[lojban-beginners] Re: nu fanva zoi gy. I pledge allegiance... .gy

[Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar>]

--- Adam COOPER <adamgarrigus@gmail.com> wrote:
> > i do nitcu zo ce'a lo nu ca'a nupre gi'e po'esti i se cau zo ce'a
> > do pilno le valsi lo nu skicu e nai lo nu nupre gi'e po'esti
> > 
> > mu'o mi'e xorxes
> 
> .ui nai ru'e mi bilga lo nu spuda bau lo glibau .i ri'a bo do cremau
> mi lo nu se bangu lo jbobau ku .e lo sanbau vau zo'o
> 
> I fail to understand the role of {ce'a} here. Is it due to the {lu ...
> li'u}? Because I only used {lu ... li'u} to stick the sentence in the
> x5 slot of {fanva}. In the actual text the statement stands on its
> own.

Oops, I meant {ca'e}, not {ce'a}. {ca'e} marks the sentence as a
performative, which I think is what you want here. You're not
just describing a situation, you are pledging/forfeiting by saying
those words.

mu'o mi'e xorxes
 




		
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