[lojban] Re: How many possible gismu?

[Daniel Brockman <dbrockman@gmail.com>]

>> So here's a question to you all: given that we should NEVER even
>> consider creating new gismu, well, then why don't we allow fu'ivla to
>> have CVCCV or CCVCV form?
> .skamyxatra
>
> Because those {fu'ivla} would be new {gismu}.  The CVCCV/CCVCV form is the
> defining feature of {gismu} that sets them apart morphologically from other
> {brivla}.

So if gismu is just a morphological property, then why not create new ones?

What's the reason?


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Daniel Brockman
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