[lojban-beginners] Re: spofu pemci

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 12:12:57PM -0300, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> I don't think the tanru {dansu je sanga je gleki} can have as its
> x2 a conflation of the x2's of dansu, sanga and gleki. What would
> that mean? The place structure of a tanru is the place structure
> of its last component.

I disagree.  If there were a following bit, say {dansu je sange je
gleki broda}, then I'd agree, but I see no tanru connection there,
only logical connection, albeit of tanru type.  From the CLL,
chapter 5:

    It may be used to partly resolve the ambiguity of simple tanru:

    6.7)  ta blanu je zdani
     that is-blue and is-a-house

    definitely refers to something which is both blue and is a
    house, and not to any of the other possible interpretations of
    simple ``blanu zdani''.

Therefore, each element of a tanru JA is equivalent to every other
element.  I don't see how this gives the last one primacy, despite
that being the tanru default.

It's worth noting, however, that both xorxes and I are talking out
of our assses: this case is *not* explicitely covered in the CLL,
and I think that's OK.  This is a case where Bob would probably say
that we should let usage decide, and this is enough of a corner case
that I'm fine with that.

-Robin

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