Re: [lojban] Omission of "Subjects"

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 4:46 AM, H. Felton <fagricipni@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> __Know_that_Lojban_bridi_without_x1_place_have_been_described_
> _as_observatives__, but __wondering_if_omitting__x1_is_really_
> _different_from_omitting_other_places__.

I don't think there's any difference.

> If not, then is there
> any problem with using Lojban analogues of structure of
> "underlined" phrases because __considering_doing_so__.

No problem at all, and it's done quite frequently.

> __Seems_
> _like_good_application_of_being_permitted_to_omit_unneeded_
> _information__,_such_as_already_encouraged_for_tense_and_number__.

Indeed. You have to be careful not to overdo it though. I think in
general tense and number can be more easily left to context than the
x1 value, but it's hard to come up with any strict rules about when
the x1 can be safely omitted and when not. I guess some kind of rules
will arise from trial and error.

> __Know_that_Lojban_is_not_compression_system__.   __Actually_
> _have_preference_for_"lo_broda_pe_mi"_over_"lo_mi_broda"__.
> __Seems_less_like_attempt_to_force_English-like_aspect_on_to_
> _Lojban__, also __not_unfamiliar_to_me__: __remember_use_of_
> _"de"_for_possession_from_long-ago_high-school_Spanish_
> _classes__.  So some "compressions" will not personally use.

I don't mind "lo KOhA broda", but with sumti other than KOhA I find it
almost unreadable because of the duplicated gadri.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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