as {zo'e noi ke'a broda}
{le broda} is defined as {zo'e noi mi ke'a do skicu lo ka ce'u broda}
So (ignoring quantifiers, since they're not relevant here) {lo broda}
refers to something that is {broda}, and {le broda} refers to
something which I describe to you as being {broda}.
So far we're in agreement, right?
Now, let's say I have a specific dog in mind: is it incorrect to refer
to it as {lo gerku}? I argue not, and I think you agree.
Since in many cases where {le} can be used, {lo} can be used just as
well, the speaker needs to make a choice between the two, and the
listener needs to infer what the speaker meant by the choice.
{le broda} is not defined to refer to "the thing which is a broda that
I have in mind", so I argue that "having a particular {broda} in mind"
is not enough of a reason to use {le} over {lo}. I think that this use
comes from taking too far the similarities of {le} to "the" and of
{lo} to "a".
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:56 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> doi .aionys. Can you justify that prescription?
>
>
> It's not a prescription. It's not a position. It's the definition of le.
>
> le as mentioned in the following documents:
>
> jbovlaste : "non-veridical descriptor: the one(s) described as ..." {gadri
> lo selbri fo le du'u sinxa ro se skicu be le cusku bei le te cusku bei la'e
> vo'e}
>
> CLL 6.2 : "le LE the, the one(s) described as"
> le zarci
> one-or-more-specific-things-each-of-which-I-describe-as being-a-market
> the market
>
> xorlo : "le is used for particular things you have in mind."
>>
>>
>> pe'i That's malgli, but I speak Russian fluently, and that my account
>> for my opinion.
>
>
> It certainly does, since that is the definition of le.
>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Use {le} when you are referring to something you specifically have in
>> > mind.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:52 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I haven't heard of a good consensus of when to use {le}.
>> >>
>> >> My impression is that {lo} should be the default unless you have
>> >> reason stronger than specificity. *ba'e* {le} is not "the".
>> >>
>> >> I personally only use it when I want to emphasize the fact that the
>> >> sumti may not technically fit the selbri, mu'i {le cribe} to refer to
>> >> a teddy-bear; unlike pre-xorlo, however, {lo cribe} is unquestionably
>> >> still correct in that case.
>> >>
>> >> I guess I might also use it to clarify/emphasize subjectivity: {lo
>> >> xagrai cmaxi'a} might not have a clear referent, but if I say {le
>> >> xagrai cmaxi'a}, I'm clearly talking about Rainbow Dash.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > On Monday, March 05, 2012 21:49:33 RexScientiarum wrote:
>> >> >> If I was was talking about a specific microbe I was observing I
>> >> >> could
>> >> >> use {le} right?
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, and likewise if you're using a specific microscope. Use of
>> >> > articles
>> >> > in
>> >> > Lojban is somewhat different from use of articles in English (or
>> >> > French
>> >> > or any
>> >> > other language that has articles).
>> >> >
>> >> > Pierre
>> >> > --
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>> >> > .ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga
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