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Re: CAha (was: partial instantiations)
- To: John Cowan <cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG>
- Subject: Re: CAha (was: partial instantiations)
- From: And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 10:55:55 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University of Central Lancashire
- Reply-to: And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>
- Sender: Lojban list <LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET>
John:
> [...] But "pu'i" really means "At time T, subject S
> has demonstrated the potential of being/doing P" whereas "ca'a"
> means "At time T, subject S is being/doing P". In principle,
> one might demonstrate the potential for eating without actually
> having done so in the past.
(i) Is {da ka`e broda}
{ka`e ku da broda} = {cumki fa lo nu da broda}
or
{da ka`e ku broda} = {da zo`u cumki fa lo nu da broda}
?
(ii) How can one express the idea "At time T, subject S is
being/doing P", as opposed to "At time T=now, S is P"? (I
thought that {ca`a} has a default expansion to {ca ca`a}.)
--And