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Re: Beginner's take on the open/closed gismu debate (was: Re: emotions)



On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:53:38AM -0400, tbovee@daypoems.net wrote:
> Speaking as an absolute beginner, aren't lujvo by definition a nonce
> construction? And isn't that a good thing, because it allows the
> writer to express concepts unlimited by dictionaries and Academies
> of Language?

You're thinking of tanru.  Tanru are a good thing.

Lujvo are supposed to be defined with specific meanings and place
structures.  Anyone can create them, but they should not be viewed
as nonce words.

-- 
Jordan DeLong - fracture@allusion.net
lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u
                                     sei la mark. tuen. cusku

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