PEG Morphology Algorithm
> In a message dated 2005-02-22 4:03:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> LlambÃasjjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar writes:
>
> > > Most people who live here say "nu,iork" and "nu,iok" in varying mixtures;
> > > I myself am not native, and say "nu,iork" always;
> >
> > But that would be pronoundced "Nwee-orck" in Lojban (commas are
> > indicative only, in this case they indicate incorrectly the
> > syllable break).
>
> That sounds ludicrous. The comma determines (i.e., forces) the syllable
> break, not as a mere indicator of a syllable break. Otherwise the comma has
> no function.
It doesn't have any function from the point of view of the morphology:
it is never required, and it can never change a word.
It's only possible function is as a guide for the reader on where
the syllable breaks occur, but the syllable breaks are already
determined by another rule (pairing from the left), so the comma
can do no more than show that more clearly. If it is used against
that rule, it is simply misleading.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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