[lojban-beginners] Re: nice to meet you

[m.kornig@sondal.net]

Selon Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:

> On 6/15/07, m.kornig@sondal.net <m.kornig@sondal.net> wrote:
> >
> > What is the meaning of spaces then. I thought space are used to
> > seperate words???
>
> Spaces CAN be used to separate words, but they are not required.
> The only spaces that are obligatory are right after a brivla, because
> they indicate (indirectly) where to put the stress. If brivla stress is
> indicated by other means, the space is not obligatory.
>
> > There is an exception with names, though. Because
> > there, seperation is achieved by points rather than by spaces.
> > Example: {bil.geits.}
>
> The dots indicate obligatory pauses. Pauses are always allowed
> between words and never allowed in the middle of a word. In general,
> pauses are not necessary between words, that's why when they
> are obligatory they are marked with a dot.
>
> > My understanding is: syllables can have a fairly large number of cosonants.
>
> Yes, they can. (The exact details have not been fully defined yet.)
> But what Karl pointed out is correct: if there is no consonant cluster,
> and the string ends in a vowel, you know that it consists only of cmavo.
> A brivla must always have at least one consonant cluster (for this
> purpose "y" does not count as breaking a cluster.).

Thanks Jorge. That clarifies a few things for me.

Martin