Re: [lojban] Phrases that translate as phrases

["Avital Oliver" <olivera@macs.biu.ac.il>]

IMHO any tanru is not glossable. If "sumti tcita" is normally used to speak
of a specific
grammatical usage, that does not make it translatable into "modal" or
anything of the sort.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pierre Abbat" <phma@webjockey.net>
To: <lojban-list@lojban.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: [lojban] Phrases that translate as phrases


> How can jbovlaste handle phrases that translate as phrases? For instance,
lo
> ricydandu bromeli is Spanish moss, but of course being tanru, ricydandu
> bromeli could also be a pineapple plant in a pot hanging from a tree and
> Spanish moss could be moss in Spain.
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> phma
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