Re: LAhE, ME & XS

"And Rosta" <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:21:54 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.science.linguistics.lojban.jboske
Organization Livagian Consulate
Message-ID <016201c370a6$7a0473a0$02e1fea9@oemcomputer>
xorxes:
> la and cusku di'e
>
> > D. ME is equivalent to {BRODA be}. [Uncontroversial.]
> >
> > E. PA LE is equivalent to {PA da poi ke'a ME (tu'o) LE}, with ME
glorked.
> >
> > The attraction of this is:
> > (a) the equivalences are perhaps a little more simple & natural,
> > (b) the redundant selmaho LAhE is not used,
> > (c) the recursiveness of the equivalences is avoided,
> > (d) underlyingly, only da can be bound by a quantifier (i.e. the
> > equivalences take us closer to the underlying logic).
>
> Why not define PA LE as {PA da poi ke'a BRODA (tu'o) LE}, with
> BRODA glorked (from a certain set of choices?)?
>
> LAhE and/or ME will then be convenient short forms, but need not
> be involved in the definition, and the decisions about them can be
> kept separate from the basic gadri system.

This makes sense.

--And.