Re: [lojban] Re: {le} and {lo} ... and Keith Donnellan?

[selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>]

la gleki cu cusku di'e
> Now let's turn to Donellan's views.
> The main difference is in the sentence
> (1) Smith's murderer is insane
>
> Attributive use: the sentence is used to say something about whoever
> uniquely murdered Smith. Paradigm case: (1) is asserted on purely
> general grounds.
> Referential use: the sentence is used to say something about a
> particular person { the one we have in mind. Paradigm case: (1) is
> asserted on the basis of odd behavior by the defendant
> [...]
> Now what xorlo has to do with it?

What xorlo says is that you can use {lo} for all of the above meanings:

lo catra be la .smit. cu fenki

You can use {le} for the referential use, but you don't have to.

Donellan explains the attributive use thus: "Suppose first that we come 
upon poor Smith foully murdered. From the brutal manner of the killing 
and the fact that Smith was the most lovable person in the world, we 
might exclaim, "Smith's murderer is insane."

lo catra be la .smit. cu fenki
"Smith's murderer is insane."




mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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