Re: Attitudes and vocatives (was: Lojban recordings)

[John Cowan <cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG>]

la xorxes joi la djan cusku be di'e casnu
 
> > > What if I want to say "I got your offer, let me think about it". Is there
> > > no way then of acknowledging without commiting one way or the other as to
> > > acceptance?
> > How about "je'e.iecu'i"?
>
> Yes, but then {je'e} by itself doesn't entail acceptance of an offer.
> That would be {je'e.ie}.
 
Entail, no.  It seems likely to me that it suggests acceptance, though.
 
> > Your definition of "blame" seems too broad:  surely there is an element
> > of condemnation in it.
>
> Yes, I meant that blame is more than disapproval. It is
> disapproval+assignment of responsability. It is possible to
> assign responsability with approval as well, although I don't
> know how to do that in Lojban.
 
Hmm, perhaps approval+assignment of responsibility is, in fact, "i'a".
 
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John Cowan                                      cowan@ccil.org
                e'osai ko sarji la lojban.