Controversial points in the morphology
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 wikidiscuss@lojban.org wrote:
> Re: Controversial points in the morphology
>
> Issue5: doi-la-lai-la'i in cmene
>
> Currently these syllables are not allowed in cmene unless preceded by a
> consonant or followed by a vowel or apostrophe. There is a proposal to
> drop the restriction altogether, and require cmene to always begin and
> end with a pause (as they are required in some contexts already).
Anything that decreases the fluency of speech is a big no-no in my book. I
agree that the no doi-la-lai-la'i rule is obnoxious, but not as bad as it
would be if we introduced a lot more pauses (the vast majority of cmevla
would be in a name sumti and/or in a vocative anyway).
And I think that Robin would have much more trouble with using Vy.
pro-sumti if he had to do so in speech. Besides, Vy. sumti are different
from cmene under this proposal, in not having a mandatory pause *in the
front*.
--
Arnt Richard Johansen http://arj.nvg.org/
Twinkle, twinkle little star
I don't wonder what you are,
For by spectroscopic ken,
I know that you are hydrogen.
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