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> "in the model" still puzzles me.

You introduced the term, not me. I was using
"universe of discourse".

> All the cows
> that .... what? I am thinking about?, are near
> enough to be of interest? and so on.

Right. All the ones we are talking about. All the
ones that are part of the discourse.

> On a not unrelated issue. Two occurrences of {mu
> bakni} can indicate two different bunches of
> cows;

While the universe of discourse does not change, each
occurrence says that out of the (same) available
cows, five do something or other. It need not be the same
five each time.

> can two occurrences of {lo bakni} (in the
> same context, etc.) indicate two different
> bunches of cows or must they be the same?

As long as the model doesn't change, they are the same,
but the model can change very quckly. As you said, the
model is being constructed and modified as discourse
progresses. There are ways (such as assignable pronouns)
to ensure more durable reference.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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