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Re: [lojban] gerzda (ambiguity in lujvo vs. in tanru)
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- Subject: Re: [lojban] gerzda (ambiguity in lujvo vs. in tanru)
- From: Brandon Wirick <brandon@yrick.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 18:06:16 -0700
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Yeah, I just read up on that today. Consequently, I had to change some
of the claims I made in my paper. Good thing I realized this now.
On 9/5/05, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/5/2005 4:22:28 AM Central Standard Time,
> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
>
>
> I was under the impression that lujvo were vague, not ambiguous. A
> {gerzda} is some sort of nest/house/dwelling with some sort of
> dog-like aspect to it, right? It is not necessarily a doghouse as
> English-speakers understand the term.
>
> It's tanru that are ambiguous. Each lujvo takes one specific meaning of a
> tanru and concretizes that single meaning. The other meanings of the tanru
> require other lujvo (or none at all).
>
> stevo