Re: [lojban] Not because

[pycyn@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/5/2001 9:55:24 PM Central Daylight Time,
phma@oltronics.net writes:

<How do we distinguish "not because" in these sentences?:

The Vietnamese get into the Fourth of July celebrations because they enjoy
firecrackers, not because they are Americans.

The Vietnamese get into the Fourth of July celebrations because they enjoy
firecrackers, not because they live below me.>

Not clear what you are asking.  These all look like reasons or motives, the
first might be causal.  Try working with the reverse order "the fact that
they... causes/is a reason for/is a motive for that they enjoy..."
Or is the problem how to hook the clauses together?