On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:21 AM, John Cowan
<cowan@ccil.org> wrote:
Lindar Greenwood scripsit:
> I'm not saying that either is dominant, and I'm actually fiercely stating
> the opposite. Both are equally dominant in the sentence, and should be
> read at the same time because the order in which they are read is
> irrelevant. It's not "Tell me where you are going." it's "Go. Where?"
Okay, that eliminates the priority question: "ko klama ma" is simply
"ko klama zo'e .ije do klama ma". So that's a *third* possible
interpretation. Lojban is supposed to be the language where you may not
know what someone meant, but you always know what they said. But with
sentences like this, I have no clue what they said. Recapping:
"Where are you going? Go there." (no dominance)
"Tell me where you are going and go there." (command dominates)
"Where are you going, and are you obeying my order to go there."
(question dominates)
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