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Re: [lojban] [oz] {binxo}
la .asiz. cu cusku di'e
That was my bet, but then I find examples (3) and (4) quite odd. Are you
sure you didn't want to use properties there?
Yes, properties would be less clumsy there.
By the way, what do you think about the idea of using {co'a} to replace
property-binxo? People tend to associate {co'a} with processes, but
there is no reason to limit its scope like that.
Sure, {co'a} is often enough, and I use it a lot myself. It just lacks
the sense of transformation that I get from {binxo}.
I would say that {ro nu binxo lo ka broda cu nu co'a broda .i ku'i na ku
ro nu co'a broda cu nu binxo lo ka broda}. That is, to me, {binxo} is
about an experiencer undergoing a change (where experiencer should be
understood loosely in the thematic role sense. Certainly a binxo1 need
not be sentient); it is making a claim specifically about the binxo1.
{co'a} on the other hand just says that some event starts to occur, with
no focus on any of its parts. That's why I don't consider them the same,
but as I said, {co'a} is always true when {binxo} is, though not
vice-versa. The difference is often subtle or completely invisible, but
sometimes it isn't.
mi'e la selpa'i
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