[lojban] Re: "right" in simpler terms

[John E Clifford <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

Some NSM people tried that with the problem
cases: artifacts, colors, and natural kinds, but
everybody objected and even Wierzbicka doesn't
use it any more. You need something you can get
to without having a reliable informant around --
or other things: the paradigm cases are not
fairing well for the problem areas again).

--- MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/18/2006 4:21:50 AM Central
> Standard Time, 
> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
> 
> 
> > From: John E Clifford
> <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: [lojban] Re: semantic primes
> > 
> > 
> > I assume the problem is with
> > {pritu3}, the frame of reference, since I
> can't
> > imagine a problem with 1 or 2 ("right" is not
> an
> > NSM prime but I sure don't see off-hand how
> to
> > specify it in simpler terms).  
> 
> 
> It might be something really simple, like a
> convention: 
> "Right" is the direction most people call
> "right".  
> Keep in mind that lots of people get left and
> right confused.
> 
> stevo
> 



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