Subject: [lojban] Re: cmavo for emphasis?

From: Jay F Kominek <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:34:14 -0600

On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 01:26:08AM +0100, And Rosta wrote:
> Viktoro [mailto:[email-masked]]
> > Are there particles for showing emphasis?
> > 
> > In English, we use a stronger voice to show emphasis in sentences 
> > like:
> > 
> > "The *dog* bit the postman."
> > 
> > "The dog bit the *postman*."
> > 
> > "The dog *bit* the postman."
> > 
> > How does one indicate emphasis? By word order or what?

ba'e before the word, in all these cases. Only And's third example
would actually suggest emphasis to those using the language. The
others appear as simply being contorted.

Attitudinals could be used instead of 'ba'e' (going after the
word in question). Depending on the circumstances, anyways.

> No single method. The one I favour is:
> 
> da poi ke'a batci le mrilu prenu du le gerku
> 
> da poi le gerku batci ke'a du le mrilu prenu

Missed a 'cu'. And the 'du' is dreadful.

> For the third, I'd probably fall back on
> 
> le gerku ba'e batci le mrilu prenu

Missed a 'cu'.

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Jay Kominek <[email-masked]>
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Or any other orifice, for that matter.