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Re: [lojban] "right" in simpler terms
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- Subject: Re: [lojban] "right" in simpler terms
- From: John E Clifford <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:18:25 -0800 (PST)
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Some NSM people tried that with the problem
cases: artifacts, colors, and natural kinds, but
everybody objected and even Wierzbicka doesn't
use it any more. You need something you can get
to without having a reliable informant around --
or other things: the paradigm cases are not
fairing well for the problem areas again).
--- MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/18/2006 4:21:50 AM Central
> Standard Time,
> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
>
>
> > From: John E Clifford
> <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: [lojban] Re: semantic primes
> >
> >
> > I assume the problem is with
> > {pritu3}, the frame of reference, since I
> can't
> > imagine a problem with 1 or 2 ("right" is not
> an
> > NSM prime but I sure don't see off-hand how
> to
> > specify it in simpler terms).
>
>
> It might be something really simple, like a
> convention:
> "Right" is the direction most people call
> "right".
> Keep in mind that lots of people get left and
> right confused.
>
> stevo
>