Subject: RE: [lojban] The Pleasures of goi (was: zipf computations &experimentalcmavo

From: "And Rosta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:54:11 +0100

xod:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Craig wrote:
>
> > >da'o wipes all variables, so we need a way to reassign just one, right?
> >
> > How about an experimental cmavo? I propose goi'a, which functions as you are
> > claiming goi should.
>
> Well, how about using goi for always reassignment, and no'u for the
> alternative.
>
> ko'a goi la fred. li'o .i ko'a goi la djan.
> A is Fred. ... Now A is John. (Fred is not John, A has new meaning.)
>
>
> ko'a goi la fred. li'o .i ko'a no'uji'a la djan.
> A is Fred. ... A also is John, lo, John is Fred!
>
> Since no'u doesn't reassign ko'a, but explains it, this is equal to
> offering a new fact about ko'a as it exists.

We should use goi for assignment in general, not just for reassignment,
and no'u for stating coreference, which may or may not have defining
function.

--And.