[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [lojban] 'nai' and .UI and ambiguity



From: "Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>


la adam cusku di'e

>Since 'nai' has more uses than just within an indicator phrase,
>allowing it anywhere would cause ambiguity, since in some cases
>we wouldn't know whether it's negating an unspecified .UI or serving
>some other role.

Could you give an example? I think the reason {nai} was
not put in UI is because it was felt that the parser had
to identify things like {jenai} as a word different from
{je} and the parser doesn't "see" any UI, but not because
there could be any ambiguity. How could there be?

>Speaking of which, how are we to interpret the pattern
>
>       broda je ge'e nai brode
>
>Does the 'nai' polarly negate the indicator, or does it pick up
>after the indicator ends and contradictorily negate brode?

It negates the indicator. Always the immediately preceding word.

co'o mi'e xorxes


______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com


--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ----------------------------

Want To Be Showered With Kisses?
Visit eGroups Valentine Gift Guide
<a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/SparksValentine9 ">Click Here</a>

------------------------------------------------------------------------

To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com