[lojban] Re: Named multiples

[Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com>]

.i `.' (1(2coi greetings xalbo flippant thing(s))2)1 [3(4[dansu1
(dance-r(s)) :] mi I, me)4 [is, does] <<5dansu danc-ing>>5]3 .i
`.' (6(7coi greetings lindar. [NAME])7)6  [8(9[nelci1 (like-r(s)) :]
do you)9 [is, does] <<10nelci lik-ing>>10]8



.i /`.'/ (^coi /greetings/ la / / xalbo /flippant thing(s)/ KU / /
do'u / /^) [([dansu1 (dance-r(s)):] mi /I, me/) CU /is/does/ <<dansu /
danc-ing/>> VAU / /]

.i /`.'/ (^coi /greetings/ mi /I, me/ DO'U / /^) [<<xalbo /being
flippant/>> VAU / /]

.i /`.'/ (^coi /greetings/ xalbo /flippant thing(s)/ DO'U / /^)

.i /`.'/ (^coi /greetings/ lo /any/some/ xalbo /flippant thing(s)/
KU / / DO'U / /^)

So you can see here that there is a difference in parsing. It reads
{xalbo} with an implied gadri, though it doesn't seem to specify
which.
I don't think we can just say "whatever" and leave it up to context. A
parser needs to know what the default is if one is not specified.

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