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Re: [lojban] searching



Always could; existence is a predicate, being there is the UD.  So, {lo pavyseljirna cu broda} always implies {da pavyseljirna } but never (directly) {da poi pavyseljirna cu zasti}.


From: selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>
To: lojban@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [lojban] searching

la. pycyn. cu cusku di'e
> This points to the reason for the "odd" place structure.  If I say {mi
> sisku lo pavelseljirna}, it follows that I am claiming that there is a
> unicorn I am looking for, and hence that there is a unicorn.  Which is
> not what is intended at all.

With old lo this was the case, but isn't anymore with xorlo. "lo pavyseljirna" is Unicorn, but there is no existential import. You can search for "lo pavyseljirna" even if none exist.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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