RE: [lojban] An approach to attitudinals

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Craig wrote:

>  > However, if that doesn't work, there is also this possibility:
>
> It does, at least for me.
>
>  > * Attitudinals always affect the truth value of the sentence.
>
> Best idea yet! let's go with it. But what does .ui do  in a sentence?


It means that your happiness is associated with that word.

According to the proposed usage:

.ui do klama
My happiness is associated with you coming (I'm not saying whether or not
you can and do come, though.)

do .ui klama
You come, and I am happy that YOU came.


I support the proposal. I find it more elegant than the current system,
which requires the difficult memorization of an arbitrary distinction.





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