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> !Proposed definitions
>
> ;na (NA): Contradictory negator. Negates
> the bridi in which it appears. It has scope
> over quantifiers that follow.
>
> ;na'e (NAhE): Non-. Contrary negator.
> Converts a tanru-unit into another tanru-unit
> with a complementary meaning, such that they
> can't both be true at the same time. With BO,
> it converts a sumti into another sumti whose
> referent is the complement of the unconverted
> sumti.
>
> salci fa ro na’ebo le mlatu
>
> le se jimpe be mi cu se jimpe no na'ebo mi
>
> co'o ro na'ebo la casgusmis
>
> ;to'e (NAhE): Opposite. Un-. Converts a
> tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with
> opposite meaning. With BO, it converts a sumti
> into another sumti whose referent is opposite
> of the referent of the unconverted sumti.
>
> ;no'e (NAhE): Neutral. Converts a
> tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with neutral
> meaning between the original meaning and its
> opposite. With BO, it converts a sumti into
> another sumti whose referent is neutral between
> the referent of the unconverted sumti and its
> opposite.
>
>
> !!Formal definitions
>
| > NAhE BO sumti | |
| > | |
| > na'e bo sumti | lo drata be sumti |
| > to'e bo sumti | lo dukti be sumti |
| > no'e bo sumti | lo nutli be lo te dukti be |
| > sumti bei to'e sumti | |
| > | |
>
>
> !!Notes
>
> # NAhEs can also be used with tags and
> operators, and NAhE BO with operands.
> # Here I am sketching an
> argument for restricting the scope of NA to be
> just over those bridi operators that follow it.
> The traditional interpretation is that it has
> scope over all other bridi operators, including
> those that precede it in the bridi.
>
The hardest part of this section is going to be
to explain the differences among {na}, {na'e} and
{to'e} — indeed, the applications of each, never
mind focusing on the differences. How is a
contrary different from a contradictory when
applied to a predicate or a term? What is an
opposite of something that does not appear to be
scalar or circular? What is a neutral position
even when opposites are clear ("The Golden Mean
is best"?)? What do any of these concepts mean
when applied to things rather than properties or
propositions? There are some clear cases for
each, but generalization is not clear. Do
semantic fields play a role here and what are the
crucial factors (even if fields are involved
somehow)? Until these questions are dealt with,
this category seems basically unattended.