[lojban-beginners] Re: [bpfk] polysemy of {nai}

[John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>]

la gleki scripsit:

> Then explain me how one {nai} can give birth both to round pegs and square 
> nails?

As the Red Book explains in Section 15.7, the meaning of "nai" depends on
the selma'o of the word it is attached to.  It is contradictory negation
(na) when attached to NU, A, GIhA, JA, GA, GUhA, GI, PU, FAhA, BAI.
It is scalar negation (na'e) when attached to JOI, BIhI, ROI, TAhE, ZAhO.
It is polar negation (to'e) when attached to COI, UI, CAI.  When standing
alone as a text-0, it is vague in meaning (like English "No.").

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