Re: [lojban] Re: Lojbanic for "Superscript" needed

[Kevin Reid <kpreid@switchb.org>]

On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09, Arnt Richard Johansen wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 09:55:53AM -0700, lojdjis wrote:
> > > but I'm guessing what you want is a
> > > counterpart to "xi", not a word meaning "superscript".)
> > Exactly.
> >
> > For reasons of symmetry there should be a short word for "xi nai".
> > Are there any unoccupied two-letter words for lojban ?
>
> Subscripts appear to be more a fairly general means of attaching  
> additional information or distinctions to grammatical words, rather  
> than a representation of the typographical practice of subscripting.

The meaning of zo xi is analogous to the mathematical practice of  
subscripting. In mathematics superscripts are variously used for lo  
tenfa, repetitions of other elements than multiplication, and in ways  
similar to subscripts.

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Kevin Reid                                  <http://switchb.org/kpreid/>



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