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Specifying Context



coi ro do la lojban. xamgu


Can anyone summarize, which instruments are there in Lojban for explicit specification of context for the meaning of the words of the speaker?

In these examples explicit context is between asterisks.


- Dragons can fly, *in fantasy world context*

- There are no dragons *in the real world*

- All bears are animals *in the real world*

- All bears have something common *in human discourse*

- The car is green *in your context*, but *in my context* it is white

- The line is infinite to both sides *in abstract math / in theory*

- There are no infinite lines *in everyday life*


etc.


mi'e .ianis.


P.S. / ba lo se ciska:

Oh sorry, I am an ignoramus in the subtle differences between English words "context" and "setting" used by mega-linguists here  :))