Re: Vocatives (was: Questions)

[Dylan Thurston <dpt@MATH.HARVARD.EDU>]

On Mon, 15 May 1995, John Cowan wrote:

> ...  To get the attention of someone named Bear, you have to say
> "ju'i la cribe", for "ju'i cribe" will probably get a growl in response.  :-)
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now I'm confused (so what else is new?).  Is {la cribe} a valid sumti?  If
so, the rules for finding cmene seem a little confusing.  Upon hearing {la
cribe} I have two choices: I can assume that this is the complete name, or
I can assume that it's the beginning of a longer cmene and continue
waiting for a pause after a consonant.  It's impractical to do both, so I
might make an error (although I can tell if I did).

Of course, this is a non-issue in practice, as intonation and
reasonably short cmene will provide enough cues.

co'o mi'e. dilyn. trstn.