Re: CONLANG: LISP representation of "deep structure"

[Iain Alexander <ia@STRYX.DEMON.CO.UK>]

In message <846858678.7805.0@cunyvm.cuny.edu> cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG writes:
>
> > "The cat runs up the tree"
> > (((up tree) run) (the cat))
> > [how would you put this into past tense?]
>
> Lojban treats the destination of running
> as a place, so
>
> bajra klama fa le mlatu le trice
> runningly goes (subj) the cat the tree

As Don Wiggins pointed out on conlang, this means
"runs to the tree".  I suggest

bajra cpare fa le mlatu le trice [le gapru]
        or
sutra cpare fa le mlatu le trice [le gapru]
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Iain Alexander                    ia@stryx.demon.co.uk
                    I.Alexander@bra0125.wins.icl.co.uk