From lojbab@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx Wed Nov 11 19:04:39 1998
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:04:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Logical Language Group <lojbab@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Subject: Re: lujvo preti

>Can the lujvo 'tolxamgu' can be in English as "bad",
>and 'nalxamgu' as "not-good"? I am trying to understand the
>application of polar vs. scalar negation.

I would take tolxamgu as being not merely bad, but as far from good as
possible on the unspecified scale. nalxamgu is also "bad", but is more
akin to xlali - having the full range of other-than-good. The typical
English semantics of "not good" can include either na'e xamgu or no'e
xamgu. A "C" grade on a test is not good, but neither is it bad (unless
you fall short of honors or grad school admission as a result).

lojbab